[Title 47 CFR ]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - October 1, 2006 Edition]
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Part 80 to End
Revised as of October 1, 2006
Telecommunication
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Table of Contents
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Explanation................................................. v
Title 47:
Chapter I--Federal Communications Commission
(Continued) 3
Chapter II--Office of Science and Technology Policy
and National Security Council 717
Chapter III--National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, Department of Commerce 761
Finding Aids:
Material Approved for Incorporation by Reference........ 767
Table of CFR Titles and Chapters........................ 775
Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR...... 793
Table of OMB Control Numbers............................ 803
List of CFR Sections Affected........................... 813
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THIS TITLE
Title 47--Telecommunication is composed of five volumes. The parts
in these volumes are arranged in the following order: Parts 0-19, parts
20-39, parts 40-69, parts 70-79, and part 80 to end, chapter I--Federal
Communications Commission. The last volume, part 80 to end, also
includes chapter II--Office of Science and Technology Policy and
National Security Council, and chapter III--National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, Department of Commerce. The contents of
these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this
title of the CFR as of October 1, 2006.
Part 73 contains a numerical designation of FM broadcast channels
(Sec. 73.201) and a table of FM allotments designated for use in
communities in the United States, its territories, and possessions
(Sec. 73.202). Part 73 also contains a numerical designation of
television channels (Sec. 73.603) and a table of allotments which
contain channels designated for the listed communities in the United
States, its territories, and possessions (Sec. 73.606).
The OMB control numbers for the Federal Communications Commission,
appear in Sec. 0.408 of chapter I. For the convenience of the user
Sec. 0.408 is reprinted in the Finding Aids section of the second
through fifth volumes.
For this volume, Robert J. Sheehan was Chief Editor. The Code of
Federal Regulations publication program is under the direction of
Frances D. McDonald, assisted by Kenneth R. Payne.
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TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
(This book contains part 80 to end)
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Part
chapter i--Federal Communications Commission (Continued).... 80
chapter ii--Office of Science and Technology Policy and
National Security Council................................. 201
chapter iii--National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, Department of Commerce.................... 300
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CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
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Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to chapter I appear at 69 FR
18803, Apr. 9, 2004.
SUBCHAPTER D--SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES
Part Page
80 Stations in the maritime services........... 5
87 Aviation services........................... 182
90 Private land mobile radio services.......... 233
94
[Reserved]
95 Personal radio services..................... 509
97 Amateur radio service....................... 568
101 Fixed microwave services.................... 604
Supplementary Publications: Annual Reports of the Federal Communications
Commission to Congress.
Federal Communications Commission Reports of Orders and Decision.
Communications Act of 1934 (with amendments and index thereto), Recap.
Version May 1989.
Study Guide and Reference Material for Commercial Radio Operator
Examinations, May 1987 edition.
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SUBCHAPTER D_SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES
PART 80_STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES--Table of Contents
Subpart A_General Information
General
Sec.
80.1 Basis and purpose.
80.2 Other regulations that apply.
80.3 Other applicable rule parts of this chapter.
80.5 Definitions.
Subpart B_Applications and Licenses
80.11 Scope.
80.13 Station license required.
80.15 Eligibility for station license.
80.17 Administrative classes of stations.
80.21 Supplemental information required.
80.25 License term.
80.31 Cancellation of license.
80.33 Developmental license.
80.37 One authorization for a plurality of stations.
80.39 Authorized station location.
80.41 Control points and dispatch points.
80.43 Equipment acceptable for licensing.
80.45 Frequencies.
80.47 Operation during emergency.
80.49 Construction and regional service requirements.
80.51 Ship earth station licensing.
80.53 Application for a portable ship station license.
80.54 Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS)--System
Licensing.
80.55 Application for a fleet station license.
80.57 Canada/U.S.A. channeling arrangement for VHF maritime public
correspondence.
80.59 Compulsory ship inspections.
80.60 Partitioned licenses and disaggregated spectrum.
Subpart C_Operating Requirements and Procedures
Station Requirements--General
80.61 Commission inspection of stations.
80.63 Maintenance of transmitter power.
Station Requirements--Land Stations
80.67 General facilities requirements for coast stations.
80.68 Facilities requirements for public coast stations using
telegraphy.
80.69 Facilities requirement for public coast stations using telephony.
80.70 Special conditions relative to coast station VHF facilities.
80.71 Operating controls for stations on land.
80.72 Antenna requirements for coast stations.
80.74 Public coast station facilities for a telephony busy signal.
80.76 Requirements for land station control points.
Station Requirements--Ship Stations
80.79 Inspection of ship station by a foreign Government.
80.80 Operating controls for ship stations.
80.81 Antenna requirements for ship stations.
80.83 Protection from potentially hazardous RF radiation.
Operating Procedures--General
80.86 International regulations applicable.
80.87 Cooperative use of frequency assignments.
80.88 Secrecy of communication.
80.89 Unauthorized transmissions.
80.90 Suspension of transmission.
80.91 Order of priority of communications.
80.92 Prevention of interference.
80.93 Hours of service.
80.94 Control by coast or Government station.
80.95 Message charges.
80.96 Maintenance tests.
80.97 Radiotelegraph operating procedures.
80.98 Radiotelegraph testing procedures.
80.99 Radiotelegraph station identification.
80.100 Morse code requirement.
80.101 Radiotelephone testing procedures.
80.102 Radiotelephone station identification.
80.103 Digital selective calling (DSC) operating procedures.
80.104 Identification of radar transmissions not authorized.
Operating Procedures--Land Stations
80.105 General obligations of coast stations.
80.106 Intercommunication in the mobile service.
80.107 Service of private coast stations and marine-utility stations.
80.108 Transmission of traffic lists by coast stations.
80.109 Transmission to a plurality of mobile stations by a public coast
station.
80.110 Inspection and maintenance of antenna structure markings and
associated control equipment.
80.111 Radiotelephone operating procedures for coast stations.
Operating Procedures--Ship Stations
80.114 Authority of the master.
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80.115 Operational conditions for use of associated ship units.
80.116 Radiotelephone operating procedures for ship stations.
Special Procedures--Public Coast Stations
80.121 Public coast stations using telegraphy.
80.122 Public coast stations using facsimile and data.
80.123 Service to stations on land.
Special Procedures--Private Coast Stations
80.131 Radioprinter operations.
80.133 Private coast stations using facsimile in Alaska.
Special Procedures--Ship Stations
80.141 General provisions for ship stations.
80.142 Ships using radiotelegraphy.
80.143 Required frequencies for radiotelephony.
80.145 [Reserved]
Shipboard General Purpose Watches
80.146 [Reserved]
80.147 Watch on 2182 kHz.
80.148 Watch on 156.8 MHz (Channel 16).
Violations
80.149 Answer to notice of violation.
Subpart D_Operator Requirements
80.151 Classification of operator licenses and endorsements.
Coast Station Operator Requirements
80.153 Coast station operator requirements.
Ship Station Operator Requirements
80.155 Ship station operator requirements.
80.156 Control by operator.
80.157 Radio officer defined.
80.159 Operator requirements of Title III of the Communications Act and
the Safety Convention.
80.161 Operator requirements of the Great Lakes Radio Agreement.
80.163 Operator requirements of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act.
80.165 Operator requirements for voluntary stations.
General Operator Requirements
80.167 Limitations on operators.
80.169 Operators required to adjust transmitters or radar.
80.175 Availability of operator licenses.
80.177 When operator license is not required.
80.179 Unattended operation.
Subpart E_General Technical Standards
80.201 Scope.
80.203 Authorization of transmitters for licensing.
80.205 Bandwidths.
80.207 Classes of emission.
80.209 Transmitter frequency tolerances.
80.211 Emission limitations.
80.213 Modulation requirements.
80.215 Transmitter power.
80.217 Suppression of interference aboard ships.
80.219 Special requirements for narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP)
equipment.
80.221 Special requirements for automatically generating the
radiotelephone alarm signal.
80.223 Special requirements for survival craft stations.
80.225 Requirements for selective calling equipment.
80.227 Special requirements for protection from RF radiation.
80.229 Special requirements for automatic link establishment (ALE).
Subpart F_Equipment Authorization for Compulsory Ships
80.251 Scope.
80.268 Technical requirements for radiotelephone installation.
80.269 Technical requirements for radiotelephone distress frequency
watch receiver.
80.271 Technical requirements for portable survival craft radiotelephone
transceivers.
80.273 Technical requirements for radar equipment.
80.275 Technical Requirements for Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)
equipment.
80.288 Direction finding and homing equipment.
80.289 Requirements for radio direction finder.
80.290 Auxiliary receiving antenna.
80.291 Installation of direction finder.
80.292 Contingent acceptance of direction finder calibration.
80.293 Check bearings by authorized ship personnel.
Subpart G_Safety Watch Requirements and Procedures
Coast Station Safety Watches
80.301 Watch requirements.
80.302 Notice of discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of service
involving a distress watch.
80.303 Watch on 156.800 MHz (Channel 16).
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Ship Station Safety Watches
80.304 Watch requirement during silence periods.
80.305 Watch requirements of the Communications Act and the Safety
Convention.
80.307 Compulsory use of radiotelegraph auto alarm.
80.308 Watch required by the Great Lakes Radio Agreement.
80.309 Watch required by the Bridge-to-Bridge Act.
80.310 Watch required by voluntary vessels.
Distress, Alarm, Urgency and Safety Procedures
80.311 Authority for distress transmission.
80.312 Priority of distress transmissions.
80.313 Frequencies for use in distress.
80.314 Distress signals.
80.315 Distress calls.
80.316 Distress messages.
80.317 Radiotelegraph and radiotelephone alarm signals.
80.318 Use of alarm signals.
80.319 Radiotelegraph distress call and message transmission procedure.
80.320 Radiotelephone distress call and message transmission procedure.
80.321 Acknowledgement of receipt of distress message.
80.322 Form of acknowledgement.
80.323 Information furnished by an acknowledging station.
80.324 Transmission of distress message by station not itself in
distress.
80.325 Control of distress traffic.
80.326 Notification of resumption of normal working.
80.327 Urgency signals.
80.328 Urgency message.
80.329 Safety signals.
80.330 Safety message.
80.331 Bridge-to-bridge communication procedure.
80.332 Equipment to aid search and rescue operations.
80.333 Stations in the maritime mobile-satellite service.
80.334 False distress alerts.
80.335 Procedures for canceling false distress alerts.
Subpart H_Frequencies
Radiotelegraphy
80.351 Scope.
80.353 [Reserved]
80.355 Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply Morse code frequencies.
80.357 Working frequencies for Morse code and data transmission.
80.359 Frequencies for digital selective calling (DSC).
80.361 Frequencies for narrow-band direct-printing (NBDP), radioprinter
and data transmissions.
80.363 Frequencies for facsimile.
Radiotelephony
80.365 Scope.
80.367 General uses--radiotelephony.
80.369 Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply frequencies.
80.371 Public correspondence frequencies.
80.373 Private communications frequencies.
80.374 Provisions for frequencies in the 4000-4063 and the 8100-8195 kHz
bands shared with the fixed service.
Radiodetermination
80.375 Radiodetermination frequencies.
Ship Earth Stations
80.377 Frequencies for ship earth stations.
Aircraft Stations
80.379 Maritime frequencies assignable to aircraft stations.
Operational Fixed Stations
80.381 Frequencies for operational fixed stations.
Vessel Traffic Services System (VTS)
80.383 Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system frequencies.
Automated Systems
80.385 Frequencies for automated systems.
Alaska Fixed Stations
80.387 Frequencies for Alaska fixed stations.
Maritime Support Stations
80.389 Frequencies for maritime support stations.
Developmental Stations
80.391 Frequencies for developmental stations.
Subpart I_Station Documents
80.401 Station documents requirement.
80.403 Availability of documents.
80.405 Station license.
80.407 Operator authorization.
80.409 Station logs.
80.411 Vessel certification or exemption.
80.413 On-board station equipment records.
80.415 Publications.
80.417 FCC Rules and Regulations.
Subpart J_Public Coast Stations
Stations on Land
80.451 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
80.453 Scope of communications.
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Use of Telegraphy
80.455 Assignment and use of frequencies for manual Morse code
telegraphy.
80.459 Digital selective calling.
80.461 Narrow-band direct-printing.
Use of Telephony
80.465 Assignment and use of frequencies for telephony.
80.467 Duplication of VHF service.
80.469 Maritime mobile repeater stations in Alaska.
80.471 Discontinuance or impairment of service.
Automated Systems
80.475 Scope of service of the Automated Maritime Telecommunications
Systems (AMTS).
80.477 AMTS points of communication.
80.479 Assignment and use of frequencies for AMTS.
80.481 Alternative technical parameters for AMTS transmitters.
Subpart K_Private Coast Stations and Marine Utility Stations
80.501 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
80.503 Cooperative use of facilities.
80.505 Points of communication.
80.507 Scope of service.
80.509 Frequency assignment.
80.511 Assignment limitations.
80.513 Frequency coordination.
80.514 Marine VHF frequency coordinating committee(s).
80.515 Limitations on use.
80.517 Time limitation on communication.
80.519 Station identification.
Subpart L_Operational Fixed Stations
80.551 Applicability.
80.553 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
80.555 Scope of communication.
81.557 Assignment and use of frequencies.
81.559 Licensing limitations.
Subpart M_Stations in the Radiodetermination Service
80.601 Scope of communications.
80.603 Assignment and use of frequencies.
80.605 U.S. Coast Guard coordination.
Subpart N_Maritime Support Stations
80.651 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
80.653 Scope of communications.
80.655 Use of frequencies.
80.659 Technical requirements.
Subpart O_Alaska Fixed Stations
80.701 Scope of service.
80.703 Priority of distress and other signals.
80.705 Hours of service of Alaska-public fixed stations.
80.707 Cooperative use of frequency assignments.
80.709 Frequencies available.
80.711 Use of U.S. Government frequencies.
Subpart P_Standards for Computing Public Coast Station VHF Coverage
80.751 Scope.
80.753 Signal strength requirements at the service area contour.
80.755 Applicability.
80.757 Topographical data.
80.759 Average terrain elevation.
80.761 Conversion graphs.
80.763 Effective antenna height.
80.765 Effective radiated power.
80.767 Propagation curve.
80.769 Shadow loss.
80.771 Method of computing coverage.
80.773 Co-channel interference protection.
Subpart Q [Reserved]
Subpart R_Compulsory Radiotelephone Installations for Vessels 300 Gross
Tons
80.851 Applicability.
80.853 Radiotelephone station.
80.854 Radiotelephone installation.
80.855 Radiotelephone transmitter.
80.858 Radiotelephone receiver.
80.859 Main power supply.
80.860 Reserve power supply.
80.861 Required capacity.
80.862 Proof of capacity.
80.863 Antenna system.
80.864 Emergency electric lights.
80.865 Radiotelephone station clock.
80.866 Spare antenna.
80.867 Ship station tools, instruction books, circuit diagrams and
testing equipment.
80.868 Card of instructions.
80.869 Test of radiotelephone station.
80.871 VHF radiotelephone station.
80.872 The VHF radiotelephone installation.
80.873 VHF radiotelephone transmitter.
80.874 VHF radiotelephone receiver.
80.875 VHF radiotelephone power supply.
80.876 VHF radiotelephone antenna system.
80.877 Controls and indicators required for VHF radiotelephone
installation.
80.880 Vessel radio equipment.
80.881 Equipment requirements for ship stations.
Subpart S_Compulsory Radiotelephone Installations for Small Passenger
Boats
80.901 Applicability.
80.903 Inspection of radiotelephone installation.
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80.905 Vessel radio equipment.
80.907 Principal operating position.
80.909 Radiotelephone transmitter.
80.911 VHF transmitter.
80.913 Radiotelephone receivers.
80.915 Main power supply.
80.917 Reserve power supply.
80.919 Required capacity.
80.921 Proof of capacity.
80.923 Antenna system.
80.925 Electric light.
80.927 Antenna radio frequency indicator.
80.929 Nameplate.
80.931 Test of radiotelephone installation.
80.933 General small passenger vessel exemptions.
80.935 Station clock.
Subpart T_Radiotelephone Installation Required for Vessels on the Great
Lakes
80.951 Applicability.
80.953 Inspection and certification.
80.955 Radiotelephone installation.
80.956 Required frequencies and uses.
80.957 Principal operating position.
80.959 Radiotelephone transmitter.
80.961 Radiotelephone receiver.
80.963 Main power supply.
80.965 Reserve power supply.
80.967 Antenna system.
80.969 Illumination of operating controls.
80.971 Test of radiotelephone installation.
Subpart U_Radiotelephone Installations Required by the Bridge-to-Bridge
Act
80.1001 Applicability.
80.1003 Station required.
80.1005 Inspection of station.
80.1007 Bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone installation.
80.1009 Principal operator and operating position.
80.1011 Transmitter.
80.1013 Receiver.
80.1015 Power supply.
80.1017 Antenna system.
80.1019 Antenna radio frequency indicator.
80.1021 Nameplate.
80.1023 Test of radiotelephone installation.
Subpart V_Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRB's)
80.1051 Scope.
80.1053 Special requirements for Class A EPIRB stations.
80.1055 Special requirements for Class B EPIRB stations.
80.1057 [Reserved]
80.1059 Special requirements for Class S EPIRB stations.
80.1061 Special requirements for 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB stations.
80.1063 Special requirements for INMARSAT-E EPIRB stations.
Subpart W_Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
General Provisions
80.1065 Applicability.
80.1067 Inspection of station.
80.1069 Maritime sea areas.
80.1071 Exemptions.
80.1073 Radio operator requirements for ship stations.
80.1074 Radio maintenance personnel for at-sea maintenance.
80.1075 Radio records.
80.1077 Frequencies.
Equipment Requirements for Ship Stations
80.1081 Functional requirements.
80.1083 Ship radio installations.
80.1085 Ship radio equipment--General.
80.1087 Ship radio equipment--Sea area A1.
80.1089 Ship radio equipment--Sea areas A1 and A2.
80.1091 Ship radio equipment--Sea areas A1, A2, and A3.
80.1093 Ship radio equipment--Sea areas A1, A2, A3, and A4.
80.1095 Survival craft equipment.
80.1099 Ship sources of energy.
80.1101 Performance standards.
80.1103 Equipment authorization.
80.1105 Maintenance requirements.
Operating Procedures for Distress and Safety Communications
80.1109 Distress, urgency, and safety communications.
80.1111 Distress alerting.
80.1113 Transmission of a distress alert.
80.1114 False distress alerts.
80.1115 Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself in
distress.
80.1117 Procedure for receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts.
80.1119 Receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts by coast stations
and coast earth stations.
80.1121 Receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts by ship stations
and ship earth stations.
80.1123 Watch requirements for ship stations.
80.1125 Search and rescue coordinating communications.
80.1127 On-scene communications.
80.1129 Locating and homing signals.
80.1131 Transmissions of urgency communications.
80.1133 Transmissions of safety communications.
80.1135 Transmission of maritime safety information.
Subpart X_Voluntary Radio Installations
General
80.1151 Voluntary radio operations.
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80.1153 Station log and radio watches.
Voluntary Telegraphy
80.1155 Radioprinter.
80.1157 Facsimile.
80.1159 Narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP).
80.1161 Emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB).
Voluntary Telephony
80.1165 Assignment and use of frequencies.
80.1169 [Reserved]
80.1171 Assignment and use of frequencies.
On-Board Communications
80.1175 Scope of communications of on-board stations.
80.1177 Assignment and use of frequencies.
80.1179 On-board repeater limitations.
80.1181 Station identification.
80.1183 Remote control for maneuvering or navigation.
Mobile-Satellite Stations
80.1185 Supplemental eligibility for mobile-satellite stations.
80.1187 Scope of communication.
80.1189 Portable ship earth stations.
Radiodetermination
80.1201 Special provisions for cable-repair ship stations.
Subpart Y_Competitive Bidding Procedures
80.1251 Maritime communications services subject to competitive bidding.
80.1252 Designated entities.
Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082,
as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, unless otherwise
noted. Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064-1068, 1081-1105, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 UST 3450, 3 UST 4726, 12 UST 2377.
Source: 51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A_General Information
General
Sec. 80.1 Basis and purpose.
This section contains the statutory basis for this part of the rules
and provides the purpose for which this part is issued.
(a) Basis. The rules for the maritime services in this part are
promulgated under the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, which vests authority in the Federal Communications Commission
to regulate radio transmission and to issue licenses for radio stations.
The rules in this part are in accordance wtih applicable statutes,
international treaties, agreements and recommendations to which the
United States is a party. The most significant of these documents are
listed below with the short title appearing in parenthesis:
Communications Act of 1934, as amended--(Communications Act).
Communications Satellite Act of 1962, as amended--(Communications
Satellite Act).
International Telecommunication Union Radio Regulations, in force for
the United States--(Radio Regulations).
Agreement Between the United States of America and Canada for the
Promotion of Safety on the Great Lakes by Means of Radio, as amended,
and the Technical Regulations annexed thereto--(Great Lakes Radio
Agreement).
International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended,
and the Annex thereto--(Safety Convention).
Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act--(Bridge-to-Bridge Act).
(b) Purpose. This part states the conditions under which radio may
be licensed and used in the maritime services. These rules do not govern
radio stations operated by agencies of the U.S. Government.
Sec. 80.2 Other regulations that apply.
The Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard has promulgated regulations which
affect radiotelecommunication equipment carriage and power source
installation requirements for certain ships. Inquiries concerning
applicable U.S. Coast Guard regulations are to addressed to the
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593, or to the nearest
District Headquarters Office of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Sec. 80.3 Other applicable rule parts of this chapter.
Other FCC rule parts applicable to licensees in the maritime
services include the following:
(a) Part 0. This part describes the Commission's organization and
delegations of authority. Part 0 also lists available Commission
publications, standards and procedures for access to Commission records
and location on Commission monitoring stations.
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(b) Part 1. This part includes rules of practice and procedure for
license applications, adjudicatory proceedings, procedures for
reconsideration and review of Commission actions; provisions concerning
violation notices and forfeiture proceedings; and the environmental
processing requirements that, if applicable, must be complied with prior
to the initiation of construction. Subpart Q of Part 1 contains rules
governing competitive bidding procedures for resolving mutually
exclusive applications for certain initial licenses.
(c) Part 2. This part contains the Table of Frequency Allocations
and special requirements in international regulations, recommendations,
agreements, and treaties. This part also contain standards and
procedures concerning marketing of radio frequency devices, and for
obtaining equipment authorization.
(d) Part 13. This part contains information and rules for the
licensing of commercial radio operators.
(e) Part 17. This part contains requirements for construction,
marking and lighting of antenna towers.
(f) Part 20 of this chapter which governs commercial mobile radio
services which include subpart J of this part (public coast stations).
(g) Part 21. This part contains rules concerning point-to-point
microwave service authority relating to communication common carriers.
(h) Part 64. This part contains miscellaneous rules relating to
communication common carriers.
(i) Part 68. This part contains technical standards for connection
of terminal equipment to the telephone network.
(j) Part 87. This part contains rules for the aviation services.
Some maritime frequencies are authorized for use by aircraft stations
for safety and distress, public correpondence and for operational
communications.
(k) Part 101. This part contains rules concerning the private
microwave service relating to point-to-point communication requirements.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 55 FR 20398, May 16, 1990; 59
FR 18499, Apr. 19, 1994; 63 FR 40062, July 27, 1998; 63 FR 68955, Dec.
14, 1998]
Sec. 80.5 Definitions.
Alaska--public fixed station. A fixed station in Alaska which is
open to public correspondence and is licensed by the Commission for
radio communication with Alaska-Private fixed stations on paired
channels.
Alaska--private fixed station. A fixed station in Alaska which is
licensed by the Commission for radio communication within Alaska and
with associated ship stations, on single frequency channels. Alaska-
private fixed stations are also eligible to communicate with Alaska-
public fixed stations on paired channels.
Associated ship unit. A portable VHF transmitter for use in the
vicinity of the ship station with which it is associated.
Automated maritime telecommunications system (AMTS). An automatic,
integrated and interconnected maritime communications system.
Automated mutual-assistance vessel rescue system (AMVER). An
international system, operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, which provides
aid to the development and coordination of search and rescue (SAR)
efforts. Data is made available to recognized SAR agencies or vessels of
any nation for reasons related to marine safety.
Bridge-to-bridge station. A radio station located on a ship's
navigational bridge or main control station operating on a specified
frequency which is used only for navigational communications, in the
156-162 MHz band.
Cargo ship safety radio certificate. A certificate issued after a
ship passes an inspection of the required radiotelegraph, radiotelephone
or GMDSS radio installation. Issuance of this certificate indicates that
the vessel complies with the Communications Act and the Safety
Convention.
Cargo ship safety radiotelegraphy certificate. A certificate issued
after a ship passes an inspection of a radiotelegraph installation.
Issuance of this certificate indicates that the vessel complies with the
Communications Act and the Safety Convention.
Cargo ship safety radiotelephony certificate. A certificate issued
after a ship passes an inspection of a radiotelephone installation.
Issuance of this certificate indicates that the vessel
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complies with the Communications Act and the Safety Convention.
Categories of ships. (1) When referenced in Part II of Title III of
the Communications Act or the radio provisions of the Safety Convention,
a ship is a passenger ship if it carries or is licensed or certificated
to carry more than twelve passengers. A cargo ship is any ship not a
passenger ship.
(2) A commercial transport vessel is any ship which is used
primarily in commerce (i) for transporting persons or goods to or from
any harbor(s) or port(s) or between places within a harbor or port area,
or (ii) in connection with the construction, change in construction,
servicing, maintenance, repair, loading, unloading, movement, piloting,
or salvaging of any other ship or vessel.
(3) The term passenger carrying vessel, when used in reference to
Part III, Title III of the Communications Act of the Great Lakes Radio
Agreement, means any ship transporting more than six passengers for
hire.
(4) Power-driven vessel. Any ship propelled by machinery.
(5) Towing vessel. Any commercial ship engaged in towing another
ship astern, alongside or by pushing ahead.
(6) Compulsory ship. Any ship which is required to be equipped with
radiotelecommunication equipment in order to comply with the radio or
radio-navigation provisions of a treaty or statute to which the vessel
is subject.
(7) Voluntary ship. Any ship which is not required by treaty or
statute to be equipped with radiotelecommunication equipment.
Coast station. A land station in the maritime mobile service.
Commercial communications. Communications between coast stations and
ship stations aboard commercial transport vessels, or between ship
stations aboard commercial transport vessels, which relate directly to
the purposes for which the ship is used including the piloting of
vessels, movements of vessels, obtaining vessel supplies, and scheduling
of repairs.
Day. (1) Where the word day is applied to the use of a specific
frequency assignment or to a specific authorized transmitter power, its
use means transmission on the frequency assignment or with the
authorized transmitter power during that period of time included between
one hour after local sunrise and one hour before local sunset.
(2) Where the word day occurs in reference to watch requirements, or
to equipment testing, its use means the calendar day, from midnight to
midnight, local time.
Digital selective calling (DSC). A synchronous system developed by
the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication (ITU-R)
Sector, used to establish contact with a station or group of stations
automatically by means of radio. The operational and technical
characteristics of this system are contained in Recommendations ITU-R
M.493-10, ``Digital Selective-calling System for Use in the Maritime
Mobile Service,'' with Annexes 1 and 2, 2000, and ITU-R M.541-8,
``Operational Procedures for the Use of Digital Selective-Calling
Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annexes, 1997. (see
subpart W of this part.) ITU-R Recommendations M.493-10 with Annexes 1
and 2 and M.541-8 with Annexes are incorporated by reference. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies
of these standards can be inspected at the Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC (Reference Information
Center) or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. The ITU-R Recommendations can
be purchased from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place
des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Direction finder (radio compass). Apparatus capable of receiving
radio signals and taking bearings on these signals from which the true
bearing and direction of the point of origin may be determined.
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Distress signal. The distress signal is a digital selective call
using an internationally recognized distress call format in the bands
used for terrestrial communication or an internationally recognized
distress message format, in which case it is relayed through space
stations, which indicates that a person, ship, aircraft, or other
vehicle is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requests
immediate assistance.
(1) In radiotelephony, the international distress signal consists of
the enunciation of the word ``Mayday'', pronounced as the French
expression ``m'aider''. In case of distress, transmission of this
particular signal is intended to ensure recognition of a radiotelephone
distress call by stations of any nationality.
(2) For GMDSS, distress alerts result in an audible alarm and visual
indication that a ship or person is threatened by grave and imminent
danger and requests immediate assistance. These automatic systems
contain sufficient information in the distress alert message to identify
the vessel, prepare to assist and begin a search. However, except when
transmitted via satellite EPIRB, the distress alert is just the initial
call for help. Communication between the vessel or person in distress
and the Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) or ship assisting should always
follow.
Distress traffic. Distress traffic consists of all messages relating
to the immediate assistance required by a person, ship, aircraft, or
other vehicle in distress, including search and rescue communications
and on-scene communications.
Emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) station. A station
in the maritime mobile service the emissions of which are intended to
facilitate search and rescue operations.
Environmental communications. Broadcasts of information about the
environmental conditions in which vessels operate, i.e., weather, sea
conditions, time signals adequate for practical navigation, notices to
mariners, and hazards to navigation.
Fleet radio station license. An authorization issued by the
Commission for two or more ships having a common owner or operator.
Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS). An International
Maritime Organization (IMO) worldwide coordinated maritime distress
system designed to provide the rapid transfer of distress messages from
vessels in distress to units best suited for giving or coordinating
assistance. The system includes standardized equipment and operational
procedures, unique identifers for each station, and the integrated use
of frequency bands and radio systems to ensure the transmission and
reception of distress and safety calls and messages at short, medium and
long ranges.
Great Lakes. This term, used in this part in reference to the Great
Lakes Radio Agreement, means all of Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron
(including Georgian Bay), Michigan, Superior, their connecting and
tributary waters and the St. Lawrence River as far east as the lower
exit of the St. Lambert Lock as Montreal in the Province of Quebec,
Canada, but does not include any connecting and tributary waters other
than: the St. Marys River, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the
Detroit River and the Welland Canal.
Harbor or port. Any place to which ships may resort for shelter, or
to load or unload passengers or goods, or to obtain fuel, water, or
supplies. This term applies to such places whether proclaimed public or
not and whether natural or artifical.
Inland waters. This term, as used in reference to waters of the
United States, its territories and possessions, means waters that lie
landward of the boundary lines of inland waters as contained in 33 CFR
80.01, as well as waters within its land territory, such as rivers and
lakes, over which the United States exercises sovereignty.
INMARSAT. INMARSAT Ltd. is a private commercial company licensed in
the United Kingdom.
Marine utility station. A station in the maritime mobile service
consisting of one or more handheld radiotelephone units licensed under a
single authorization. Each unit is capable of operation while being
hand-carried by an individual. The station operates under the rules
applicable to ship stations when the unit is aboard a vessel, and under
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the rules applicable to private coast stations when the unit is on land.
Maritime control communications. Communications between private
coast and ship stations or between ship stations licensed to a state or
local governmental entity, which relate directly to the control of
boating activities or assistance to ships.
Maritime mobile repeater station. A land station at a fixed location
established for the automatic retransmission of signals to extend the
range of communication of ship and coast stations.
Maritime mobile-satellite service. A mobile-satellite service in
which mobile earth stations are located on board ships. Survival craft
stations and EPIRB stations may also participate in this service.
Maritime mobile service. A mobile service between coast stations and
ship stations, or between ship stations, or between associated on-board
communication stations. Survival craft stations and EPIRB stations also
participate in this service.
Maritime mobile service identities (MMSI). An international system
for the identification of radio stations in the maritime mobile service.
The system is comprised of a series of nine digits which are transmitted
over the radio path to uniquely identify ship stations, ship earth
stations, coast stations, coast earth stations and groups of stations.
Maritime radiodetermination service. A maritime radio communication
service for determining the position, velocity, and/or other
characteristics of an object, or the obtaining of information relating
to these parameters, by the propagation properties of radio waves.
Maritime support station. A station on land used in support of the
maritime services to train personnel and to demonstrate, test and
maintain equipment.
Navigable waters. This term, as used in reference to waters of the
United States, its territories and possessions, means the waters
shoreward of the baseline of its territorial sea and internal waters as
contained in 33 CFR 2.05-25.
Navigational communications. Safety communications pertaining to the
maneuvering of vessels or the directing of vessel movements. Such
communications are primarily for the exchange of information between
ship stations and secondarily between ship stations and coast stations.
Noncommercial communications. Communication between coast stations
and ship stations other than commercial transport ships, or between ship
stations aboard other than commercial transport ships which pertain to
the needs of the ship.
Non-selectable transponder. A transponder whose coded response is
displayed on any conventional radar operating in the appropriate band.
On-board communication station. A low-powered mobile station in the
maritime mobile service intended for use for internal communications on
board a ship, or between a ship and its lifeboats and liferafts during
lifeboat drills or operations, or for communication within a group of
vessels being towed or pushed, as well as for line handling and mooring
instructions.
On-board repeater. A radio station that receives and automatically
retransmits signals between on-board communication stations.
Open sea. The water area of the open coast seaward of the ordinary
low-water mark, or seaward of inland waters.
Operational fixed station. A fixed station, not open to public
correspondence, operated by entities that provide their own radio
communication facilities in the private land mobile, maritime or
aviation services.
Passenger ship safety certificate. A certificate issued by the
Commandant of the Coast Guard after inspection of a passenger ship which
complies with the requirements of the Safety Convention.
Pilot. Pilot means a Federal pilot required by 46 U.S.C. 764, a
state pilot required under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 211, or a
registered pilot required by 46 U.S.C. 216.
Port operations communications. Communications in or near a port, in
locks or in waterways between coast stations and ship stations or
between ship stations, which relate to the operational handling,
movement and safety of ships and in emergency to the safety of persons.
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Portable ship station. A ship station which includes a single
transmitter intended for use upon two or more ships.
Private coast station. A coast station, not open to public
correspondence, which serves the operational, maritime control and
business needs of ships.
Public coast station. A coast station that offers radio
communication common carrier services to ship radio stations.
Public correspondence. Any telecommunication which the offices and
stations must, by reason of their being at the disposal of the public,
accept for transmission.
Radar beacon (RACON). A receiver-transmitter which, when triggered
by a radar, automatically returns a distinctive signal which can appear
on the display of the triggering radar, providing range, bearing and
identification information.
Radioprinter operations. Communications by means of a direct
printing radiotelegraphy system using any alphanumeric code, within
specified bandwidth limitations, which is authorized for use between
private coast stations and their associated ship stations on vessels of
less than 1600 gross tons.
Safety communication. The transmission or reception of distress,
alarm, urgency, or safety signals, or any communication preceded by one
of these signals, or any form of radio communication which, if delayed
in transmission or reception, may adversely affect the safety of life or
property.
Safety signal. (1) The safety signal is the international
radiotelegraph or radiotelephone signal which indicates that the station
sending this signal is preparing to transmit a message concerning the
safety of navigation or giving important meteorological warnings.
(2) In radiotelegraphy, the international safety signals consists of
three repetitions of the group ``TTT,'' sent before the call, with the
letters of each group and the successive groups clearly separated from
each other.
(3) In radiotelephony, the international safety signal consists of
three oral repetitions of ``Security,'' pronounced as the French word
``Securite,'' sent before the call.
(4) For GMDSS, safety calls result in an audible alarm and visual
indication that the station sending this signal has a very urgent
message to transmit concerning the safety of navigation or giving
important meteorological warnings.
Selectable transponder. A transponder whose coded response may be
inhibited or displayed on a radar on demand by the operator of that
radar.
Selective calling. A means of calling in which signals are
transmitted in accordance with a prearranged code to operate a
particular automatic attention device at the station whose attention is
sought.
Ship earth station. A mobile earth station in the maritime mobile-
satellite service located on board ship.
Ship or vessel. Ship or vessel includes every description of
watercraft or other artificial contrivance, except aircraft, capable of
being used as a means of transportation on water whether or not it is
actually afloat.
Ship radio station license. An authorization issued by the
Commission to operate a radio station onboard a vessel.
Ship station. A mobile station in the maritime mobile service
located on-board a vessel which is not permanently moored, other than a
survival craft station.
Station. One or more transmitters or a combination of transmitters
and receivers, including the accessory equipment, necessary at one
location for carrying on radio communication services.
Survival craft station. A mobile station in the maritime or
aeronautical mobile service intended solely for survival purposes and
located on any lifeboat, liferaft or other survival equipment.
Underway. A vessel is underway when it is not at anchor, made fast
to the shore, or aground.
Urgency signal. (1) The urgency signal is the international
radiotelegraph or radiotelephone signal which indicates that the calling
station has a very urgent message to transmit concerning the safety of a
ship, aircraft, or other
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vehicle, or of some person on board or within sight.
(2) In radiotelegraphy, the international urgency signal consists of
three repetitions of the group ``XXX,'' sent before the call, with the
letters of each group and the successive groups clearly separated from
each other.
(3) In radiotelephony, the international urgency signal consists of
three oral repetitions of the group of words ``PAN PAN'', each word of
the group pronounced as the French word ``PANNE'' and sent before the
call.
(4) For GMDSS, urgency calls result in an audible alarm and visual
indication that the station sending this signal has a very urgent
message to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft, or other
vehicle, or of some person on board or within sight.
Vessel traffic service (VTS). A U.S. Coast Guard traffic control
service for ships in designated water areas to prevent collisions,
groundings and environmental harm.
Watch. The act of listening on a designated frequency.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 7417, Mar. 11, 1987; 52
FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987; 56 FR 3783, Jan. 31, 1991; 57 FR 26778, June
16, 1992; 58 FR 16504, Mar. 29, 1993; 60 FR 35510, July 10, 1995; 63 FR
29658, June 1, 1998; 68 FR 46959, Aug. 7, 2003]
Subpart B_Applications and Licenses
Sec. 80.11 Scope.
This subpart contains the procedures and requirements for the filing
of applications for licenses to operate radio facilities in the maritime
services. Part 1 of the Commission's rules contains the general rules of
practice and procedure applicable to proceedings before the FCC.
Sec. 80.13 Station license required.
(a) Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, stations in
the maritime service must be licensed by the FCC either individually or
by fleet.
(b) One ship station license will be granted for operation of all
maritime services transmitting equipment on board a vessel.
Radiotelegraph and narrow-band directing-printing equipment will not be
authorized, however, unless specifically requested by the applicant.
(c) A ship station is licensed by rule and does not need an
individual license issued by the FCC if the ship station is not subject
to the radio equipment carriage requirements any statute, treaty or
agreement to which the United States is signatory, the ship station does
not travel to foreign ports, and the ship station does not make
international communications. A ship station licensed by rule is
authorized to transmit radio signals using a marine radio operating in
the 156-162 MHz band, any type of EPIRB, and any type of radar
installation. All other transmissions must be authorized under a ship
station license. Even though an individual license is not required, a
ship station licensed by rule must be operated in accordance with all
applicable operating requirements, procedures, and technical
specifications found in this part.
[61 FR 58010, Nov. 12, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 40304, July 28, 1997]
Sec. 80.15 Eligibility for station license.
(a) General. A station license cannot be granted to or held by a
foreign government or its representative.
(b) Public coast stations and Alaska-public fixed stations. A
station license for a public coast station or an Alaska-public fixed
station cannot be granted to or held by:
(1) Any alien or the representative of any alien;
(2) Any foreign government or its representative;
(3) Any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign
government;
(4) Any corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital
stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or
by a foreign government or its representative, or by a corporation
organized under the laws of a foreign country; or
(5) Any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other
corporation of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned
of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign
government or its representatives, or by any corporation organized under
the laws of a foreign country, if the Commission finds that
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the public interest will be served by the refusal or revocation of such
license.
(c) Private coast and marine utility stations. The supplemental
eligibility requirements for private coast and marine utility stations
are contained in Sec. 80.501(a).
(d) Ship stations. A ship station license may only be granted to:
(1) The owner or operator of the vessel;
(2) A subsidiary communications corporation of the owner or operator
of the vessel;
(3) A State or local government subdivision; or
(4) Any agency of the U.S. Government subject to section 301 of the
Communications Act.
(e) EPIRB stations. (1) Class A or Class B EPIRB stations will be
authorized for use on board the following types of vessels until
December 31, 2006:
(i) Vessels authorized to carry survival craft; or
(ii) Vessels expected to travel in waters beyond the range of marine
VHF distress coverage which is generally considered to be more than 32
kilometers (approximately 20 miles) offshore; or
(iii) Vessels required to be fitted with EPIRB's to comply with U.S.
Coast Guard regulations.
(2) A 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB may be used by any ship required by U.S.
Coast Guard regulations to carry an EPIRB or by any ship that is
equipped with a VHF ship radio station. An INMARSAT-E EPIRB may be used
by any ship required by U.S. Coast Guard regulations to carry an EPIRB
or by any ship that is equipped with a VHF radio station, provided that
the ship is not operating in sea area A4 as defined in Sec.
80.1069(a)(4).
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 53 FR 37308, Sept. 26, 1988;
58 FR 33344, June 17, 1993; 61 FR 55581, Oct. 28, 1996; 68 FR 46960,
Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64671, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.17 Administrative classes of stations.
(a) Stations in the Maritime Mobile Service are licensed according
to class of station as follows:
(1) Public coast stations.
(2) Private coast stations.
(3) Maritime support stations.
(4) Ship stations. The ship station license may include authority to
operate other radio station classes aboard ship such as;
radionavigation, on-board, satellite, EPIRB, radiotelephone,
radiotelegraph and survival craft.
(5) Marine utility stations.
(b) Stations on land in the Maritime Radiodetermination Service are
licensed according to class of station as follows:
(1) Shore radiolocation stations.
(2) Shore radionavigation stations.
(c) Fixed stations in the Fixed Service associated with the maritime
services are licensed as follows:
(1) Operational fixed stations.
(2) Alaska-public fixed stations.
(3) Alaska-private fixed stations.
Sec. 80.21 Supplemental information required.
Applications must contain supplementary information as indicated in
this section. Other supplemental information may be required by other
rule sections of this part concerning particular maritime services.
(a) Each application for a new public coast station operating on
frequencies in the band 156-162 MHz must include as supplementary
information a chart, with supporting data, showing the service area
contour computed in accordance with subpart P of this part.
(b) Each application for a new public coast station operating on
frequencies in the band 156-162 MHz to be located within the
coordination boundaries of ``Arrangement ``A'' of the Canada/U.S.A.
