• FAQ

    If you hold a class A certificate, you can, in addition to your main call sign, be granted a short call sign (only one) via the form.

    Extra series of OO to OT call signs, in the format of OOxA, where x=0 to 9 and A= A to Z can be applied for.

    Each additional call sign entails an application fee (€59,92) as well as a yearly fee (€59,92).

  • FAQ

    A form is available. The operator’s certificate is valid for 5 years and is charged: €29,96 in 2023. 

    • If you have passed an exam and are asking you first operator’s certificate (or if you have passed a superior exam and enter a higher class), it will be included in the examination price.
    • If you were a radio amateur in the past and you wish to resume the hobby, please send us your certificate of achievement. A certificate will be issued at the above-mentioned price.
    • If you hold a certificate issued by another CEPT country and now live in Belgium, you can, based on that certificate, get a Belgian operator’s certificate at the above-mentioned price.
    • If you hold a certificate issued by a non-CEPT country and now live in Belgium, you must provide BIPT, in addition to the copy of the certificate of achievement, with the detailed subject matter of the examination you took in that country. This matter has to be provided in French, Dutch or English through either an official translation (sworn translator) or an official website. BIPT will, according to this information, determine the level of the licence.

  • FAQ

    You must register via a GMDSS examination centre. 

    The practical exam takes place on the equipment used by the candidate during his or her training. 

    There is a €82,40 registration fee, which is non-refundable. 

    In case of an annulment more than one week before the exam or upon presentation of a medical certificate, the registration fee can be moved to another date. 

    To pass, one must obtain 50% of the points for each subject and 60% in total. No exoneration will be granted for the practical part. 

    In case of a re-examination, an exemption is only granted for the theoretical parts for which the candidate obtained 70% or more and if the candidate does so within one year after the original examination. 

    In the event of a re-examination, the practical part must always be redone.
     

  • Communication regarding the monitoring of the universal telecommunications service 2022

    Publications › Communication -
    Pursuant to Article 103 of the Act of 13 June 2005 on electronic communications, the BIPT is responsible for the monitoring of the execution of the universal service and shall submit an annual report to the Minister regarding possible adjustments to the universal service obligations.
  • Guidelines for programming Maritime VHF radio equipment

    Publications › Communication -
    This notice should enable the installer and/or dealer to set up the VHF radios correctly for use after the implementation of the VDES.
  • Communication of 19 December 2022 regarding the Belgian postal services observatory for 2021

    Publications › Communication -
    The indicators present in this observatory aim at providing a representation of the market structure intended for all the stakeholders of the postal sector (senders, addressees, operators, various intermediate players, etc.).
  • Decision of 22 November 2022 regarding the analysis of tariff increases for bpost's single-piece rates for the year 2023

    Publications › Decision -
    This monitoring takes place in accordance with Article 18 of the Act of 26 January 2018.
  • Communication of 17 November 2022 concerning the study regarding data centres and digital content providers in Belgium

    Publications › Communication -
    The BIPT has commissioned a study regarding data centres and digital content providers in Belgium. The study analyses the commercial developments on the market and makes an inventory of the services offered there. In addition the way in which security and sustainability are dealt with, was examined.
  • Results of the benchmarking of the telecommunications service rates in Belgium [Tariffs applied in Q3 2022]

    Publications › Communication -
    Carrying out a tariff comparison helps consumers see which services best suit their real needs.
  • Communication of 30 August 2022 on the use of analogue/digital channels to ensure implementation of the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) in the programming of marine VHF radiotelephones

    Publications › Communication -
    This communication replaces the communication of 24 May 2018 in order to comply with the CEPT regulation (ECC Decision (19)03 — Harmonised usage of the channels of the Radio Regulations Appendix 18 (transmitting frequencies in the VHF maritime mobile band), which provides for a “cleaning period” to ensure the end of analogue voice telephony on those channels.
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