Frequency Coordination Agreement above 30 MHz'', must comply with the
provisions of the ``Canada/U.S.A. Channeling Agreement for VHF Maritime,
Public Correspondence'' as contained in Sec. 80.57.
(c) A new station on a vessel not located in the United States must
not be documented or otherwise registered by any foreign authority. The
foreign authorities where the vessel is located will not or cannot
license the vessel radio equipment and can not object to the licensing
of the equipment by the
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United States. An applicant must provide verification of these facts
upon request by the Commission.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 60 FR 50122, Sept. 28, 1995;
62 FR 55533, Oct. 27, 1997; 63 FR 68955, Dec. 14, 1998]
Sec. 80.25 License term.
(a) Licenses for ship stations in the maritime services will
normally be issued for a term of ten years from the date of original
issuance, or renewal.
(b) Licenses other than ship stations in the maritime services will
normally be issued for a term of ten years from the date of original
issuance, major modification, or renewal.
(c) Licenses for stations engaged in developmental operation will be
issued for a period not to exceed one year from date of grant.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 58 FR 68062, Dec. 23, 1993;
62 FR 40304, July 28, 1997; 63 FR 40062, July 27, 1998; 63 FR 68955,
Dec. 14, 1998; 65 FR 77823, Dec. 13, 2000]
Sec. 80.31 Cancellation of license.
Wireless telecommunications carriers subject to this part must
comply with the discontinuance of service provisions of part 63 of this
chapter.
[63 FR 68955, Dec. 14, 1998]
Sec. 80.33 Developmental license.
This section contains rules about the licensing of developmental
operations at stations subject to this part.
(a) Supplemental eligibility. An authorization for developmental
operation will be issued only to persons eligible to operate such
stations on a regular basis.
(b) Showing required. Each application for a developmental license
must be accompanied by the following showing:
(1) The applicant has an organized plan of development leading to an
objective;
(2) A point has been reached in the program where actual
transmission by radio is essential to progress;
(3) The program will contribute to the use of the radio services
subject to this part;
(4) The program will be conducted by qualified personnel;
(5) The applicant is legally qualified and possesses technical
facilities for conduct of the program as proposed; and
(6) The public interest, convenience and necessity will be served by
the proposed operation.
(c) Statement of understanding. The showing must state that the
applicant agrees that any developmental license issued will be accepted
with the express understanding that it is subject to change in any of
its terms or to cancellation in its entirety at any time, upon
reasonable notice but without a hearing, if, in the opinion of the
Commission, circumstances should so require.
(d) Assignable frequencies. Applicants for a developmental license
may be authorized to use a frequency or frequencies available for the
service and class of station proposed. The number of frequencies
assignable to a particular station will depend upon the specific
requirements of the developmental program and the number of frequencies
available for use in the area where the station is to be operated.
(e) Developmental program. (1) The developmental program as
described by the applicant in the application for authorization must be
substantially followed unless the Commission otherwise directs.
(2) Where some phases of the developmental program are not covered
by the general rules of the Commission and the rules in this part, the
Commission may specify supplemental or additional requirements or
conditions.
(3) The Commission may, from time to time, require a station engaged
in developmental work to conduct special tests which are reasonable to
the authorized developmental program.
(f) Use of developmental stations. (1) Stations authorized to
conduct developmental operations must conform to all applicable
technical and operating requirements contained in this part, unless a
waiver is specifically provided in the station authorization.
(2) Communication with any station of a country other than the
United States is prohibited unless specifically provided in the station
authorization.
(3) Developmental operations must not cause harmful interference to
the
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operation of stations regularly authorized to use the frequency or
frequencies.
(g) Report of operation required. A report on the results of the
developmental program must be filed within 60 days of the expiration of
the license. A report must accompany a request for renewal of the
license. Matters which the applicant does not wish to disclose publicly
may be so labeled; they will be used solely for the Commission's
information. However, public disclosure is governed by Sec. 0.467 of
this chapter. The report must include the following:
(1) Results of operation to date.
(2) Analysis of the results obtained.
(3) Copies of any published reports.
(4) Need for continuation of the program.
(5) Number of hours of operation on each authorized frequency during
the term of the license to the date of the report.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 68955, Dec. 14, 1998]
Sec. 80.37 One authorization for a plurality of stations.
Marine utility stations. One station license may be issued to
authorize a designated maximum number of marine utility stations
operating at temporary unspecified locations, normally in multiples of
ten stations when:
(a) The licensee of each station is the same; and
(b) The authorized area of operation of each station is the same.
Sec. 80.39 Authorized station location.
This section describes the circumstances under which a coast station
location is classified as permanent or temporary unspecified.
(a) Permanent. Whenever a station is to transmit from a single
location, the station location is permanent and the location must be
shown on the application.
(b) Temporary unspecified. Whenever a station is to transmit from
unspecified locations within a prescribed geographical area, the station
location is temporary unspecified and the proposed geographical
operating area must be shown on the application.
Sec. 80.41 Control points and dispatch points.
This section applies to coast or fixed stations at permanent
locations.
(a) Applicants must provide the address or location of the control
point where station records will be kept.
(b) When the address or location of a control point where station
records are kept is to be changed, the licensee must request a
modification of the station license.
(c) Control points not collocated with station records and dispatch
points may be installed and used without obtaining any authorization
from the Commission.
Sec. 80.43 Equipment acceptable for licensing.
Transmitters listed in Sec. 80.203 must be authorized for a
particular use by the Commission based upon technical requirements
contained in subparts E and F of this part.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 36606, July 7, 1998]
Sec. 80.45 Frequencies.
For applications other than ship stations, the applicant must
propose frequencies and ensure that those requested frequencies are
consistent with the applicant's eligibility, the proposed class of
station operation, and the frequencies available for assignment as
contained in subpart H of this part.
[63 FR 68955, Dec. 14, 1998]
Sec. 80.47 Operation during emergency.
A station may be used for emergency communications when normal
communication facilities are disrupted. The Commission may order the
discontinuance of any such emergency communication service.
Sec. 80.49 Construction and regional service requirements.
(a) Public coast stations. (1) Each VHF public coast station
geographic area licensee must notify the Commission of substantial
service within its region or service area (subpart P) within five years
of the initial license grant, and again within ten years of the initial
license grant in accordance with Sec. 1.946 of this chapter.
``Substantial'' service
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is defined as service which is sound, favorable, and substantially above
a level of mediocre service which just might minimally warrant renewal.
For site-based VHF public coast station licensees, when a new license
has been issued or additional operating frequencies have been
authorized, the licensee must notify the Commission in accordance with
Sec. 1.946 of this chapter that the station or frequencies authorized
have been placed in operation within twelve months from the date of the
grant.
(2) For LF, MF, and HF band public coast station licensees, when a
new license has been issued or additional operating frequencies have
been authorized, if the station or frequencies authorized have not been
placed in operation within twelve months from the date of grant, the
authorization becomes invalid and must be returned to the Commission for
cancellation.
(3) Each AMTS coast station geographic area licensee must make a
showing of substantial service within its service area within ten years
of the initial license grant, or the authorization becomes invalid and
must be returned to the Commission for cancellation. ``Substantial''
service is defined as service which is sound, favorable, and
substantially above a level of mediocre service which just might
minimally warrant renewal. For site-based AMTS coast station licensees,
when a new license has been issued or additional operating frequencies
have been authorized, if the station or frequencies authorized have not
been placed in operation within two years from the date of the grant,
the authorization becomes invalid and must be returned to the Commission
for cancellation.
(b) Public fixed stations. When a new license has been issued or
additional operating frequencies have been authorized, the licensee must
notify the Commission in accordance with Sec. 1.946 of this chapter
that the station or frequencies authorized have been placed in operation
within twelve months from the date of the grant.
[63 FR 68955, Dec. 14, 1998, as amended at 65 FR 77823, Dec. 13, 2000;
67 FR 48563, July 25, 2002]
Sec. 80.51 Ship earth station licensing.
A ship earth station authorized to operate in the INMARSAT space
segment must display the Commission license in conjunction with the
commissioning certificate issued by the INMARSAT Organization.
Notwithstanding the requirements in this paragraph, ship earth stations
can operate in the INMARSAT space segment without an INMARSAT issued
commissioning certificate provided an appropriate written approval is
obtained from the INMARSAT Organization in addition to the Commission's
license.
[68 FR 46960, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.53 Application for a portable ship station license.
The Commission may grant a license permitting operation of a
portable ship station aboard different vessels of the United States.
[63 FR 68956, Dec. 14, 1998]
Sec. 80.54 Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS)--System
Licensing.
AMTS licensees will be issued blanket authority for a system of
coast stations and mobile units (subscribers). AMTS applicants will
specify the maximum number of mobile units to be placed in operation
during the license period.
[56 FR 3783, Jan. 31, 1991]
Sec. 80.55 Application for a fleet station license.
(a) An applicant may apply for licenses for two or more
radiotelephone stations aboard different vessels on the same
application. Under these circumstances a fleet station license may be
issued for operation of all radio stations aboard the vessels in the
fleet.
(b) The fleet station license is issued on the following conditions:
(1) The licensee must keep a current list of vessel names and
registration numbers authorized by the fleet license;
(2) The vessels do not engage in voyages to any foreign country;
(3) The vessels are not subject to the radio requirements of the
Communications Act or the Safety Convention.
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Sec. 80.57 Canada/U.S.A. channeling arrangement for VHF maritime public
correspondence.
(a) Canada/U.S.A. arrangement. Pursuant to arrangements between the
United States and Canada, assignment of VHF frequencies in the band 156-
162 MHz to public coast stations in certain areas of Washington state,
the Great Lakes and the east coast of the United States must be made in
accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) Definitions. On the west coast, specific terms are defined as
follows:
(1) Inland Waters Public Correspondence Sector. A distinct
geographical area in which one primary and one supplementary channel is
allotted. A number of local channels may also be authorized.
(2) Coastal Waters Public Correspondence Sector. A distinct
geographical area in which one primary and one supplementary channel is
allotted. Local channels may also be authorized.
(3) Inland Waters. Inland waters of western Washington and British
Columbia bounded by 47 degrees latitude on the south, the Canada/U.S.A.
Coordination Zone Line B on the north, and to the west by 124 degrees 40
minutes longitude at the west entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
(4) Coastal Waters. Waters along the Pacific Coast of Washington
state and Vancouver Island within the Canada/U.S.A. Coordination Zone.
(5) Inland Waters Primary Channel. A channel intended to cover the
greater portion of an Inland Waters Public Correspondence Sector. It may
provide some coverage to an adjacent sector but must not provide
coverage beyond the adjacent sector. Harmful interference beyond the
adjacent sector must not occur. Only one primary channel will be
authorized in any sector.
(6) Inland waters of western Washington and British Columbia bounded
by 46[deg]59[min]59.3[sec] north latitude on the south, the Canada/
U.S.A. Coordination Zone Line B on the south, and to the west by
124[deg]40[min]4.7[sec] west latitude at the west entrance to the Strait
of Juan de Fuca.
Note: All coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983
(NAD83).
(7) Inland Waters Local Channel. A channel designed to provide local
coverage of certain bays, inlets and ports where coverage by primary or
supplementary channels is poor or where heavy traffic loading warrants.
A local channel must not cause harmful interference to any primary or
supplementary channels. Coverage must be confined to the designated
sector.
(8) Coastal Waters Primary Channel. Same as (5) except for technical
characteristics.
(9) Coastal Waters Supplementary Channel. Same as (6) except for
technical characteristics.
(10) Coastal Waters Local Channel. Same as (7) except for technical
characteristics.
(c) Technical characteristics. On the west coast, technical
characteristics of public correspondence stations will be as follows:
(1) Inland Waters Primary and Supplementary Channels. The effective
radiated power (ERP) must not exceed 60 watts. Antenna height must not
exceed 152 meters (500 feet) above mean sea level (AMSL) with the
exceptions noted in paragraph (d)(5) of this section.
(2) Inland Waters Local Channel. ERP must not exceed 8 watts with an
antenna height of no more than 15 meters (50 feet) AMSL or the ERP must
not exceed 2 watts with an antenna height of no more than 30 meters (100
feet) AMSL.
(3) Coastal Waters Primary and Supplementary Channels. ERP must not
exceed 125 watts with no antenna restrictions.
(4) Coastal Waters Local Channel. ERP must not exceed 10 watts with
a maximum antenna height of 76 meters (250 feet) AMSL.
(5) Harmful interference will be determined and resolved using the
definition and procedures of the ITU Radio Regulations.
(6) To keep the ERP and antenna elevations at a minimum and to limit
coverage to the desired areas, an informal application may be filed for
special temporary authority in accordance with Sec. Sec. 1.41 and 1.931
of this chapter to conduct a field survey to obtain necessary data for
informal application.
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Such data may accompany the application and be used in lieu of
theoretical calculations as required in subpart P of this part. The
Seattle FCC District Office must be notified in advance of scheduled
tests.
(d) Canada/U.S.A. channeling arrangement for West Coast VHF maritime
mobile public correspondence. (1) The provisions of the Canada/U.S.
channeling arrangement apply to waters of the State of Washington and of
the Province of British Columbia within the coordination boundaries of
``Arrangement A'' of the Canada/U.S.A. Frequency Coordination Agreement
above 30 MHz. In addition, all inland waters as far south as Olympia are
to be included. A map of these waters is contained in paragraph (d)(6)
of this section, Figure 1.
(2) The channeling arrangement applies to the following VHF public
correspondence channels: Channels 24, 84, 25, 85, 26, 86, 27, 87 and 28.
(3) Public correspondence stations may be established by either
country in accordance with the provisions of the arrangements. However,
there must be an exchange of information prior to the establishment of
new stations or a change in technical parameters of existing stations.
Any channel except that used as primary or supplementary channel in a
given sector is available for use as a local channel in that sector.
Local channels are not protected from interference caused by primary or
supplementary channels in adjacent sectors if these stations are in
compliance with this section.
(4) Preliminary local Canadian/U.S. coordination is required for all
applications at variance with this section. This coordination will be in
accordance with the provisions of Arrangement ``A'' of the Canada/U.S.
Frequency Coordination Agreement over 30 MHz. Stations at variance with
the arrangement are not protected from interference and must not cause
interference to existing or future stations which are in accordance with
the agreement.
(5) Stations in existence at the time of the arrangement must have
complied with the provisions of the arrangement within 12 months after
it became effective with the following exceptions:
(i) Public coast (VHF) stations:
KOH627 Tacoma, Washington
KOH630 Seattle, Washington
WXY956 Camano, Washington
VAI2 Mount Parke, British Columbia
VAS5 Watts Point, British Columbia
XLK672 Bowen Island, British Columbia
(ii) These stations employing frequencies assigned at the time of
the arrangement may be maintained with existing antenna heights in
excess of 152 meters (500 feet) unless harmful interference to existing
stations is identified and reported directly to the Federal
Communications Commission or through the Public Correspondence Committee
of the North Pacific Marine Radio Council.
(6) The agreed channeling arrangements for the west coast are as
follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Primary Supplementary
Public correspondence sector channel channel
------------------------------------------------------------------------
British Columbia (Coastal Waters):
Tofino................................... 24 26
Barkley Sound............................ 27 87
British Columbia (Inland Waters)
Juan de Fuca West (Canada)............... 26 24
Juan de Fuca East (Canada)............... 86 84
Gulf Islands............................. 27 \1\
Strait of Georgia South.................. 26 86
Howe Sound............................... 24 84
Strait of Georgia North.................. 26 87
Campbell River........................... 28 85
Washington (Coastal Waters):
Cape Johnson............................. 26 85
Point Grenville.......................... 28 25
Washington (Inland Waters):
Juan de Fuca West (U.S.A.)............... 28 \1\
Juan de Fuca East (U.S.A.)............... 25 \1\
San Juan Islands......................... 28 85
Puget Sound North........................ 24 87
Puget Sound Hood Canal................... 26 25
Lower Puget Sound........................ 28 85
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Supplementary channel not available.
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(e) Canada/U.S.A. VHF channeling arrangement on the Great Lakes and
the St. Lawrence Seaway. Channels on the Great Lakes and the St.
Lawrence Seaway will be assigned as follows:
(1) The provisions of the arrangement apply to the waters of the
Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway within the coordination
boundaries of ``Arrangement A'' of the Canada/U.S.A. Frequency
Coordination Agreement above 30 MHz.
(2) The arrangement applies to the following public correspondence
channels: Channels 24, 84, 25, 85, 26, 86, 27, 87, 28, and 88.
(3) Canada and the U.S.A. use the following channeling arrangement:
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(i) Canadian channels: 24, 85, 27, 88 (Note 1).
(ii) U.S.A. channels: 84, 25, 86, 87, 28 (Note 2).
(iii) Shared channels: 26 (Note 3).
Notes: 1. Also assignable to U.S. Stations within the frequency
coordination zone following successful coordination with Canada.
2. Also assignable to Canadian station within the frequency
coordination zone following successful coordination with the United
States.
3. Changes to existing assignments and new assignments within the
frequency coordination zone of either country are subject to prior
coordination with the other Administration.
(f) Canada/U.S.A. channeling arrangement for East Coast VHF maritime
mobile public correspondence. For purposes of this section, channels on
the east coast will be assigned as follows:
(1) The provisions of the arrangement apply to the Canadian and
U.S.A. east coast waters including the St. Lawrence Seaway within the
coordination boundaries of ``Arrangement A'' of the Canada/U.S.A.
Frequency Coordination Agreement above 30 MHz.
(2) The arrangement applies to the following public correspondence
channels: Channels 24, 84, 25, 85, 26, 86, 27, 87, 28, and 88.
(3) Canada and the U.S.A. use the following channeling arrangement:
(i) Canadian channels: 24, 85, 27, 88 (Note 1).
(ii) U.S.A. channels: 84, 25, 86, 87, 28 (Note 2).
(iii) Shared channel: 26 (Note 3).
Notes: 1. Also assignable to U.S. stations within the frequency
coordination zone following successful coordination with Canada.
2. Also assignable to Canadian stations within the frequency
coordination zone following successful coordination with the United
States.
3. Changes to existing assignments and new assignments within the
frequency coordination zone of either country are subject to prior
coordination with the other Administration.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 68956, Dec. 14, 1998]
Sec. 80.59 Compulsory ship inspections.
(a) Inspection of ships subject to the Communications Act or the
Safety Convention.
(1) The FCC will not normally conduct the required inspections of
ships subject to the inspection requirements of the Communications Act
or the Safety Convention.
Note: Nothing in this section prohibits Commission inspectors from
inspecting ships. The mandatory inspection of U. S. vessels must be
conducted by an FCC-licensed technician holding an FCC General
Radiotelephone Operator License, GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License,
Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, or First Class
Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate in accordance with the following
table:
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Minimum class of FCC license required by private
sector technician to conduct inspection--only one
license required
-------------------------------------------------------
Category of vessel General Second class First class
radiotele- GMDSS radio radiotele- radiotele-
phone maintainer's graph graph
operator license operator's operator's
license certificate certificate
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Radiotelephone equipped vessels subject to 47 CFR part [radic] [radic] [radic] [radic]
80, subpart R or S.....................................
Radiotelegraph equipped vessels subject to 47 CFR part ............ ............ [radic] [radic]
80, subpart Q..........................................
GMDSS equipped vessels subject to 47 CFR part 80, ............ [radic] ............ ............
subpart W or subpart Q.................................
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(2) A certification that the ship has passed an inspection must be
entered into the ship's log by the inspecting technician. The technician
conducting the inspection and providing the certification must not be
the vessel's owner, operator, master, or employee or their affiliates.
Additionally, the vessel owner, operator, or ship's master must certify
in the station log that the inspection was satisfactory. There are no
FCC prior notice requirements for any inspection pursuant to paragraph
(a)(1) of this section. An inspection of
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the bridge-to-bridge radio stations on board vessels subject to the
Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act must be conducted by the same
FCC-licensed technician.
(3) Additionally, for passenger vessels operated on an international
voyage the inspecting technician must send a completed FCC Form 806 to
the Officer in Charge, Marine Safety Office, United States Coast Guard
in the Marine Inspection Zone in which the ship is inspected.
(4) In the event that a ship fails to pass an inspection the
inspecting technician must make a log entry detailing the reason that
the ship did not pass the inspection. Additionally, the technician must
notify the vessel owner, operator, or ship's master that the vessel has
failed the inspection.
(5) Because such inspections are intended to ensure the availability
of communications capability during a distress the Commission will
vigorously investigate reports of fraudulent inspections, or violations
of the Communications Act or the Commission's Rules related to ship
inspections. FCC-licensed technicians, ship owners or operators should
report such violations to the Commission through its National Call
Center at 1-888-CALL FCC (1-888-225-5322).
(b) Inspection and certification of a ship subject to the Great
Lakes Agreement. The FCC will not inspect Great Lakes Agreement vessels.
An inspection and certification of a ship subject to the Great Lakes
Agreement must be made by a technician holding one of the following: an
FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License, a GMDSS Radio Maintainer's
License, a Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, or a
First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate. The certification
required by Sec. 80.953 must be entered into the ship's log. The
technician conducting the inspection and providing the certification
must not be the vessel's owner, operator, master, or an employee of any
of them. Additionally, the vessel owner, operator, or ship's master must
certify that the inspection was satisfactory. There are no FCC prior
notice requirements for any inspection pursuant to Sec. 80.59(b).
(c) Application for exemption. (1) Applications for exemption from
the radio provisions of part II or III of title III of the
Communications Act, the Safety Convention, or the Great Lakes Radio
Agreement, or for modification or renewal of an exemption previously
granted must be filed as a waiver request using FCC Form 605. Waiver
requests must include the following information:
(i) Name of ship;
(ii) Call sign of ship;
(iii) Official number of ship;
(iv) Gross tonnage of ship;
(v) The radio station requirements from which the exemption is
requested:
(A) Radiotelephone (VHF/MF);
(B) Radiotelegraph; and/or
(C) Radio direction finding apparatus;
(vi) File number of any previously granted exemption;
(vii) Detailed description of the voyages for which the exemption is
requested, including:
(A) Maximum distance from nearest land in nautical miles;
(B) Maximum distance between two consecutive ports in nautical
miles; and
(C) Names of all ports of call and an indication of whether travel
will include a foreign port;
(viii) Reasons for the exemption:
(A) Size of vessel;
(B) Variety of radio equipment on board;
(C) Limited routes; and/or
(D) Conditions of voyages;
(ix) A copy of the U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection an
indication of whether the vessel is certified as a Passenger or Cargo
ship (for passenger ships, list the number of passengers the ship is
licensed to carry); and
(x) Type and quantity of radio equipment on board, including:
(A) VHF Radio Installation (indicate if GMDSS approved);
(B) Single Side-Band (SSB) (indicate the band of operation, MF or HF
and indicate if GMDSS approved);
(C) Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB (GMDSS approved);
(D) NAVTEX Receiver (GMDSS approved);
(E) Survival Craft VHF (GMDSS approved);
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(F) 9 GHz Radar Transponder (GMDSS approved);
(G) Ship Earth Station;
(H) 2182 Radiotelephone Auto Alarm
(I) Reserve Power Supply (capability); and
(J) Any other equipment.
(2) Feeable applications for exemption must be filed with Mellon
Bank, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the address set forth in Sec. 1.1102.
Waiver requests that do not require a fee should be submitted via the
Universal Licensing System or to: Federal Communications Commission,
1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325-7245. Emergency
requests must be filed with the Federal Communications Commission,
Office of the Secretary, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., TW-B204, Washington,
DC 20554.
Note: With emergency requests, do not send the fee, you will be
billed.
(d) Waiver of annual inspection. (1) The Commission may, upon a
finding that the public interest would be served, grant a waiver of the
annual inspection required by Section 362(b) of the Communications Act,
47 U.S.C. 360(b), for a period of not more than 90 days for the sole
purpose of enabling a United States vessel to complete its voyage and
proceed to a port in the United States where an inspection can be held.
An informal application must be submitted by the ship's owner, operator
or authorized agent. The application must be submitted to the
Commission's District Director or Resident Agent in charge of the FCC
office nearest the port of arrival at least three days before the ship's
arrival. The application must include:
(i) The ship's name and radio call sign;
(ii) The name of the first United States port of arrival directly
from a foreign port;
(iii) The date of arrival;
(iv) The date and port at which annual inspection will be formally
requested to be conducted;
(v) The reason why an FCC-licensed technician could not perform the
inspection; and
(vi) A statement that the ship's compulsory radio equipment is
operable.
(2) Vessels that are navigated on voyages outside of the United
States for more than 12 months in succession are exempted from annual
inspection required by section 362(b) of the Communications Act,
provided that the vessels comply with all applicable requirements of the
Safety Convention, including the annual inspection required by
Regulation 9, Chapter I, and the vessel is inspected by an FCC-licensed
technician in accordance with this section within 30 days of arriving in
the United States.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 64715, Dec. 12, 1991;
60 FR 50122, Sept. 28, 1995; 61 FR 8478, Mar. 5, 1996; 61 FR 25805, May
23, 1996; 63 FR 29658, June 1, 1998; 63 FR 68956, Dec. 14, 1998; 64 FR
53241, Oct. 1, 1999; 68 FR 46960, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64671, Nov. 8,
2004]
Sec. 80.60 Partitioned licenses and disaggregated spectrum.
(a) Except as specified in Sec. 20.15(c) of this chapter with
respect to commercial mobile radio service providers, charges must not
be made for service of:
(1) VHF Public Coast area licensees, see Sec. 80.371(c)(1)(ii), may
partition their geographic service area or disaggregate their spectrum
pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section.
(2) AMTS geographic area licensees, see Sec. 80.385(a)(3), may
partition their geographic service area or disaggregate their spectrum
pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section. Site-based AMTS
public coast station licensees may partition their license or
disaggregate their spectrum pursuant to the procedures set forth in this
section, provided that the partitionee or disaggregatee's predicted 38
dBu signal level contour does not extend beyond the partitioner or
disaggregator's predicted 38 dBu signal level contour. The predicted 38
dBu signal level contours shall be calculated using the F(50, 50) field
strength chart for Channels 7-13 in Sec. 73.699 (Fig. 10) of this
chapter, with a 9 dB correction for antenna height differential.
(3) Nationwide or multi-region LF, MF, and HF public coast station
licensees, see Sec. Sec. 80.357(b)(1), 80.361(a), 80.363(a)(2),
80.371(b), and 80.374, may partition their spectrum pursuant to the
procedures set forth in this section, except that frequencies or
frequency
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pairs licensed to more than one licensee as of March 13, 2002 may be
partitioned only by the earliest licensee, and only on the condition
that the partitionee shall operate on a secondary, non-interference
basis to stations licensed as of March 13, 2002 other than the earliest
licensee. Coordination with government users is required for
partitioning of spectrum the licensing of which is subject to
coordination with government users.
(b) Technical standards--(1) Partitioning. In the case of
partitioning, all requests for authorization for partial assignment of a
license must include, as an attachment, a description of the partitioned
service area. The partitioned service area shall be defined by
coordinate points at every 3 degrees along the partitioned service area
unless an FCC-recognized service area is utilized (e.g., Metropolitan
Service Area, Rural Service Area, or Economic Area) or county lines are
used. The geographic coordinates must be specified in degrees, minutes,
and seconds to the nearest second of latitude and longitude, and must be
based upon the 1983 North American Datum (NAD83). In a case where an
FCC-recognized service area or county lines are utilized, applicants
need only list the specific area(s) (through use of FCC designations or
county names) that constitute the partitioned area.
(2) Disaggregation. VHF (156-162 MHz) spectrum may only be
disaggregated according to frequency pairs. AMTS spectrum may be
disaggregated in any amount.
(3) Combined partitioning and disaggregation. The Commission will
consider requests for partial assignment of licenses that propose
combinations of partitioning and disaggregation.
(c) License term. The license term for a partitioned license area
and for disaggregated spectrum shall be the remainder of the original
licensee's term as provided for in Sec. 80.25 of this part.
(d) Construction Requirements--(1) Partitioning. Partial assignors
and assignees for license partitioning have two options to meet
construction requirements. Under the first option, the partitionor and
partitionee would each certify that they will independently satisfy the
substantial service requirement for their respective partitioned areas.
If either licensee failed to meet its substantial service showing
requirement, only the non-performing licensee's renewal application
would be subject to dismissal. Under the second option, the partitioner
certifies that it has met or will meet the substantial service
requirement for the entire market. If the partitioner fails to meet the
substantial service standard, however, only its renewal application
would be subject to forfeiture at renewal.
(2) Disaggregation. Partial assignors and assignees for license
disaggregation have two options to meet construction requirements. Under
the first option, the disaggregator and disaggregatee would certify that
they each will share responsibility for meeting the substantial service
requirement for the geographic service area. If parties choose this
option and either party fails to do so, both licenses would be subject
to forfeiture at renewal. The second option would allow the parties to
agree that either the disaggregator or the disaggregatee would be
responsible for meeting the substantial service requirement for the
geographic service area. If parties choose this option, and the party
responsible for meeting the construction requirement fails to do so,
only the license of the nonperforming party would be subject to
forfeiture at renewal.
(3) Site-based AMTS, and nationwide or multi-region LF, MF, and HF
public coast. Parties seeking to acquire a partitioned license or
disaggregated spectrum from a site-based AMTS, or nationwide or multi-
region LF, MF, and HF public coast licensee will be required to
construct and commence ``service to subscribers'' in all facilities
acquired through such transactions within the original construction
deadline for each facility as set forth in Sec. 80.49. Failure to meet
the individual construction deadline will result in the automatic
termination of the facility's authorization.
[63 FR 40063, July 27, 1998, as amended at 67 FR 48563, July 25, 2002;
69 FR 64671, Nov. 8, 2004]
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Subpart C_Operating Requirements and Procedures
Station Requirements--General
Sec. 80.61 Commisson inspection of stations.
All stations and required station records must be made available for
inspection by authorized representatives of the Commission.
Sec. 80.63 Maintenance of transmitter power.
(a) The power of each radio transmitter must not be more than that
necessary to carry on the service for which the station is licensed.
(b) Except for transmitters using single sideband and independent
sideband emissions, each radio transmitter rated by the manufacturer for
carrier power in excess of 100 watts must contain the instruments
necessary to determine the transmitter power during its operation.
Station Requirements--Land Stations
Sec. 80.67 General facilities requirements for coast stations.
(a) All coast stations licensed to transmit in the band 156-162 MHz
must be able to transmit and receive on 156.800 MHz and at least one
working frequency in the band.
(b) All coast stations that operate telephony on frequencies in the
1605-3500 kHz band must be able to transmit and receive using J3E
emission on the frequency 2182 kHz and at least one working frequency in
the band.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46960, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.68 Facilities requirements for public coast stations using
telegraphy.
Public coast station using telegraphy must be provided with the
following facilities.
(a) Stations having a frequency assignment below 150 kHz must:
(1) Transmit A1A emission on at least one working frequency within
the band 100-150 kHz;
(2) Receive A1A emission on all radio channels authorized for
transmission by mobile stations operating in the maritime mobile service
for telegraphy within the band 100-150 kHz.
(b) Stations having a frequency assignment within the 405-525 kHz
band must transmit and receive on 500 kHz and at least one working
frequency in the band.
(c) Stations having frequency assignments above 4000 kHz must be
equipped to receive on each of their assigned frequencies and all ship
station radiotelegraphy frequencies in the same sub-band as the assigned
frequency of the coast station. See subpart H of this part for the list
of frequencies.
Sec. 80.69 Facilities requirement for public coast stations using telephony.
Public coast stations using telephony must be provided with the
following facilities.
(a) When the station is authorized to use frequencies in the 1605-
3500 kHz band, equipment meeting the requirements of Sec. 80.67(b) must
be installed at each transmitting location.
(b) The transmitter power on the frequency 2182 kHz must not exceed
50 watts carrier power for normal operation. During distress, urgency
and safety traffic, operation at maximum power is permitted.
Sec. 80.70 Special conditions relative to coast station VHF facilities.
(a) Coast stations which transmit on the same radio channel above
150 MHz must minimize interference by reducing radiated power, by
decreasing antenna height or by installing directional antennas. Coast
stations at locations separated by less than 241 kilometers (150 miles)
which transmit on the same radio channel above 150 MHz must also
consider a time-sharing arrangement. The Commission may order station
changes if agreement cannot be reached between the involved licensees.
(b) Coast stations which transmit on a radio channel above 150 MHz
and are located within interference range of any station within Canada
or Mexico must minimize interference to the involved foreign station(s),
and must notify the Commission of any station changes.
(c) A VHF (156-162 MHz) public coast licensee initially authorized
on any of the channels listed in the table in
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Sec. 80.371(c)(1), or an AMTS licensee initially authorized on any of
the channel blocks listed in the table in Sec. 80.385(a)(2), may
transfer or assign its channel(s), or channel block(s), to another
entity. If the proposed transferee or assignee is the geographic area
licensee for the geographic area to which the frequency block is
allocated, such transfer or assignment will be deemed to be in the
public interest. However, such presumption will be rebuttable.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 40063, July 27, 1998;
67 FR 48564, July 25, 2002]
Sec. 80.71 Operating controls for stations on land.
Each coast station, Alaska-public fixed station and Alaska-private
fixed station must provide operating controls in accordance with the
following:
(a) Each station using telegraphy or telephony must be capable of
changeover from transmission to reception and vice versa within two
seconds excluding a change in operating radio channel.
(b) During it hours of service, each station must be capable of:
(1) Commencing operation within one minute after the need to do so
occurs;
(2) Discontinuing all emission within five seconds after emission is
no longer desired. The emission of an unattended station in an automated
multistation system at which restoration to standby is automatic on
conclusion of a call must be discontinued within three seconds of the
disconnect signal or, if a disconnect signal is not received, within
twenty seconds after reception of the final carrier transmission from a
ship station.
(c) Each station using a multichannel installation for telegraphy
must be capable of changing from one telegraphy channel to any other
telegraphy channel within the same sub-band below 525 kHz within five
seconds. This requirement need not be met by equipment intended for use
only in emergencies and not used for normal communication.
(d) Every coast station using a multi-channel installation for
radiotelephony must be capable of changing from one telephony channel to
another telephony channel within:
(1) Five seconds within the frequency band 1605-3500 kHz; or
(2) Three seconds within the band 156-162 MHz. This requirement also
applies to marine utility stations.
Sec. 80.72 Antenna requirements for coast stations.
All emissions of a coast station a marine-utility station operated
on shore using telephony within the frequency band 30-200 MHz must be
vertically polarized.
Sec. 80.74 Public coast station facilities for a telephony busy signal.
A ``busy'' signal, when used by a public coast station in accordance
with the provisions of Sec. 80.111(d), must consist of the transmission
of a single audio frequency regularly interrupted, as follows:
(a) Audio frequency: Not less than 100 nor more than 1100 Hertz,
provided the frequency used for this purpose will not cause auto alarms
or selective-ringing devices to be operated.
(b) Rate of interruption: 60 times per minute 10%.
(c) Duration of each interruption: 0.5 second 10%.
Sec. 80.76 Requirements for land station control points.
Each coast or fixed station subject to this part must have the
following facilities:
(a) Except for marine utility stations, a visual indication of
antenna current; or a pilot lamp, meter or equivalent device which
provides continuous visual indication whenever the transmitter control
circuits have been actuated.
(b) Capability to aurally monitor all transmissions originating at
dispatch points and to disconnect the dispatch points from the
transmitter or to terminate the operation of the transmitter.
(c) Facilities which will permit the responsible operator to turn
the carrier of the radio transmitter on and off at will.
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Station Requirements--Ship Stations
Sec. 80.79 Inspection of ship station by a foreign Government.
The Governments or appropriate administrations of countries which a
ship visits may require the license of the ship station or ship earth
station to be produced for examination. When the license cannot be
produced without delay or when irregularities are observed, Governments
or administrations may inspect the radio installations to satisfy
themselves that the installation conforms to the conditions imposed by
the Radio Regulations.
Sec. 80.80 Operating controls for ship stations.
(a) Each control point must be capable of:
(1) Starting and discontinuing operation of the station;
(2) Changing frequencies within the same sub-band;
(3) Changing from transmission to reception and vice versa.
(4) In the case of stations operating in the 156-162 MHz bands,
reducing power output to one watt or less in accordance with Sec.
80.215(e).\1\
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\1\ Ship station transmitters, except hand-held portable
transmitters, manufactured after January 21, 1987 must automatically
reduce the carrier power to one watt or less when turned to the
frequency 156.375 MHz or 156.650 MHz. All ship station tramsmitters,
except hand-held portable transmitters, used after January 21, 1997,
must automatically reduce power as described above. A manual override
device must be provided which when held by the operator will permit full
carrier power operation on channels 13 and 67. Hand-held portable
transmitters must be capable of reducing power to one watt, but need not
do so automatically.
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(b) Each ship station using telegraphy must be capable of changing
from telegraph transmission to telegraph reception and vice versa
without manual switching.
(c) Each ship station using telephony must be capable of changing
from transmission to reception and vice versa within two seconds
excluding a change in operating radio channel.
(d) During its hours of service, each ship station must be capable
of:
(1) Commencing operation within one minute;
(2) Discontinuing all emission within five seconds after emission is
no longer desired.
(e) Each ship station using a multi-channel installation for
telegraphy (except equipment intended for use only in emergencies on
frequencies below 515 kHz) must be capable of changing from one radio
channel to another within:
(1) Five seconds if the channels are within the same sub-band; or
(2) Fifteen seconds if the channels are not within the same sub-
band.
(f) Each ship station and marine-utility station using a multi-
channel installation for telephony must be capable of changing from one
radio channel to another within:
(1) Five seconds within the band 1605-3500 kHz; or
(2) Three seconds within the band 156-162 MHz.
(g)(1) Any telegraphy transmitter constructed since January 1, 1952,
that operates in the band 405-525 kHz with an output power in excess of
250 watts must be capable of reducing the output power to 150 watts or
less.
(2) The requirement of paragraph (g)(1) of this section does not
apply when there is available in the same station a transmitter capable
of operation on the international calling frequency 500 kHz and at least
one working frequency within the band 405-525 kHz, capable of being
energized by a source of power other than an emergency power source and
not capable of an output in excess of 100 watts when operated on such
frequencies.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987]
Sec. 80.81 Antenna requirements for ship stations.
All telephony emissions of a ship station or a marine utility
station on board ship within the frequency band 30-200 MHz must be
vertically polarized.
Sec. 80.83 Protection from potentially hazardous RF radiation.
Any license or renewal application for a ship earth station that
will cause exposure to radiofrequency (RF) radiation in excess of the RF
exposure guidelines specified in Sec. 1.1307(b) of the
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Commission's Rules must comply with the environmental processing rules
set forth in Sec. Sec. 1.1301-1.1319 of this chapter.
[53 FR 28225, July 27, 1988]
Operating Procedures--General
Sec. 80.86 International regulations applicable.
In addition to being regulated by these rules, the use and operation
of stations subject to this part are governed by the Radio Regulations
and the radio provisions of all other international agreements in force
to which the United States is a party.
Sec. 80.87 Cooperative use of frequency assignments.
Each radio channel is available for use on a shared basis only and
is not available for the exclusive use of any one station or station
licensee. Station licensees must cooperate in the use of their
respective frequency assignments in order to minimize interference and
obtain the most effective use of the authorized radio channels.
Sec. 80.88 Secrecy of communication.
The station licensee, the master of the ship, the responsible radio
operators and any person who may have knowledge of the radio
communications transmitted or received by a fixed, land, or mobile
station subject to this part, or of any radio communication service of
such station, must observe the secrecy requirements of the
Communications Act and the Radio Regulations. See sections 501, 502, and
705 of the Communications Act and Article 23 of the Radio Regulations.
Sec. 80.89 Unauthorized transmissions.
Stations must not:
(a) Engage in superfluous radio communication.
(b) Use telephony on 243 MHz.
(c) Use selective calling on 2182 kHz or 156.800 MHz.
(d) When using telephony, transmit signals or communications not
addressed to a particular station or stations. This provision does not
apply to the transmission of distress, alarm, urgency, or safety signals
or messages, or to test transmissions.
(e) Transmit while on board vessels located on land unless
authorized under a public coast station license. Vessels in the
following situations are not considered to be on land for the purposes
of this paragraph:
(1) Vessels which are aground due to a distress situation;
(2) Vessels in drydock undergoing repairs; and
(3) State or local government vessels which are involved in search
and rescue operations including related training exercises.
(f) Transmit on frequencies or frequency bands not authorized on the
current station license.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987;
62 FR 40304, July 28, 1997; 68 FR 46960, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.90 Suspension of transmission.
Transmission must be suspended immediately upon detection of a
transmitter malfunction and must remain suspended until the malfunction
is corrected, except for transmission concerning the immediate safety of
life or property, in which case transmission must be suspended as soon
as the emergency is terminated.
Sec. 80.91 Order of priority of communications.
(a) All stations in the maritime mobile service and the maritime
mobile-satellite service shall be capable of offering four levels of
priority in the following order:
(1) Distress calls, distress messages, and distress traffic.
(2) Urgency communications.
(3) Safety communications.
(4) Other communications.
(b) In a fully automated system, where it is impracticable to offer
all four levels of priority, category 1 shall receive priority until
such time as intergovernmental agreements remove exemptions granted for
such systems from offering the complete order of priority.
[68 FR 46960, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.92 Prevention of interference.
(a) The station operator must determine that the frequency is not in
use by monitoring the frequency before
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transmitting, except for transmission of signals of distress.
(b) When a radio communication causes interference to a
communication which is already in progress, the interfering station must
cease transmitting at the request of either party to the existing
communication. As between nondistress traffic seeking to commence use of
a frequency, the priority is established under Sec. 80.91.
(c) Except in cases of distress, communications between ship
stations or between ship and aircraft stations must not interfere with
public coast stations. The ship or aircraft stations which cause
interference must stop transmitting or change frequency upon the first
request of the affected coast station.
Sec. 80.93 Hours of service.
(a) All stations. All stations whose hours of service are not
continuous must not suspend operation before having concluded all
communication required in connection with a distress call or distress
traffic.
(b) Public coast stations. (1) Each public coast station whose hours
of service are not continuous must not suspend operation before having
concluded all communication involving messages or calls originating in
or destined to mobile stations within range and mobile stations which
have indicated their presence.
(2) Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission upon adequate
showing of need, each public coast station authorized to operate on
frequencies in the 3000-23,000 kHz band must maintain continuous hours
of service.
(c) Compulsory ship stations. (1) Compulsory ship stations whose
service is not continuous may not suspend operation before concluding
all traffic originating in or destined for public coast stations
situated within their range and mobile stations which have indicated
their presence.
(2) For GMDSS ships, radios shall be turned on and set to proper
watch channels while ships are underway. If a ship has duplicate GMDSS
installations for DSC or INMARSAT, only one of each must be turned on
and keeping watch.
(d) Ships voluntarily fitting GMDSS subsystems. For ships
voluntarily fitting GMDSS subsystems, radios shall be turned on and set
to proper watch channels while ships are underway. If ship has duplicate
GMDSS installations for DSC or INMARSAT, only one of each must be turned
on and keeping watch.
(e) Other than public coast or compulsory ship stations. The hours
of service of stations other than those described in paragraphs (b),
(c), and (d) of this section are determined by the station licensee.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46960, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.94 Control by coast or Government station.
When communicating with a coast station or any Government station in
the maritime mobile service, ship stations must comply with the
instruction given by the coast station or Government station relative to
the order and time of transmission, the choice of frequency, the
suspension of communication and the permissible type of message traffic
that may be transmitted. This provision does not apply in the event of
distress.
Sec. 80.95 Message charges.
(a) Except as specified in Sec. 20.15(c) of this chapter with
respect to commercial mobile radio service providers, charges must not
be made for service of:
(1) Any public coast station unless tariffs for the service are on
file with the Commission;
(2) Any station other than a public coast station or an Alaska--
public fixed station, except cooperatively shared stations covered by
Sec. 80.503;
(3) Distress calls and related traffic; and
(4) Navigation hazard warnings preceded by the SAFETY signal.
(b) The licensee of each ship station is responsible for the payment
of all charges accruing to any other station(s) or facilities for the
handling or forwarding of messages or communications transmitted by that
station.
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(c) In order to be included in the ITU List of Coast Stations public
coast stations must recognize international Accounting Authority
Identification Codes (AAIC) for purposes of billing and accounts
settlement in accordance with Article 66 of the Radio Regulations.
Stations which elect not to recognize international AAIC's will be
removed from the ITU List of Coast Stations.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987;
69 FR 64671, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.96 Maintenance tests.
Stations are authorized to engage in test transmissions necessary
for maintenance of the station. Test transmissions must conform to
appropriate test operating procedures.
Sec. 80.97 Radiotelegraph operating procedures.
This section applies to ships and coast stations authorized to
transmit in the band 405-525 kHz.
(a) Except for the transmission of distress or urgency signals, all
transmissions must cease within the band 485-515 kHz during each 500 kHz
silence period.
(b) Stations transmitting telegraphy must use the service
abbreviations (``Q'' code) listed in Appendix 14 to the Radio
Regulations.
(c) The call consists of:
(1) The call sign of the station called, not more than twice; the
word ``DE'' and the call sign of the calling station, not more than
twice; if useful, the frequency on which the called station should
reply; and the letter ``K''.
(2) If the call is transmitted twice at an interval of not less than
one minute, it must not be repeated until after an interval of three
minutes.
(d) The reply to calls consists of: The call sign of the calling
station, not more than twice; the word ``DE''; and the call sign of the
station called, once only.
Sec. 80.98 Radiotelegraph testing procedures.
Stations authorized to use telegraphy may conduct tests on any
assigned frequency. Emissions must not cause harmful interference. When
radiation is necessary the radiotelegraph testing procedure described in
this paragraph must be followed:
(a) The operator must not interfere with transmissions in progress.
(b) The operator must transmit ``IE'' (two dots, space, one dot) on
the test frequency as a warning that test emissions are about to be
made.
(c) If any station transmits ``AS'' (wait), testing must be
suspended. When transmission of ``IE'' is resumed and no response is
heard, the test may proceed.
(d) Test signals composed of a series of ``VVV'' having a duration
of not more than ten seconds, followed by the call sign of the testing
station will be transmitted. The call sign must be sent clearly at a
speed of approximately 10 words per minute. This test transmission must
not be repeated until a period of at least one minute has elapsed.
[69 FR 64671, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.99 Radiotelegraph station identification.
This section applies to coast, ship and survival craft stations
authorized to transmit in the band 405-525 kHz.
(a) The station transmitting radiotelegraph emissions must be
identified by its call sign. The call sign must be transmitted with the
telegraphy emission normally used by the station. The call sign must be
transmitted at 20 minute intervals when transmission is sustained for
more than 20 minutes. When a ship station is exchanging public
correspondence communications, the identification may be deferred until
completion of each communication with any other station.
(b) The requirements of this section do not apply to survival craft
stations when transmitting distress signals automatically or when
operating on 121.500 MHz for radiobeacon purposes.
(c) Emergency position indicating radiobeacon stations do not
require identification.
Sec. 80.100 Morse code requirement.
The code employed for telegraphy must be the Morse code specified in
the Telegraph Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication
Convention. Pertinent extracts from the
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Telegraph Regulations are contained in the ``Manual for Use by the
Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services'' published by
the International Telecommunication Union.
Sec. 80.101 Radiotelephone testing procedures.
This section is applicable to all stations using telephony except
where otherwise specified.
(a) Station licensees must not cause harmful interference. When
radiation is necessary or unavoidable, the testing procedure described
below must be followed:
(1) The operator must not interfere with transmissions in progress.
(2) The testing station's call sign, followed by the word ``test'',
must be announced on the radio-channel being used for the test.
(3) If any station responds ``wait'', the test must be suspended for
a minimum of 30 seconds, then repeat the call sign followed by the word
``test'' and listen again for a response. To continue the test, the
operator must use counts or phrases which do not conflict with normal
operating signals, and must end with the station's call sign. Test
signals must not exceed ten seconds, and must not be repeated until at
least one minute has elapsed. On the frequency 2182 kHz or 156.800 MHz,
the time between tests must be a minimum of five minutes.
(b) Testing of transmitters must be confined to single frequency
channels on working frequencies. However, 2182 kHz and 156.800 MHz may
be used to contact ship or coast stations as appropriate when signal
reports are necessary. Short tests on 4125 kHz are permitted by vessels
equipped with MF/HF radios to evaluate the compatibility of the
equipment for distress and safety purposes. U.S. Coast Guard stations
may be contacted on 2182 kHz or 156.800 MHz for test purposes only when
tests are being conducted by Commission employees, when FCC-licensed
technicians are conducting inspections on behalf of the Commission, when
qualified technicians are installing or repairing radiotelephone
equipment, or when qualified ship's personnel conduct an operational
check requested by the U.S. Coast Guard. In these cases the test must be
identified as ``FCC'' or ``technical.''
(c) Survival craft transmitter tests must not be made within
actuating range of automatic alarm receivers.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 29659, June 1, 1998; 68
FR 46961, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.102 Radiotelephone station identification.
This section applies to all stations using telephony which are
subject to this part.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section,
stations must give the call sign in English. Identification must be
made:
(1) At the beginning and end of each communication with any other
station.
(2) At 15 minute intervals when transmission is sustained for more
than 15 minutes. When public correspondence is being exchanged with a
ship or aircraft station, the identification may be deferred until the
completion of the communications.
(b) Private coast stations located at drawbridges and transmitting
on the navigation frequency 156.650 MHz may identify by use of the name
of the bridge in lieu of the call sign.
(c) Ship stations transmitting on any authorized VHF bridge-to-
bridge channel may be identified by the name of the ship in lieu of the
call sign.
(d) Ship stations operating in a vessel traffic service system or on
a waterway under the control of a U.S. Government agency or a foreign
authoriy, when communicating with such an agency or authority may be
identified by the name of the ship in lieu of the call sign, or as
directed by the agency or foreign authority.
(e) Voice traffic in the INMARSAT system is closed to other parties
except the two stations involved and the identification is done
automatically with the establishment of the call. Therefore, it is not
necessary for these stations to identify themselves periodically during
the communication. For terrestrial systems using DSC to establish
radiotelephone communications, the identification is made at the
beginning of the call. In these cases, both parties must identify
themselves by ship name, call sign or MMSI at least
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once every 15 minutes during radiotelephone communications.
(f) VHF public coast stations licensed to serve a predetermined
geographic service area are not required to provide station
identification under this section. A site-based VHF public coast station
may identify by means of the approximate geographic location of the
station or the area it serves when it is the only VHF public coast
station serving the location or there will be no conflict with the
identification of any other station.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987;
68 FR 46961, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64671, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.103 Digital selective calling (DSC) operating procedures.
(a) Operating procedures for the use of DSC equipment in the
maritime mobile service are as contained in ITU-R M.541-8, ``Operational
Procedures for the Use of Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the
Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annexes, 1997, and subpart W of this
part.
(b) When using DSC techniques, coast stations and ship stations must
use maritime mobile service identities (MMSI) assigned by the Commission
or its designees.
(c) DSC acknowledgement of DSC distress and safety calls must be
made by designated coast stations and such acknowledgement must be in
accordance with procedures contained in ITU-R M.541-8, ``Operational
Procedures for the Use of Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the
Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annexes, 1997. Nondesignated public and
private coast stations must follow the guidance provided for ship
stations in ITU-R M.541-8, ``Operational Procedures for the Use of
Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,''
with Annexes, 1997, with respect to DSC ``Acknowledgement of distress
calls'' and ``Distress relays.'' (See subpart W of this part.)
(d) Group calls to vessels under the common control of a single
entity are authorized. A group call identity may be created from an MMSI
ending in a zero, assigned to this single entity, by deleting the
trailing zero and adding a leading zero to the identity.
(e) ITU-R M.541-8 with Annexes, 1997, is incorporated by reference.
The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies
of this standard can be inspected at the Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC (Reference Information
Center) or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. The ITU-R Recommendation can
be purchased from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place
des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
[68 FR 46961, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.104 Identification of radar transmissions not authorized.
This section applies to all maritime radar transmitters except radar
beacon stations.
(a) Radar transmitters must not transmit station identification.
(b) [Reserved]
Operating Procedures--Land Stations
Sec. 80.105 General obligations of coast stations.
Each coast station or marine-utility station must acknowledge and
receive all calls directed to it by ship or aircraft stations. Such
stations are permitted to transmit safety communication to any ship or
aircraft station. VHF (156-162 MHz) and AMTS (216-220 MHz) public coast
stations may provide fixed or hybrid services on a co-primary basis with
mobile operations.
[65 FR 77824, Dec. 13, 2000]
Sec. 80.106 Intercommunication in the mobile service.
(a) Each public coast station must exchange radio communications
with any ship or aircraft station at sea; and each station on shipboard
or aircraft at sea must exchange radio communications with any other
station on shipboard or aircraft at sea or with any public coast
station.
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(b) Each public coast station must acknowledge and receive all
communications from mobile stations directed to it, transmit all
communications delivered to it which are directed to mobile stations
within range in accordance with their tariffs. Discrimination in service
is prohibited.
Sec. 80.107 Service of private coast stations and marine-utility stations.
A private coast station or a marine-utility station is authorized to
transmit messages necessary for the private business and operational
needs of ships and the safety of aircraft.
Sec. 80.108 Transmission of traffic lists by coast stations.
(a) Each coast station is authorized to transmit lists of call signs
in alphabetical order of all mobile stations for which they have traffic
on hand. These traffic lists will be transmitted on the station's normal
working frequencies at intervals of:
(1) In the case of telegraphy, at least two hours and not more than
four hours during the working hours of the coast station.
(2) In the case of radiotelephony, at least one hour and not more
than four hours during the working hours of the coast station.
(b) The announcement must be as brief as possible and must not be
repeated more than twice. Coast stations may announce on a calling
frequency that they are about to transmit call lists on a specific
working frequency.
Sec. 80.109 Transmission to a plurality of mobile stations by a public
coast station.
Group calls to vessels under the common control of a single entity
and information for the general benefit of mariners including storm
warnings, ordinary weather, hydrographic information and press materials
may be transmitted by a public coast station simultaneously to a
plurality of mobile stations.
Sec. 80.110 Inspection and maintenance of antenna structure markings and
associated control equipment.
The owner of each antenna structure required to be painted and/or
illuminated under the provisions of Section 303(q) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, shall operate and maintain the antenna
structure painting and lighting in accordance with part 17 of this
chapter. In the event of default by the owner, each licensee or
permittee shall be individually responsible for conforming to the
requirements pertaining to antenna structure painting and lighting.
[61 FR 4368, Feb. 6, 1996]
Sec. 80.111 Radiotelephone operating procedures for coast stations.
This section applies to all coast stations using telephony which are
subject to this part.
(a) Limitations on calling. (1) Except when transmitting a general
call to all stations for announcing or preceding the transmission of
distress, urgency, or safety messages, a coast station must call the
particular station(s) with which it intends to communicate.
(2) Coast stations must call ship stations by voice unless it is
known that the particular ship station may be contacted by other means
such as automatic actuation of a selective ringing or calling device.
(3) Coast stations may be authorized emission for selective calling
on each working frequency.
(4) Calling a particular station must not continue for more than one
minute in each instance. If the called station does not reply, that
station must not again be called for two minutes. When a called station
does not reply to a call sent three times at intervals of two minutes,
the calling must cease for fifteen minutes. However, if harmful
interference will not be caused to other communications in progress, the
call may be repeated after three minutes.
(5) A coast station must not attempt to communicate with a ship
station that has specifically called another coast station until it
becomes evident that the called station does not answer, or that
communication between the ship station and the called station cannot be
carried on because of unsatisfactory operating conditions.
(6) Calls to establish communication must be initiated on an
available common working frequency when such a frequency exists and it
is known that
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the called ship maintains a simultaneous watch on the common working
frequency and the appropriate calling frequency(ies).
(b) Time limitation on calling frequency. Transmissions by coast
stations on 2182 kHz or 156.800 MHz must be minimized and any one
exchange of communications must not exceed one minute in duration.
(c) Change to working frequency. After establishing communications
with another station by call and reply on 2182 kHz or 156.800 MHz coast
stations must change to an authorized working channel for the
transmission of messages.
(d) Use of busy signal. A coast station, when communicating with a
ship station which transmits to the coast station on a radio channel
which is a different channel from that used by the coast station for
transmission, may transmit a ``busy'' signal whenever transmission from
the ship station is being received. The characteristics of the ``busy''
signal are contained in Sec. 80.74.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987]
Operating Procedures--Ship Stations
Sec. 80.114 Authority of the master.
(a) The service of each ship station must at all times be under the
ultimate control of the master, who must require that each operator or
such station comply with the Radio Regulations in force and that the
ship station is used in accordance with those regulations.
(b) These rules are waived when the vessel is under the control of
the U.S. Government.
Sec. 80.115 Operational conditions for use of associated ship units.
(a) Associated ship units may be operated under a ship station
authorization. Use of an associated ship unit is restricted as follows;
(1) It must only be operated on the safety and calling frequency
156.800 MHz or on commercial or noncommercial VHF intership frequencies
appropriate to the class of ship station with which it is associated.
(2) Except for safety purposes, it must only be used to communicate
with the ship station with which it is associated or with associated
ship units of the same ship station. Such associated ship units may not
be used from shore.
(3) It must be equipped to transmit on the frequency 156.800 MHz and
at least one appropriate intership frequency.
(4) Calling must occur on the frequency 156.800 MHz unless calling
and working on an intership frequency has been prearranged.
(5) Power is limited to one watt.
(6) The station must be identified by the call sign of the ship
station with which it is associated and an appropriate unit designator.
(b) State or local government vehicles used to tow vessels involved
in search and rescue operations are authorized to operate on maritime
mobile frequencies as associated ship units. Such operations must be in
accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, except that the
associated ship unit: May be operated from shore; may use Distress,
Safety and Calling, Intership Safety, Liaison, U.S. Coast Guard, or
Maritime Control VHF intership frequencies; and may have a transmitter
power of 25 watts.
Sec. 80.116 Radiotelephone operating procedures for ship stations.
(a) Calling coast stations. (1) Use by ship stations of the
frequency 2182 kHz for calling coast stations and for replying to calls
from coast stations is authorized. However, such calls and replies
should be on the appropriate ship-shore working frequency.
(2) Use by ship stations and marine utility stations of the
frequency 156.800 MHz for calling coast stations and marine utility
stations on shore, and for replying to calls from such stations, is
authorized. However, such calls and replies should be made on the
appropriate ship-shore working frequency.
(b) Calling ship stations. (1) Except when other operating procedure
is used to expedite safety communication, ship stations, before
transmitting on the intership working frequencies 2003, 2142, 2638,
2738, or 2830 kHz, must first establish communications with other
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ship stations by call and reply on 2182 kHz. Calls may be initiated on
an intership working frequency when it is known that the called vessel
maintains a simultaneous watch on the working frequency and on 2182 kHz.
(2) Except when other operating procedures are used to expedite
safety communications, the frequency 156.800 MHz must be used for call
and reply by ship stations and marine utility stations before
establishing communication on one of the intership working frequencies.
Calls may be initiated on an intership working frequency when it is
known that the called vessel maintains a simultaneous watch on the
working frequency and on 156.800 MHz.
(c) Change to working frequency. After establishing communication
with another station by call and reply on 2182 kHz or 156.800 MHz
stations on board ship must change to an authorized working frequency
for the transmission of messages.
(d) Limitations on calling. Calling a particular station must not
continue for more than 30 seconds in each instance. If the called
station does not reply, the station must not again be called until after
an interval of 2 minutes. When a called station called does not reply to
a call sent three times at intervals of 2 minutes, the calling must
cease and must not be renewed until after an interval of 15 minutes;
however, if there is no reason to believe that harmful interference will
be caused to other communications in progress, the call sent three times
at intervals of 2 minutes may be repeated after a pause of not less than
3 minutes. In event of an emergency involving safety, the provisions of
this paragraph do not apply.
(e) Limitations on working. Any one exchange of communications
between any two ship stations on 2003, 2142, 2638, 2738, or 2830 kHz or
between a ship station and a private coast station on 2738 or 2830 kHz
must not exceed 3 minutes after the stations have established contact.
Subsequent to such exchange of communications, the same two stations
must not again use 2003, 2142, 2638, 2738, or 2830 kHz for communication
with each other until 10 minutes have elapsed.
(f) Transmission limitation on 2182 kHz and 156.800 MHz. To
facilitate the reception of distress calls, all transmissions on 2182
kHz and 156.800 MHz (channel 16) must be minimized and transmissions on
156.800 MHz must not exceed 1 minute.
(g) Limitations on commercial communication. On frequencies in the
band 156-162 MHz, the exchange of commercial communication must be
limited to the minimum practicable transmission time. In the conduct of
ship-shore communication other than distress, stations on board ship
must comply with instructions given by the private coast station or
marine utility station on shore with which they are communicating.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46961, Aug. 7, 2003]
Special Procedures--Public Coast Stations
Sec. 80.121 Public coast stations using telegraphy.
(a) Narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) operating procedures. (1)
When both terminals of the NB-DP circuit are satisfied that the circuit
is in operable condition, the message preamble must be transmitted in
the following format:
(i) One carriage return and one line feed,
(ii) Serial number or number of the message,
(iii) The name of the office of origin,
(iv) The number of words,
(v) The date of handing in of the message,
(vi) The time of handing in of the message, and
(vii) Any service instructions. (See The ITU ``Manual for Use by the
Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services''.)
(2) Upon completion of transmission of the preamble, the address,
text and signature must be transmitted as received from the sender.
(3) Upon completion of transmission of the signature the coast
station must, following the signal ``COL'', routinely repeat all service
indications in the address and for figures or mixed groups of letters,
figures or signs in the address, text or signature.
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(4) In telegrams of more than 50 words, routine repetition must be
given at the end of each page.
(5) Paragraphs (a) (1) through (4) of this section need not be
followed when a direct connection is employed.
(6) In calling ship stations by narrow-band direct-printing, the
coast station must use the ship station selective calling number (5
digits) and its assigned coast station identification number (4 digits).
Calls to ship stations must employ the following format: Ship station
selective call number, repeated twice; ``DE'', sent once; and coast
station identification number, repeated twice. When the ship station
does not reply to a call sent three times at intervals of two minutes,
the calling must cease and must not be renewed until after an interval
of fifteen minutes.
(7) A public coast station authorized to use NB-DP frequencies
between 4000 kHz and 27500 kHz may use class A1A emission on the
``mark'' frequency for station identification and for establishing
communications with ship stations. The radio station license must
reflect authority for this type of operation, and harmful interference
must not be caused.
(b) Watch on ship calling frequencies. (1) Public coast stations
using telegraphy must maintain a continuous watch during their working
hours for calls from ship stations on frequencies in the same band(s) in
which the coast station is licensed to operate. See subpart H of this
part.
(2) Such station must employ receivers which are capable of being
accurately set to any designated calling frequency in each band for
which the receiver is intended to operate. The time required to set the
receiver to a frequency must not exceed five seconds. The receiver must
have a long term frequency stability of not more than 50 Hz and a
minimum sensitivity of two microvolts across receiver input terminals of
50 ohms, or equivalent. The audio harmonic distortion must not exceed
five percent at any rated output power.
(c) Radiotelegraph frequencies. Radiotelegraph frequencies available
for assignment to public coast stations are contained in subpart H of
this part.
Sec. 80.122 Public coast stations using facsimile and data.
Facsimile operations are a form of telegraphy for the transmission
and receipt of fixed images between authorized coast and ship stations.
Facsimile and data techniques may be implemented in accordance with the
following paragraphs.
(a) Supplemental Eligibility Requirements. Public coast stations are
eligible to use facsimile and data techniques with ship stations.
(b) Assignment and use of frequencies. (1) Frequencies in the 2000-
27500 kHz bands in part 2 of this chapter as available for shared use by
the maritime mobile service and other radio services are assignable to
public coast stations for providing facsimile communications with ship
stations. Additionally, frequencies in the 156-162 MHz and 216-220 MHz
bands available for assignment to public coast stations for
radiotelephone communications that are contained in subpart H of this
part are also available for facsimile and data communications.
(2) Equipment used for facsimile and data operations is subject to
the applicable provisions of subpart E of this part.
(3) The use of voice on frequencies authorized for facsimile
operations in the bands 2000-27500 kHz listed in subpart H of this part
is limited to setup and confirmation of receipt of facsimile
transmissions.
[57 FR 43407, Sept. 21, 1992, as amended at 67 FR 48564, July 25, 2002]
Sec. 80.123 Service to stations on land.
Marine VHF public coast stations, including AMTS coast stations, may
provide public correspondence service to stations on land in accordance
with the following:
(a) The public coast station licensee must provide each associated
land station with a letter, which shall be presented to authorized FCC
representatives upon request, acknowledging that the land station may
operate under the authority of the associated public coast station's
license:
(b) Each public coast station serving stations on land must afford
priority to marine-originating communications
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through any appropriate electrical or mechanical means.
(c) Land station identification shall consist of the associated
public coast station's call sign, followed by a unique numeric or
alphabetic unit identifier;
(d) Radio equipment used on land must be type accepted for use under
part 22, part 80, or part 90 of this chapter. Such equipment must
operate only on the public correspondence channels authorized for use by
the associated public coast station;
(e) Transmitter power shall be in accordance with the limits set in
Sec. 80.215 for ship stations and antenna height shall be limited to
6.1 meters (20 feet) above ground level;
(f) Land stations may only communicate with public coast stations
and must remain within radio range of associated public coast stations;
and,
(g) The land station must cease operation immediately upon written
notice by the Commission to the associated public coast station that the
land station is causing harmful interference to marine communications.
[62 FR 40304, July 28, 1997]
Special Procedures--Private Coast Stations
Sec. 80.131 Radioprinter operations.
Radioprinter operations provide a relatively low cost system of
record communications between authorized coast and ship stations in
accordance with the following paragraphs.
(a) Supplementary eligibility requirement. A radioprinter
authorization for a private coast station may be issued to the owner or
operator of a ship of less than 1600 gross tons, a community of ships
all of which are less than 1600 gross tons, or an association whose
members operate ships of less than 1600 gross tons.
(b) Scope of communications. Only those communications which concern
the business and operational needs of vessels are authorized.
(c) Assignment and use of frequencies. (1) Frequencies may be
assigned to private coast stations for radioprinter use from the
appropriate bands listed in subpart H of this part.
(2) Frequencies in the listed bands are shared with other radio
services including the maritime mobile service. Each assigned frequency
is available on a shared use basis only, not for the exclusive use of
any one station or licensee.
(d) Coast station responsibilities. (1) Private coast stations must
propose frequencies and provide the names of ships to be served with the
application.
(2) Private coast station licensees must provide copies of their
license to all ships with which they are authorized to conduct
radioprinter operations.
Sec. 80.133 Private coast stations using facsimile in Alaska.
Facsimile techniques may be implemented in accordance with the
following paragraphs.
(a) Private coast stations in Alaska are eligible to use facsimile
techniques with associated ship stations and other private coast
stations in accordance with Sec. 80.505(b).
(b) The frequency 156.425 MHz is assigned by rule to private coast
stations in Alaska for facsimile transmissions.
(c) Equipment used for facsimile operations is subject to the
applicable provisions of subpart E of this part.
[62 FR 40305, July 28, 1997]
Special Procedures--Ship Stations
Sec. 80.141 General provisions for ship stations.
(a) Points of communication. Ship stations and marine utility
stations on board ships are authorized to communicate with any station
in the maritime mobile service.
(b) Service requirements for all ship stations. (1) Each ship
station must receive and acknowledge all communications which are
addressed to the ship or to any person on board.
(2) Every ship, on meeting with any direct danger to the navigation
of other ships such as ice, a derelict vessel, a tropical storm,
subfreezing air temperatures associated with gale force winds causing
severe icing on superstructures, or winds of force 10 or above on the
Beaufort scale for which no storm warning has been received, must
transmit related information to ships in the vicinity and to the
authorities on land unless such action
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has already been taken by another station. All such radio messages must
be preceded by the safety signal.
(3) A ship station may accept communications for retransmission to
any other station in the maritime mobile service. Whenever such messages
or communications have been received and acknowledged by a ship station
for this purpose, that station must retransmit the message as soon as
possible.
(c) Service requirements for vessels. Each ship station provided for
compliance with Part II of Title III of the Communications Act must
provide a public correspondence service on voyages of more than 24 hours
for any person who requests the service. Compulsory radiotelephone ships
must provide this service for at least four hours daily. The hours must
be prominently posted at the principal operating location of the
station.
(d) Operating conditions. Effective August 1, 1994, VHF hand-held,
portable transmitters used while connected to an external power source
or a ship antenna must be equipped with an automatic timing device that
deactivates the transmitter and reverts the transmitter to the receive
mode after an uninterrupted transmission period of five minutes, plus or
minus 10 percent. Additionally, such transmitters must have a device
that indicates when the automatic timer has deactivated the transmitter.
See also Sec. 80.203(c).
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 57988, Nov. 15, 1991;
68 FR 46961, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.142 Ships using radiotelegraphy.
(a) Calling by narrow-band direct-printing. (1) NB-DP ship stations
must call United States public coast stations on frequencies designated
for NB-DP operation.
(2) Where it is known that the coast station maintains a watch on
working frequencies for ship station NB-DP calls the ship station must
make its initial NB-DP call on those frequencies.
(3) Calls to a coast station or other ship station must employ the
following format: Coast station identification number, repeated twice;
``DE'', sent once; and ship station selective call number, repeated
twice. When the coast station does not reply to a call sent three times
at intervals of two minutes, the calling must cease for fifteen minutes.
(b) NB-DP operating procedure. The operation of NB-DP equipment in
the maritime mobile service must be in accordance with the operating
procedures contained in the latest version of ITU-R Recommendation
M.492-6, ``Operational Procedures for the use of Direct-Printing
Telegraph Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995,
that does not prevent the use of existing equipment. ITU-R
Recommendation M.492-6 with Annex is incorporated by reference. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies
of this standard can be inspected at the Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC (Reference Information
Center) or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. The ITU-R Recommendation can
be purchased from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place
des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
(c) Required channels for radiotelegraphy. (1) Each ship station
using telegraphy on frequencies within the band 405-525 kHz must be
capable of:
(i) Transmit on at least two working frequencies and receive on all
other frequencies necessary for their service using authorized
emissions, and
(ii) When a radiotelegraph installation is compulsory, a fourth
frequency within this band which is authorized specifically for
direction finding must also be provided.
(2) Each ship station using telegraphy on frequencies within the
band 90-160 kHz must be capable of transmitting and receiving Class A1A
emission on the frequency 143 kHz, and on at least two additional
working frequencies within this band except that portion between 140 kHz
and 146 kHz.
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(3) Each ship station using telegraphy and operating in the bands
between 4000-27500 kHz must be capable of transmitting and receiving
Class A1A or J2A emission on at least one frequency authorized for
calling and at least two frequencies authorized for working in each of
the bands for which facilities are provided to carry on its service.
(4) Each ship station using telegraphy in Region 2 on frequencies
within the band 2065-2107 kHz must be capable of transmitting and
receiving Class A1A or J2A emission on at least one frequency in this
band authorized for working in addition to a frequency in this hand
authorized for calling.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 49993, Dec. 4, 1989; 68
FR 46961, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64672, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.143 Required frequencies for radiotelephony.
(a) Except for compulsory vessels, each ship radiotelephone station
licensed to operate in the band 1605-3500 kHz must be able to receive
and transmit J3E emission on the frequency 2182 kHz. Ship stations are
additionally authorized to receive and transmit H3E emission for
communications with foreign coast stations and with vessels of foreign
registry. If the station is used for other than safety communications,
it must be capable also of receiving and transmitting the J3E emission
on at least two other frequencies in that band. However, ship stations
which operate exclusively on the Mississippi River and its connecting
waterways, and on high frequency bands above 3500 kHz, need be equipped
with 2182 kHz and one other frequency within the band 1605-3500 kHz.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, at least
one VHF radiotelephone transmitter/receiver must be able to transmit and
receive on the following frequencies:
(1) The distress, safety and calling frequency 156.800 MHz;
(2) The primary intership safety frequency 156.300 MHz;
(3) One or more working frequencies; and
(4) All other frequencies necessary for its service.
(c) Where a ship ordinarily has no requirement for VHF
communications, handheld VHF equipment may be used solely to comply with
the bridge-to-bridge navigational communication requirements contained
in subpart U of this part.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987;
68 FR 46961, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.145 [Reserved]
Shipboard General Purpose Watches
Sec. 80.146 [Reserved]
Sec. 80.147 Watch on 2182 kHz.
Ship stations must maintain a watch on 2182 kHz as prescribed by
Sec. 80.304.
[68 FR 46962, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.148 Watch on 156.8 MHz (Channel 16).
Until February 1, 2005, each compulsory vessel, while underway, must
maintain a watch for radiotelephone distress calls on 156.800 MHz
whenever such station is not being used for exchanging communications.
For GMDSS ships, 156.525 MHz is the calling frequency for distress,
safety, and general communications using digital selective calling and
the watch on 156.800 MHz is provided so that ships not fitted with DSC
will be able to call GMDSS ships, thus providing a link between GMDSS
and non-GMDSS compliant ships. The watch on 156.800 MHz is not required:
(a) Where a ship station is operating only with handheld bridge-to-
bridge VHF radio equipment under Sec. 80.143(c) of this part;
(b) For vessels subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act and
participating in a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system when the watch is
maintained on both the bridge-to-bridge frequency and a separately
assigned VTS frequency; or
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 58 FR 16504, Mar. 29, 1993;
68 FR 46962, Aug. 7, 2003]
Violations
Sec. 80.149 Answer to notice of violation.
(a) Any person receiving official notice of violation of the terms
of the Communications Act, any legislative
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act, executive order, treaty to which the United States is a party,
terms of a station or operator license, or the rules and regulations of
the Federal Communications Commission must within 10 days from such
receipt, send a written answer, in duplicate, to the office of the
Commission originating the official notice. If an answer cannot be sent
or an acknowledgment made within such 10-day period by reason of illness
or other unavoidable circumstances, acknowledgment and answer must be
made at the earliest practicable date with a satisfactory explanation of
the delay. The answer to each notice must be complete in itself and must
not be abbreviated by references to other communications or answers to
other notices. The answer must contain a full explanation of the
incident involved and must set forth the action taken to prevent a
continuation or recurrence. If the notice relates to lack of attention
to or improper operation of the station or to log or watch
discrepancies, the answer must give the name and license number of the
licensed operator on duty.
(b) When an official notice of violation, impending violation, or
discrepancy, pertaining to any provision of Part II of Title III of the
Communications Act or the radio provisions of the Safety Convention, is
served upon the master or person responsible for a vessel and any
instructions appearing on such document issued by a representative of
the Commission are at variance with the content of paragraph (a) of this
section, the instructions issued by the Commission's representative
supersede those set forth in paragraph (a) of this section.
Subpart D_Operator Requirements
Sec. 80.151 Classification of operator licenses and endorsements.
(a) Commercial radio operator licenses issued by the Commission are
classified in accordance with the Radio Regulations of the International
Telecommunication Union.
(b) The following licenses are issued by the Commission.
International classification, if different from the license name, is
given in parentheses. The licenses and their alphanumeric designator are
listed in descending order.
(1) T-1. First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate.
(2) T-2. Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate.
(3) G. General Radiotelephone Operator License (radiotelephone
operator's general certificate).
(4) T-3. Third Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate
(radiotelegraph operator's special certificate).
(5) MP. Marine Radio Operator Permit (radiotelephone operator's
restricted certificate).
(6) RP. Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit (radiotelephone
operator's restricted certificate).
(7) GOL. GMDSS Radio Operator License (General Operator's
Certificate).
(8) ROL. Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator License (Restricted
Operator's Certificate).
(c) The following license endorsements are affixed by the Commission
to provide special authorizations or restrictions. Applicable licenses
are given in parentheses.
(1) Ship Radar endorsement (First and Second Class Radiotelegraph
Operator's Certificate, General Radiotelephone Operator License).
(2) Six Months Service endorsement (First and Second Class
Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate).
(3) Restrictive endorsements; relating to physical handicaps,
English language or literacy waivers, or other matters (all licenses).
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46962, Aug. 7, 2003]
Coast Station Operator Requirements
Sec. 80.153 Coast station operator requirements.
(a) Except as provided in Sec. 80.179, operation of a coast station
transmitter must be performed by a person who is on duty at the control
point of the station. The operator is responsible for the proper
operation of the station.
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(b) An operational fixed station associated with a coast station may
be operated by the operator of the associated coast station.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 10008, Mar. 9, 1989; 54
FR 40058, Sept. 29, 1989; 62 FR 40305, July 28, 1997; 67 FR 48564, July
25, 2002]
Ship Station Operator Requirements
Sec. 80.155 Ship station operator requirements.
Except as provided in Sec. Sec. 80.177 and 80.179, operation of
transmitters of any ship station must be performed by a person holding a
commercial radio operator license or permit of the class required below.
The operator is responsible for the proper operation of the station.
[54 FR 10008, Mar. 9, 1989]
Sec. 80.156 Control by operator.
The operator on board ships required to have a holder of a
commercial operator license or permit on board may, if authorized by the
station licensee or master, permit an unlicensed person to modulate the
transmitting apparatus for all modes of communication except Morse code
radiotelegraphy.
[51 FR 34984, Oct. 1, 1986]
Sec. 80.157 Radio officer defined.
A radio officer means a person holding a first or second class
radiotelegraph operator's certificate issued by the Commission who is
employed to operate a ship radio station in compliance with Part II of
Title III of the Communications Act. Such a person is also required to
be licensed as a radio officer by the U.S. Coast Guard when employed to
operate a ship radiotelegraph station.
[53 FR 46455, Nov. 17, 1988]
Sec. 80.159 Operator requirements of Title III of the Communications Act
and the Safety Convention.
(a) Each telegraphy passenger ship equipped with a radiotelegraph
station in accordance with Part II of Title III of the Communications
Act must carry one radio officer holding a first or second class
radiotelegraph operator's certificate and a second radio officer holding
either a first or second class radiotelegraph operator's certificate.
The holder of a second class radiotelegraph operator's certificate may
not act as the chief radio officer.
(b) Each cargo ship equipped with a radiotelegraph station in
accordance with Part II of Title III of the Communications Act and which
has a radiotelegraph auto alarm must carry a radio officer holding a
first or second class radiotelegraph operator's certificate who has had
at least six months service as a radio officer on board U.S. ships. If
the radiotelegraph station does not have an auto alarm, a second radio
officer who holds a first or second class radiotelegraph operator's
certificate must be carried.
(c) Each cargo ship equipped with a radiotelephone station in
accordance with Part II of Title III of the Communications Act must
carry a radio operator who meets the following requirements:
(1) Where the station power does not exceed 1500 watts peak envelope
power, the operator must hold a marine radio operator permit or higher
class license.
(2) Where the station power exceeds 1500 watts peak envelope power,
the operator must hold a general radiotelephone radio operator license
or higher class license.
(d) Each passenger ship equipped with a GMDSS installation in
accordance with subpart W of this part shall carry at least two persons
holding an appropriate GMDSS Radio Operator License or, if the passenger
ship operates exclusively within twenty nautical miles of shore, at
least two persons holding either a GMDSS Radio Operator License or a
Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator License, as specified in Sec. 13.7 of
this chapter.
(e) Each ship transporting more than six passengers for hire
equipped with a radiotelephone station in accordance with Part III of
Title III of the Communications Act must carry a radio operator who
meets the following requirements:
(1) Where the station power does not exceed 250 watts carrier power
or 1500 watts peak envelope power, the radio operator must hold a marine
radio operator permit or higher class license.
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(2) Where the station power exceeds 250 watts carrier power or 1500
watts peak envelope power, the radio operator must hold a general
radiotelephone operator license or higher class license.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 40058, Sept. 29, 1989;
68 FR 46962, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.161 Operator requirements of the Great Lakes Radio Agreement.
Each ship subject to the Great Lakes Radio Agreement must have on
board an officer or member of the crew who holds a marine radio operator
permit or higher class license.
Sec. 80.163 Operator requirements of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act.
Each ship subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act must have on board a
radio operator who holds a restricted radiotelephone operator permit or
higher class license.
Sec. 80.165 Operator requirements for voluntary stations.
Minimum Operator License
Ship Morse telegraph........................ T-2.
Ship direct-printing telegraph.............. MP.
Ship telephone, with or without DSC, more G.
than 250 watts carrier power or 1,000 watts
peak envelope power.
Ship telephone, with or without DSC, not MP.
more than 250 watts carrier power or 1,000
watts peak envelope power.
Ship telephone, with or without DSC, not
more than 100 watts carrier power or 400
watts peak envelope power:
Above 30 MHz............................ None.\1\
Below 30 MHz............................ RP.
Ship earth station...................... RP.
\1\ RP required for compulsory ships and international voyages.
[68 FR 46962, Aug. 7, 2003]
General Operator Requirements
Sec. 80.167 Limitations on operators.
The operator of maritime radio equipment other than T-1, T-2, or G
licensees, must not:
(a) Make equipment adjustments which may affect transmitter
operation;
(b) Operate any transmitter which requires more than the use of
simple external switches or manual frequency selection or transmitters
whose frequency stability is not maintained by the transmitter itself.
Sec. 80.169 Operators required to adjust transmitters or radar.
(a) All adjustments of radio transmitters in any radiotelephone
station or coincident with the installation, servicing, or maintenance
of such equipment which may affect the proper operation of the station,
must be performed by or under the immediate supervision and
responsibility of a person holding a first or second class
radiotelegraph operator's certificate or a general radiotelephone
operator license.
(b) Only persons holding a first or second class radiotelegraph
operator certificate must perform such functions at radiotelegraph
stations transmitting Morse code.
(c) Only persons holding an operator certificate containing a ship
radar endorsement must perform such functions on radar equipment.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 40058, Sept. 29, 1989]
Sec. 80.175 Availability of operator licenses.
All operator licenses required by this subpart must be readily
available for inspection.
Sec. 80.177 When operator license is not required.
(a) No radio operator authorization is required to operate:
(1) A shore radar, a shore radiolocation, maritime support or shore
radionavigation station;
(2) A survival craft station or an emergency position indicating
radio beacon;
(3) A ship radar station if:
(i) The radar frequency is determined by a nontunable, pulse type
magnetron or other fixed tuned device, and
(ii) The radar is capable of being operated exclusively by external
controls;
(4) An on board station; or
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(5) A ship station operating in the VHF band on board a ship
voluntarily equipped with radio and sailing on a domestic voyage.
(b) No radio operator license is required to install a VHF
transmitter in a ship station if the installation is made by, or under
the supervision of, the licensee of the ship station and if
modifications to the transmitter other than front panel controls are not
made.
(c) No operator license is required to operate coast telephone
stations or marine utility stations.
(d) No radio operator license is required to install a radar station
on a voluntarily equipped ship when a manual is included with the
equipment that provides step-by-step instructions for the installation,
calibration, and operation of the radar. The installation must be made
by, or under the supervision of, the licensee of that ship station and
no modifications or adjustments other than to the front panel controls
are to be made to the equipment.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 53 FR 41434, Oct. 28, 1987;
62 FR 40305, July 28, 1997]
Sec. 80.179 Unattended operation.
The following unattended transmitter operations are authorized:
(a) EPIRB operations when emergency conditions preclude attendance
of the EPIRB transmitter by a person.
(b) Automatic use of a transmitter during narrow-band direct-
printing (NB-DP) operations in accordance with Sec. 80.219.
(c) Automatic use of a transmitter during selective calling
operations in accordance with Sec. 80.225.
(d) Automatic use of a transmitter when operating as part of the
Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS), an automated multi-
station system for which provisions are contained in this part, or an
automated public coast station.
(e) Automatic use of a VHF transmitter to send brief digital
communications relating to the condition or safety of vessels while
moored when all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The equipment must be using DSC in accordance with ITU-R
Recommendation M.493-10, ``Digital Selective-calling System for Use in
the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annexes 1 and 2, 2000, and ITU-R
Recommendation M.541-8, ``Operational Procedures for the Use of Digital
Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with
Annexes, 1997, as modified by this section. ITU-R Recommendations M.493-
10 with Annexes 1 and 2 and M.541-8 with Annexes are incorporated by
reference. The Director of the Federal Register approves this
incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
Part 51. Copies of these standards can be inspected at the Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC
(Reference Information Center) or at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/
federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.
The ITU-R Recommendations can be purchased from the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20,
Switzerland.
(2) Sensors must automatically activate the transmitter only under
one or more of the following conditions:
(i) Fire, explosion;
(ii) Flooding;
(iii) Collision;
(iv) Grounding;
(v) Listing, in danger of capsizing;
(vi) Sinking;
(vii) Disabled and adrift; and
(viii) Undesignated condition related to ship safety.
(3) The ``ROUTINE'' DSC category must be used.
(4) Communications must be selectively addressed to an individual
station.
(5) Transmitter output power must not exceed one watt.
(6) The call must employ a fixed format and must be in conformity
with Recommendation 493 as follows:
Format specifier: Individual call--symbol 120 sent twice.
Address: 9 digit maritime mobile service identity of called station.
Category: Routine--symbol 100.
Self-identification: 9 digit ship station identity.
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Message 1: Telecommand symbol 126 sent twice.
Message 2: Telecommand symbol 126 sent 6 times.
End of sequence: Symbol 127.
Error-check character: Check sum.
(7) Such transmissions are permitted only on channel 70 and the
transmitter must be inhibited automatically whenever there is another
call in progress on Channel 70.
(8) The call sequence for any one alarm must not be repeated until
after an interval of at least five seconds. Further repetition is
permitted only after intervals of at least fifteen minutes each.
Repetitions following fifteen-minute waiting intervals must not exceed
three.
[54 FR 10008, Mar. 9, 1989, as amended at 62 FR 40305, July 28, 1997; 68
FR 46962, Aug. 7, 2003]
Subpart E_General Technical Standards
Sec. 80.201 Scope.
This subpart gives the general technical requirements for the use of
frequencies and equipment in the maritime services. These requirements
include standards for equipment authorization, frequency tolerance,
modulation, emission, power and bandwidth.
Sec. 80.203 Authorization of transmitters for licensing.
(a) Each transmitter authorized in a station in the maritime
services after September 30, 1986, except as indicated in paragraphs
(g), (h) and (i) of this section, must be certificated by the Commission
for part 80 operations. The procedures for certification are contained
in part 2 of this chapter. Transmitters of a model authorized before
October 1, 1986 will be considered type accepted for use in ship or
coast stations as appropriate.
(b) The external controls, of maritime station transmitters capable
of operation in the 156-162 MHz band and manufactured in or imported
into the United States after August 1, 1990, or sold or installed after
August 1, 1991, must provide for selection of only maritime channels for
which the maritime station is authorized. Such transmitters must not be
capable of being programmed by station operators using external controls
to transmit on channels other than those programmed by the manufacturer,
service or maintenance personnel.
(1) Any manufacturer procedures and special devices for programming
must only be made available to service companies employing licensed
service and maintenance personnel that meet the requirements of Sec.
80.169(a) and must not be made available with information normally
provided to consumers.
(2) The channels preprogrammed by manufacturers, service and
maintenance personnel for selection by the external controls of a
maritime station transmitter must be limited to those channels listed in
this part and the duplex channels listed in Appendix 18 of the
international Radio Regulations. The duplex channels listed in Appendix
18 of the international Radio Regulations must be used only in the
specified duplex mode. Simplex operations on Appendix 18 duplex channels
that are not in accordance with this part are prohibited.
(3) Programming of authorized channels must be performed only by a
person holding a first or second class radiotelegraph operator's
certificate or a general radiotelephone operator's license using any of
the following procedures:
(i) Internal adjustment of the transmitter;
(ii) Use of controls normally inaccessible to the station operator;
(iii) Use of external devices or equipment modules made available
only to service and maintenance personnel through a service company; and
(iv) Copying of a channel selection program directly from another
transmitter (cloning) using devices and procedures made available only
to service and maintenance personnel through a service company.
(4) VHF maritime radio station transmitters capable of being
programmed by station operators by means of external controls that are
installed in a maritime station by August 1, 1991, are authorized for
use indefinitely at the same maritime station.
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(c) All VHF ship station transmitters that are either manufactured
in or imported into the United States, on or after August 1, 1993, or
are initially installed on or after August 1, 1994, must be equipped
with an automatic timing device that deactivates the transmitter and
reverts the transmitter to the receive mode after an uninterrupted
transmission period of five minutes, plus or minus 10 per cent.
Additionally, such transmitters must have a device that indicates when
the automatic timer has deactivated the transmitter. VHF ship station
transmitters initially installed before August 1, 1994, are authorized
for use indefinitely at the same maritime station. VHF hand-held,
portable transmitters are not required to comply with the requirements
in paragraph (c) of this section except when used as described in Sec.
80.141.
(d) Except for radar equipment, applicants for certification of
radio equipment designed to satisfy Part II of Title III of the
Communications Act or the Safety Convention must also submit with their
application a working unit of the type for which certification is
desired. Manufacturers of radar equipment intended for installation on
voluntarily equipped ships by persons without FCC operators license must
include with their equipment authorization application a manual that
provides step-by-step procedures for the installation, calibration, and
operation of the radar stations.
(e) [Reserved]
(f) Transmitters certificated for single sideband suppressed carrier
radiotelephone transmissions may be used for facsimile transmissions
without filing for a certification modification provided the
transmitters retain certification and comply with the applicable
standards in this part.
(g) Manufacturers of ship earth station transmitters intended for
use in the INMARSAT space segment must comply with the verification
procedures given in part 2 of this chapter. Such equipment must be
verified in accordance with the technical requirements provided by
INMARSAT and must be type approved by INMARSAT for use in the INMARSAT
space segment. The ship earth station input/output parameters, the data
obtained when the equipment is integrated in system configuration and
the pertinent method of test procedures that are used for type approval
of the station model which are essential for the compatible operation of
that station in the INMARSAT space segment must be disclosed by the
manufacturer upon request of the FCC. Witnessing of the type approval
tests and the disclosure of the ship earth station equipment design or
any other information of a proprietary nature will be at the discretion
of the ship earth station manufacturer.
(h) In addition to the certification requirements contained in part
2 of this chapter applicants for type acceptance of 406.025 MHz
radiobeacons must also comply with the certification procedures
contained in Sec. 80.1061 of this part.
(i) Certification is not required for U.S. Government furnished
transmitters to fulfill a U.S. Government contract. However, such
transmitters must comply with all technical requirements in this part.
(j) Certification is not required for transmitters authorized for
developmental stations.
(k) Certification of individual radio transmitters requested by
station applicants or licensees must also follow the certification
procedure in paragraph (a) of this section. However, operation of such
transmitters must be limited to the specific units individually
identified on the station authorization.
(l) Ship station transmitters may be certificated for emissions not
shown in Sec. 80.205 of this part. However, such emissions are not
authorized for use in the United States or for communications with U.S.
coast stations.
(m) Ship station MF, HF, and VHF transmitters may employ external or
internal devices to send synthesized voice transmissions for distress
and safety purposes on any distress and safety frequency authorized for
radiotelephony listed in Sec. 80.369 provided the following
requirements are met:
(1) The technical characteristics of the distress transmissions must
comply with this part.
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(2) A transmitter and any internal device capable of transmitting a
synthesized voice message must be certificated as an integral unit.
(3) The synthesized voice distress transmission must begin with the
words ``this is a recording'' and should be comprised of at least:
(i) the radiotelephone distress call as described in Sec. 80.315(b)
and the ship's position as described in Sec. 80.316(c); or
(ii) the radiotelephone distress message as described in Sec.
80.316(b). If available, the ship's position should be reported as
described in Sec. 80.316(c).
(4) Such transmission must be initiated manually by an off-switch
that is protected from inadvertent activation and must cause the
transmitter to switch to an appropriate distress and safety frequency.
The radiotelephone distress call and message described in Sec. Sec.
80.203(m)(3) (i) and (ii), respectively, may be repeated. However, the
entire transmission including repeats must not exceed 45 seconds from
beginning to end. Upon ending the transceiver must return to the receive
mode and must not be capable of sending the synthesized distress call
for at least thirty seconds. Placing the switch to the off position must
stop the distress transmission and permit the transmitter to be used to
send and receive standard voice communications.
(5) Use of the microphone must cause the synthesized voice distress
transmission to cease and allow the immediate use of the transmitter for
sending and receiving standard voice communications.
(6) No ship station shall include any device or provision capable of
transmitting any tone or signal on a distress frequency for any purpose
unless specific provisions exist in this Part authorizing such tone or
signal.
(n) Applications for type acceptance of all marine radio
transmitters operating in the 2-27.5 MHz band or the 156-162 MHz band
received on or after June 17, 1999, must have a DSC capability in
accordance with Sec. 80.225. This requirement does not apply to
transmitters used with AMTS or hand-held portable transmitters.
(o) Existing equipment that does not comply with the rules in this
subpart but was properly authorized as compliant with the rules in
effect at the time of its authorization, and remains compliant with the
rules in effect at the time of its authorization, may continue to be
installed until February 1, 2003.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 53 FR 41434, Oct. 28, 1987;
53 FR 37308, Sept. 26, 1988; 54 FR 31839, Aug. 2, 1989; 56 FR 3787, Jan.
31, 1991; 56 FR 57496, Nov. 12, 1991; 56 FR 57988, Nov. 15, 1991; 57 FR
8727, Mar. 12, 1992; 62 FR 40305, July 28, 1997; 63 FR 36606, July 7,
1998; 68 FR 46962, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64672, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.205 Bandwidths.
(a) An emission designator shows the necessary bandwidth for each
class of emission of a station except that in ship earth stations it
shows the occupied or necessary bandwidth, whichever is greater. The
following table gives the class of emission and corresponding emission
designator and authorized bandwidth:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authorized
Class of emission Emission bandwidth
designator (kHz)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A1A..................................... 160HA1A 0.4
A1B \1\................................. 160HA1B 0.4
A1D \12\................................ 16K0A1D 20.0
A2A..................................... 2K66A2A 2.8
A2B \1\................................. 2K66A2B 2.8
A2D \12\................................ 16K0A2D 20.0
A3E..................................... 6K00A3E 8.0
A3N \2\................................. 2K66A3N 2.8
A3X \3\................................. 3K20A3X 25.0
F1B \4\................................. 280HF1B 0.3
F1B \5\................................. 300HF1B 0.5
F1B \6\................................. 16KOF1B 20.0
F1C..................................... 2K80F1C 3.0
F1D \12\................................ 16K0F1D 20.0
F2B \6\................................. 16KOF2B 20.0
F2C \7\................................. 16KOF2C 20.0
F2D \12\................................ 16K0F2D 20.0
F3C..................................... 2K80F3C 3.0
F3C \7\................................. 16KOF3C 20.0
F3E \8\................................. 16KOF3E 20.0
F3N \9\................................. 20MOF3N 20,000.0
G1D \12\................................ 16K0G1D 20.0
G2D \12\................................ 16K0G2D 20.0
G3D \10\................................ 16KOG3D 20.0
G3E \8\................................. 16KOG3E 20.0
G3N \3,13\.............................. 16KOG3N 20.0
H2A..................................... 1K40H2A 2.8
H2B \1\................................. 1K40H2B 2.8
H3E \11\................................ 2K80H3E 3.0
H3N..................................... 2K66H3N 2.8
J2A..................................... 160HJ2A 0.4
J2B \4\................................. 280HJ2B 0.3
J2B \5\................................. 300HJ2B 0.5
J2B..................................... 2K80J2B 3.0
J2C..................................... 2K80J2C 3.0
J2D \14\................................ 2K80J2D 3.0
J3C..................................... 2K80J3C 3.0
J3E \11\................................ 2K80J3E 3.0
J3N..................................... 160HJ3N 0.4
NON..................................... NON 0.4
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PON..................................... ( \12\) ( \12\)
R3E \11\................................ 2K80R3E 3.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ On 500 kHz and 2182 kHz A1B, A2B, H2B and J2B emissions indicate
transmission of the auto alarm signals.
\2\ Applicable only to transmissions in the 405-525 kHz band for
direction finding.
\3\ Applicable only to EPIRB's.
\4\ Radioprinter transmissions for communications with private coast
stations.
\5\ NB-DP radiotelegraph and data transmissions for communications with
public coast stations.
\6\ Applicable only to radioprinter and data in the 156-162 MHz band and
radioprinter in the 216-220 MHz band.
\7\ Applicable only to facsimile in the 156-162 MHz and 216-220 MHz
bands.
\8\ Applicable only when maximum frequency deviation is 5 kHz. See also
paragraph (b) of this section.
\9\ Applicable only to marine hand-held radar.
\10\ Applicable only to on-board frequencies for maneuvering or
navigation.
\11\ Transmitters approved prior to December 31, 1969, for emission H3E,
J3E and R3E and an authorized bandwidth of 3.5 kHz may continue to be
operated. These transmitters will not be authorized in new
installations.
\12\ Applicable to radiolocation and associated telecommand ship
stations operating on 154.585 MHz, 159.480 MHz, 160.725 MHz. 160.785
MHz, 454.000 MHz, and 459.000 MHz; emergency position indicating
radiobeacons operating in the 406.000-406.1000 MHz frequency bank; and
data transmissions in the 156-162 MHz band.
\13\ Class C EPIRB stations may not be used after February 1, 1999.
\14\ The information is contained in multiple very low level
subcarriers.
(b) For land stations the maximum authorized frequency deviation for
F3E or G3E emission is as follows:
(1) 5 kHz in the 72.0-73.0 MHz, 75.4-76.0 MHz and 156-162 MHz bands;
(2) 15 kHz for stations which were authorized for operation before
December 1, 1961, in the 73.0-74.6 MHz band.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 7418, Mar. 11, 1987; 53
FR 37308, Sept. 26, 1988; 56 FR 11516, Mar. 19, 1991; 57 FR 43407, Sept.
21, 1992; 58 FR 33344, June 17, 1993; 59 FR 7714, Feb. 16, 1994; 62 FR
40305, July 28, 1997; 63 FR 36606, July 7, 1998; 68 FR 46962, Aug. 7,
2003]
Sec. 80.207 Classes of emission.
(a) Authorization to use radiotelephone and radiotelegraph emissions
by ship and coast stations includes the use of digital selective calling
and selective calling techniques in accordance with Sec. 80.225.
(b) In radiotelegraphy communications employing a modulated carrier
the carrier must be keyed and modulated by an audio frequency.
(c) Authorization to use single sideband emission is limited to
emitting a carrier;
(1) For full carrier transmitters at a power level between 3 and 6
dB below peak envelope power;
(2) For suppressed carrier transmitters at a power level at least 40
dB below peak envelope power; and
(3) For reduced or variable level carrier:
(i) In the 1600-4000 kHz band:
(A) For coast station transmitters 182 dB
below peak envelope power;
(B) For ship station transmitters installed before January 2, 1982,
162 dB below peak envelope power; and
(C) For ship station transmitters installed after January 1, 1982,
182 dB below peak envelope power.
(ii) In the 4000-27500 kHz band:
(A) For coast station transmitters 182 dB
below peak envelope power;
(B) For ship station transmitters installed before January 2, 1978,
162 dB below peak envelope power; and
(C) For ship station transmitters installed after January 1, 1978,
182 dB below peak envelope power.
(d) The authorized classes of emission are as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Types of stations Classes of emission
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ship Stations \1\
Radiotelegraphy:
100-160 kHz........................ A1A
405-525 kHz........................ A1A, J2A
1605-27500 kHz:....................
Manual \15,16,17\.............. A1A, J2A, J2B, J2D
DSC \6\........................ F1B, J2B
NB-DP \14,16\.................. F1B, J2B, J2D
Facsimile...................... F1C, F3C, J2C, J3C
156-162 MHz \2\.................... F1B, F2B, F2C, F3C, F1D, F2D
DSC............................ G2B
216-220 MHz \3\.................... F1B, F2B, F2C, F3C
1626.5-1646.5 MHz.................. (\4\)
Radiotelephony:
1605-27500 kHz \5,16\.............. H3E, J2D, J3E, R3E
27.5-470 MHz \6\................... G3D, G3E
162.5-1646.5 MHz................... (\4\)
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Radiodetermination:
285-325 kHz \7\.................... A1A, A2A
405-525 kHz (Direction Finding) \8\ A3N, H3N, J3N, NON
154-459 MHz \12\................... A1D, A2D, F1D, F2D, G1D, G2D
2.4-9.5 GHz........................ PON
14.00-14.05 GHz.................... F3N
Land Stations \1\
Radiotelegraphy:
100-160 kHz........................ A1A
405-525 kHz........................ A1A, J2A
1605-2850 kHz:
Manual......................... A1A, J2A
Facsimile...................... F1C, F3C, J2C, J3C
Alaska--Fixed.................. A1A, J2A
4000-27500 kHz:
Manual \16\.................... A1A, J2A, J2B, J2D
DSC \18\....................... F1B, J2B
NB-DP \14,18\.................. F1B, J2B, J2D
Facsimile...................... F1C, F3C, J2C, J3C
Alaska-Fixed\17,18\............ A1A, A2A, F1B, F2B, J2B, J2D
72-76 MHz \2,18\................... A1A, A2A, F1B, F2B
156-162 MHz \2,20\................. F1B, F2B, F2C, F3C, F1D, F2D
DSC............................ G2B
216-220 MHz \3\.................... F1B, F2B, F2C, F3C
Radiotelephony:
1605-27500 kHz \18,19\............. H3E, J3E, R3E
72-76 MHz.......................... A3E, F3E, G3E
156-470 MHz........................ G3E
Radiodetermination:
2.4-9.6 GHz........................ PON
Distress, Urgency and Safety \8,9\
2182 kHz \10,11\................... A2B, A3B, H2B, H3E, J2B, J3E
121.500 MHz........................ A3E, A3X, N0N
123.100 MHz........................ A3E
156.750 and 156.800 MHz \13\....... G3E, G3N
243.000 MHz........................ A3E, A3X, N0N
406.025 MHz........................ G1D
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Excludes distress, EPIRBs, survival craft, and automatic link
establishment.
\2\ Frequencies used for public correspondence and in Alaska 156.425
MHz. See Sec. Sec. 80.371(c), 80.373(f) and 80.385(b). Transmitters
approved before January 1, 1994, for G3E emissions will be authorized
indefinitely for F2C, F3C, F1D and F2D emissions. Transmitters
approved on or after January 1, 1994, will be authorized for F2C, F3C,
F1D or F2D emissions only if they are approved specifically for each
emission designator.
\3\ Frequencies used in the Automated Maritime Telecommunications System
(AMTS). See Sec. 80.385(b).
\4\ Types of emission are determined by the INMARSAT Organization.
\5\ Transmitters approved prior to December 31, 1969, for emission H3E,
J3E, and R3E and an authorized bandwidth of 3.5 kHz may continue to be
operated. These transmitters will not be authorized in new
installations.
\6\ G3D emission must be used only by one-board stations for maneuvering
or navigation.
\7\ Frequencies used for cable repair operations. See Sec. 80.375(b).
\8\ For direction finding requirements see Sec. 80.375.
\9\ Includes distress emissions used by ship, coast, EPIRBs and survival
craft stations.
\10\ On 2182 kHz A1B, A2B, H2B and J2B emissions indicate transmission
of the auto alarm signals.
\11\ Ships on domestic voyages must use J3E emission only.
\12\ For frequencies 154.585 MHz, 159.480 MHz, 160.725 MHz, 160.785 MHz,
454.000 MHz and 459.000 MHz, authorized for offshore radiolocation and
related telecommand operations.
\13\ Class C EPIRB stations may not be used after February 1, 1999.
\14\ NB-DP operations which are not in accordance with CCIR
Recommendation 625 or 476 are permitted to utilize any modulation, so
long as emissions are within the limits set forth in Sec. 80.211(f).
\15\ J2B is permitted only on 2000-27500 kHz.
\16\ J2D is permitted only on 2000-27500 kHz, and ship stations
employing J2D emissions shall at no time use a peak envelope power in
excess of 1.5 kW per channel.
\17\ J2B and J2D are permitted provided they do not cause harmful
interference to A1A.
\18\ Coast stations employing J2D emissions shall at no time use a peak
envelope power in excess of 10 kW per channel.
\19\ J2D is permitted only on 2000-27500 kHz.
\20\ If a station uses another type of digital emission, it must comply
with the emission mask requirements of Sec. 90.210 of this Chapter,
except that Automatic Identification System (AIS) transmissions do not
have to comply with the emission mask requirements of Sec. 90.210 of
this Chapter.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 51 FR 34984, Oct. 1, 1986; as amended at 52
FR 7418, Mar. 11, 1987; 52 FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987; 53 FR 8905, Mar.
18, 1988; 53 FR 37308, Sept. 26, 1988; 54 FR 40058, Sept. 29, 1989; 54
FR 49993, Dec. 4, 1989; 56 FR 11516, Mar. 19, 1991; 57 FR 43407, Sept.
21, 1992; 58 FR 33344, June 17, 1993; 62 FR 40305, July 28, 1997; 63 FR
36606, July 7, 1998; 67 FR 48564, July 25, 2002; 68 FR 46963, Aug. 7,
2003; 69 FR 64672, Nov. 8, 2004]
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Sec. 80.209 Transmitter frequency tolerances.
(a) The frequency tolerance requirements applicable to transmitters
in the maritime services are shown in the following table. Tolerances
are given as parts in 10\6\ unless shown in Hz.
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Frequency bands and categories of stations Tolerances \1\
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(1) Band 100-525 kHz:
(i) Coast stations:
For single sideband emissions......... 20 Hz.
For transmitters with narrow-band 10 Hz \2\
direct printing and data emissions.
For transmitters with digital 10 Hz.
selective calling emissions.
For all other emissions............... 100.
(ii) Ship stations:
For transmitters with narrow-band 20 Hz.
direct printing and data emissions.
For transmitters with digital 10 Hz \2\
selective calling emissions.
For all other transmitters............ 10 Hz.
(iii) Ship stations for emergency only:
For all emissions..................... 20 Hz.
(iv) Survival craft stations:
For all emissions..................... 20 Hz.
(v) Radiodetermination stations:
For all emissions..................... 100.
(2) Band 1600-4000 kHz:
(i) Coast stations and Alaska fixed
stations:
For single sideband and facsimile..... 20 Hz.
For narrow-band direct printing and 10 Hz.\2\
data emissions.
For transmitters with digital 10 Hz.\2\
selective calling emissions.
For all other emissions............... 50 Hz.
(ii) Ship stations:
For transmitters with narrow-band 10 Hz.\2\
direct printing and data emissions.
For transmitters with digital 10 Hz.\3\
selective calling emissions.
For all other transmitters............ 20 Hz.
(iii) Survival craft stations: 20 Hz.
(iv) Radiodetermination stations:
With power 200W or less............... 20.
With power above 200W................. 10.
(3) Band 4000-27500 kHz:
(i) Coast stations and Alaska fixed
stations:
For single sideband and facsimile 20 Hz.
emissions.
For narrow-band direct printing and 10 Hz.\2\
data emissions.
For digital selective calling 10 Hz.
emissions.
For Morse telegraphy emissions........ 10.
For all other emissions............... 15 Hz.
(ii) Ship stations:
For transmitters with narrow-band 10 Hz.\2\
direct printing and data emissions.
For transmitters with digital 10 Hz.\3\
selective calling emissions.
For all other transmitters............ 20 Hz.
(iii) Survival craft stations: 50 Hz.
(4) Band 72-76 MHz:
(i) Fixed stations:
Operating in the 72.0-73.0 and 75.4- 5.
76.0 MHz bands.
Operating in the 73.74.6 MHz band..... 50.
(5) Band 156-162 MHz:
(i) Coast stations:
For carriers licensed to operate with
a carrier power:
Below 3 watts..................... 10.
3 to 100 watts.................... 5.\7\
(ii) Ship stations........................ 10.\4\
(iii) Survival craft stations operating on 50.
121.500 MHz.
(iv) EPIRBs:
Operating on 121.500 and 243.000 MHz.. 50.
Operating on 156.750 and 156.800 10.
MHz.\6\.
(6) Band 216-220 MHz:
(i) Coast stations:
For all emissions..................... 5.
(ii) Ship stations:
For all emissions..................... 5.
(7) Band 400-466 MHz:
(i) EPIRBs operating on 406-406.1 MHz..... 5.
(ii) On-board stations.................... 5.
(iii) Radiolocation and telecommand 5.
stations..
(8) Band 1626.5-1646.5 MHz:
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(i) Ship earth stations................... 5.
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\1\ Transmitters authorized prior to January 2, 1990, with frequency
tolerances equal to or better than those required after this date will
continue to be authorized in the maritime services provided they
retain approval and comply with the applicable standards in this part.
\2\ The frequency tolerance for narrow-band direct printing and data
transmitters installed before January 2, 1992, is 15 Hz for coast
stations and 20 Hz for ship stations. The frequency tolerance for
narrow-band direct printing and data transmitters approved or
installed after January 1, 1992, is 10 Hz.
\3\ [Reserved].
\4\ For transmitters in the radiolocation and associated telecommand
service operating on 154.584 MHz, 159.480 MHz, 160.725 MHz and 160.785
MHz the frequency tolerance is 15 parts in 10 \6\.
\5\ [Reserved].
\6\ Class C EPIRB stations may not be used after February 1, 1999.
\7\ For transmitters operated at private coast stations with antenna
heights less than 6 meters (20 feet) above ground and output power of
25 watts or less the frequency tolerance is 10 parts in 10 \6\.
(b) When pulse modulation is used in land and ship radar stations
operating in the bands above 2.4 GHz the frequency at which maximum
emission occurs must be within the authorized bandwidth and must not be
closer than 1.5/T MHz to the upper and lower limits of the authorized
bandwidth where ``T'' is the pulse duration in microseconds. In the band
14.00-14.05 GHz the center frequency must not vary more than 10 MHz from
14.025 GHz.
(c) For stations in the maritime radiodetermination service, other
than ship radar stations, the authorized frequency tolerance will be
specified on the license when it is not specified in this part.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 7418, Mar. 11, 1987; 53
FR 37308, Sept. 26, 1988; 54 FR 49994, Dec. 4, 1989; 57 FR 26778, June
16, 1992; 58 FR 33344, June 17, 1993; 62 FR 40306, July 28, 1997; 63 FR
36606, July 7, 1998; 68 FR 46964, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.211 Emission limitations.
The emissions must be attenuated according to the following
schedule.
(a) The mean power when using emissions H3E, J3E and R3E:
(1) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 50 percent up to and including 150 percent of the authorized
bandwidth:
at least 25 dB for transmitters installed before February 1, 1992,
at least 28 dB for transmitters installed on or after February 1,
1992;
(2) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 150 percent up to and including 250 percent of the authorized
bandwidth: At least 35 dB; and
(3) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 250 percent of the authorized bandwidth: At least 43 plus
10log10 (mean power in watts) dB.
(b) For transmitters operating in the band 1626.5-1646.5 MHz. In any
4 kHz band the mean power of emissions shall be attenuated below the
mean output power of the transmitter as follows:
(1) Where the center frequency is removed from the assigned
frequency by more than 50 percent up to and including 100 percent of the
authorized bandwidth: At least 25 dB;
(2) Where the center frequency is removed from the assigned
frequency by more than 100 percent up to 250 percent of the authorized
bandwidth: At least 35 dB; and
(3) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 250 percent of the authorized bandwidth: At least 43 plus
10log10 (mean power in watts) dB.
(c) In any 4 kHz band the peak power of spurious emissions and noise
at the input to the transmit antenna must be attenuated below the peak
output power of the station as follows:
(1) 125 dB at 1525.0 MHz, increasing linearly to 90 dB at 1612.5
MHz;
(2) 90 dB at 1612.5 MHz increasing linearly to 60 dB at 1624.0 MHz;
(3) 90 dB from 1624.0 MHz to 1650.0 MHz, except at frequencies near
the transmitted carrier where the requirements of paragraphs (b)(1)
through (3) of this section, apply;
(4) 60 dB at 1650.0 MHz decreasing linearly to 90 dB at 1662.5 MHz;
(5) 90 dB at 1662.5 MHz decreasing linearly to 125 dB at 1752.5 MHz;
and
(6) 125 dB outside above range, except for harmonics which must
comply with (b)(3) of this section.
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(d) The mean power of emissions from radiotelephone survival craft
transmitters, 9 GHz search and rescue transponders, and radiotelegraph
survival craft transmitters must be attenuated below the mean output
power of the transmitter as follows:
(1) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 50 percent, up to and including 100 percent of the authorized
bandwidth: at least 25 dB;
(2) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 100 percent of the authorized bandwidth: at least 30 dB.
(e) The mean power of EPIRBs operating on 121.500 MHz, 243.000 MHz
and 406.025 MHz must be as follows:
(1) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 50 percent, up to and including 100 percent of the authorized
bandwidth: At least 25 dB;
(2) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 100 percent: at least 30 dB.
(f) The mean power when using emissions other than those in
paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section:
(1) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 50 percent up to and including 100 percent of the authorized
bandwidth: At least 25 dB;
(2) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 100 percent up to and including 250 percent of the authorized
bandwidth: At least 35 dB; and
(3) On any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 250 percent of the authorized bandwidth: At least 43 plus
10log10 (mean power in watts) dB.
(g) Developmental stations must conform to the standards for regular
authorized stations.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 40058, Sept. 29, 1989;
54 FR 49994, Dec. 4, 1989; 56 FR 11516, Mar. 19, 1991; 62 FR 40306, July
28, 1997]
Sec. 80.213 Modulation requirements.
(a) Transmitters must meet the following modulation requirements:
(1) When double sideband emission is used the peak modulation must
be maintained between 75 and 100 percent;
(2) When phase or frequency modulation is used in the 156-162 MHz
band the peak modulation must be maintained between 75 and 100 percent.
A frequency deviation of 5 kHz is defined as 100
percent peak modulation; and
(3) In single sideband operation the upper sideband must be
transmitted. Single sideband transmitters must automatically limit the
peak envelope power to their authorized operating power and meet the
requirements in Sec. 80.207(c).
(b) Radiotelephone transmitters using A3E, F3E and G3E emission must
have a modulation limiter to prevent any modulation over 100 percent.
This requirement does not apply to survival craft transmitters, to
transmitters that do not require a license or to transmitters whose
output power does not exceed 3 watts.
(c) Coast station transmitters operated in the 72.0-73.0 MHz and
75.4-76.0 MHz bands must be equipped with an audio low-pass filter. The
filter must be installed between the modulation limiter and the
modulated radio frequency stage. At frequencies between 3 kHz and 15 kHz
it must have an attenuation greater than at 1 kHz by at least
40log10 (f/3) dB where ``f'' is the frequency in kilohertz.
At frequencies above 15 kHz the attenuation must be at least 28 dB
greater than at 1 kHz.
(d) Ship and coast station transmitters operating in the 156-162 MHz
and 216-220 bands must be capable of proper operation with a frequency
deviation that does not exceed 5 kHz when using
any emission authorized by Sec. 80.207.
(e) Coast station transmitters operated in the 156-162 MHz band must
be equipped with an audio low-pass filter. The filter must be installed
between the modulation limiter and the modulated radio frequency stage.
At frequencies between 3 kHz and 20 kHz it must have an attenuation
greater than at 1 kHz by at least 60log10(f/3) dB where ``f''
is the audio frequency in kilohertz. At frequencies above 20 kHz the
attenuation must be at least 50 dB greater than at 1 kHz.
(f) Radiodetermination ship stations operating on 154.585 MHz,
159.480 MHz, 160.725 MHz, 160.785 MHz, 454.000 MHz and 459.000 MHz must
employ a duty cycle with a maximum transmission
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period of 60 seconds followed by a minimum quiescent period four times
the duration of the transmission period.
(g) Radar stations operating in the bands above 2.4 GHz may use any
type of modulation consistent with the bandwidth requirements in Sec.
80.209(b).
(h) Radar transponder coast stations using the 2900-3100 MHz or
9300-9500 MHz band must operate in a variable frequency mode and respond
on their operating frequencies with a maximum error equivalent to 100
meters. Additionally, their response must be encoded with a Morse
character starting with a dash. The duration of a Morse dot is defined
as equal to the width of a space and 1/3 of the width of a Morse dash.
The duration of the response code must not exceed 50 microseconds. The
sensitivity of the stations must be adjustable so that received signals
below -10 dBm at the antenna will not activate the transponder. Antenna
polarization must be horizontal when operating in the 9300-9500 MHz band
and either horizontal or both horizontal and vertical when operating in
the 2900-3100 MHz band. Racons using frequency agile transmitting
techniques must include circuitry designed to reduce interference caused
by triggering from radar antenna sidelobes.
(i) Variable frequency ship station transponders operating in the
2900-3100 MHz or 9300-9500 MHz band that are not used for search and
rescue purposes must meet the following requirements:
(1) Non-selectable transponders must have the following
characteristics:
(i) They must respond on all their frequencies with a maximum range
error equivalent to 100 meters;
(ii) They must use a Morse encoding of ``PS'' (dot-dash-dash-dot,
dot-dot-dot), meaning ``You should not come any closer''. The width of a
Morse dot is defined as equal to the width of a space and \1/3\ of the
width of a Morse dash;
(iii) When they employ swept frequency techniques they must not
transmit on any frequency for more than 10 seconds in any 120 second
period;
(iv) Any range offset of their response must occur during their
pause on the fixed frequency;
(v) The duration of the response code must not exceed 50
microseconds;
(vi) The sensitivity of the stations must be adjustable so that
received signals below -10 dBm at the antenna input will not activate
the transponder;
(vii) Antenna polarization must be horizontal when operating in the
9300-9500 MHz band and either horizontal or both horizontal and vertical
when operating in the 2900-3100 MHz band.
(viii) Transponders using frequency agile techniques must include
circuitry designed to reduce interference caused by triggering from
radar antenna sidelobes.
(2) Selectable transponders must be authorized under part 5 of the
Commission's rules until standards for their use are developed.
(j) The transmitted signals of search and rescue transponders must
cause to appear on a radar display a series of at least 20 equally
spaced dots.
(k) The modulation requirements for EPIRB's are contained in subpart
V.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 7418, Mar. 11, 1987; 52
FR 28825, Aug. 4, 1987; 54 FR 40058, Sept. 29, 1989; 57 FR 43407, Sept.
21, 1992; 65 FR 77824, Dec. 13, 2000; 68 FR 46965, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR
64673, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.215 Transmitter power.
(a) Transmitter power shown on the radio station authorization is
the maximum power the licensee is authorized to use. Power is expressed
in the following terms:
(1) For single sideband emission: Peak evelope power;
(2) For G3E emission: Carrier power;
(3) For PON and F3N emission: Mean power;
(4) For all emissions in the 1626.5-1646.5 MHz band: equivalent
isotropic radiated power.
(5) For all other emissions: the carrier power multiplied by 1.67.
(b) Coast station frequencies below 27500 kHz. The maximum power
must not exceed the values listed below.
(1) Public coast stations, except Alaska:
(i) Radiotelegraphy:
100-160 kHz--80kW
405-525 kHz--40kW
2035-2065 kHz--6.6kW
4000-8000 kHz--10kW
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8000-9000 kHz--20kW
12000-27500 kHz--30kW
(ii) Radiotelephony:
2000-4000 kHz--day--800W
2000-4000 kHz--night--400W
4000-27500 kHz--10kW
(2) Private coast stations, except in Alaska: 1kW
(3) Coast stations in Alaska, public and private:
405-525 kHz--265W
1605-12000 kHz--150W
(c) Coast station frequencies above 27500 kHz. The maximum power
must not exceed the values listed below.
(1) Coast stations:
156-162 MHz-50W \1,2,13\
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\1\ Maximum authorized power at the input terminals of the station
antenna.
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216-220 MHz \2\
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\2\ See paragraph (h) of this section.
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(2) Marine utility stations:
156-162 MHz--10W
(d) Ship station frequencies below 27500 kHz. The maximum power must
not exceed the values listed below:
(1) Radiotelegraphy: All ships--2kW \3\
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\3\ For passenger ships 5000 gross tons and over--8kW. For cable-
repair ships operating on radiodetermination frequencies, 15 watts; see
Sec. 80.375(b).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) Radiotelephony:
(i) All ships--Great Lakes and Inland Waters--150W
(ii) All ships--Open waters; 2000-4000 kHz--150W
2182 kHz--emergency, urgency, or safety ship to shore--400W \4\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\4\ For passenger ships 5000 gross tons and over--1kW.
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(iii) All ships--Open waters; 4000-27500 kHz--1.5kW \5\.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\5\ For passenger ships 5,000 gross tons and over 3kW.
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(3) Digital selective calling:
All ships 415-526.5 kHz--400 W
All ships 1605-4000 kHz--400 W
All ships 4000-27500 kHz--1.5 kW
(e) Ship stations frequencies above 27500 kHz. The maximum power
must not exceed the values listed below.
(1) Ship stations 156-162 MHz--25W \6,\\13\
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\6\ Reducible to 1 watt or less, except for transmitters limited to
public correspondence channels and used in an automated system.
\13\ The frequencies 156.775 and 156.825 MHz are available for
navigation-related port operations or ship movement only, and all
precautions must be taken to avoid harmful interference to channel 16.
Transmitter output power is limited to 1 watt for ship stations, and 10
watts for coast stations.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marine utility stations and hand-held portable transmitters: 156-162
MHz-10W
(2) Ship stations 216-220 MHz--25W \7\
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\7\ [Reserved]
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(3) On board stations 456-468 MHz--4W \8\
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\8\ Certification based on a carrier power of 4 watts with
transmitter connected to a dummy load of matching impedance. The
effective radiated power must not exceed 2 watts.
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(4) Ship earth stations 1626.5-1646.5 MHz \9\
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\9\ See paragraph (k) of this section.
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(5) Ship radar stations with F3N emission--200 mW
(6) EPIRB--121.500 and 243.00 MHz \10\
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\10\ See subpart V of this part.
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(7) EPIRB--156.750 and 156.800 MHz \10\
(f) Fixed stations. The maximum power must not exceed the values+
listed below.
(1) Maritime support (receiver test):
R3E and J3C emission--150W
F3E emission--50W
(2) Operational fixed: 72-76 MHz and above 162 MHz \11\
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\11\ See paragraph (l) of this section.
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(3) Alaska--Private fixed: \12\
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\12\ The frequencies 156.375 MHz and 156.650 MHz are primarily
intership frequencies. When authorized for coast stations on a secondary
basis, the normal output power must not exceed 1 watt and the maximum
output power must not exceed 10 watts.
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10-200 kHz--650W
405-525 kHz--265W
1605-12000 kHz--150W
(4) Alaska--Public fixed:
405-525 kHz--1kW
1605-12000 kHz--1kW
(g) The carrier power of ship station radiotelephone transmitters,
except portable transmitters, operating in the 156-162 MHz band must be
at least 8 but not more than 25 watts. Transmitters that use 12 volt
lead acid storage batteries as a primary power source must be measured
with a primary voltage between 12.2 and 13.7 volts DC. Additionally,
unless otherwise indicated, equipment in radiotelephone ship stations
operating in the 156-162 MHz band must meet the following requirements:
(1) All transmitters and remote control units must be capable of
reducing the carrier power to one watt or less;
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(2) Except as indicated in (g)(4) of this section, all transmitters
manufactured after January 21, 1987, or in use after January 21, 1997,
must automatically reduce the carrier power to one watt or less when the
transmitter is tuned to 156.375 MHz or 156.650 MHz, and must be provided
with a manual override switch which when held by an operator will permit
full carrier power operation on 156.375 MHz and 156.650 MHz;
(3) Except as indicated in (g)(4) of this section, all ship station
transmitters installed after January 9, 2006, must be capable of tuning
to 156.775 MHz and 156.825 MHz and must automatically reduce the carrier
power to one watt or less, with no manual override capability, when the
transmitter is tuned to either 156.775 MHz or 156.825 MHz;
(4) Hand-held portable transmitters are not required to comply with
the automatic reduction of carrier power in (g)(2) of this section; and
(5) Transmitters dedicated for use on public correspondence duplex
channels as additional equipment to a VHF ship station in the Great
Lakes which meet all pertinent rules in this part are not required to
reduce their carrier power to one watt.
(h) Coast stations in an AMTS may radiate as follows, subject to the
condition that no harmful interference will be caused to television
reception except that TV services authorized subsequent to the filing of
the AMTS station application will not be protected.
(1) When located more than 169 kilometers (105 miles) from the
antenna of a Channel 13 TV station and more than 129 kilometers (80
miles) from the antenna of a channel 10 station, the ERP of coast
stations having an antenna height of 61 meters (200 feet) or less above
ground must not exceed 1000 watts.
(2) Coast stations located less than 169 kilometers (105 miles) from
a channel 13 TV station, or less than 129 kilometers (80 miles) from a
channel 10 TV station, or when using a transmitting antenna height above
ground greater than 61 meters (200 feet), must submit a plan to limit
interference to TV reception, unless the station's predicted
interference contour is fully encompassed by the composite interference
contour of the system's existing stations, or the station's predicted
interference contour extends the system's composite interference contour
over water only (disregarding uninhabited islands). The plan must
include:
(i) A description of the interference contour with indentification
of the method used to determine this contour; and
(ii) A statement concerning the number of residences within the
interference contour. The interference contour includes only areas
inside the TV grade B contour with the latter determined assuming
maximum permissible TV antenna height and power for broadcast stations
and the actual facility parameters for translators and low power TV
stations. See part 73, subpart E of this chapter for further information
on TV grade B contour determination.
(3) When located as described in paragraph (h)(2) of this section,
the coast station (or stations affecting the same TV Grade B contour)
will be authorized if the applicant's plan has limited the interference
contour(s) to fewer than 100 residences or if the applicant:
(i) Shows that the proposed site is the only suitable location
(which, at the application stage, requires a showing that the proposed
site is especially well-suited to provide the proposed service);
(ii) Develops a plan to control any interference caused to TV
reception within the Grade B contour from its operations; and
(iii) Agrees to make such adjustments in the TV receivers affected
as may be necessary to eliminate interference caused by its operations.
(4) The applicant must eliminate any interference caused by its
operation to TV reception within the Grade B contour that might develop
within 90 days of the time it is notified in writing by the Commission.
If this interference is not removed within the 90-day period, operation
of the coast station must be discontinued. The licensee is expected to
help resolve all complaints of interference, whether inside or outside
the Grade B contour.
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(5) The transmitter power, as measured at the input terminals to the
station antenna, must be 50 watts or less.
(i) A ship station must have a transmitter output not exceeding 25
watts and an ERP not exceeding 18 watts. The maximum transmitter output
power is permitted to be increased to 50 watts under the following
conditions:
(1) Increases exceeding 25 watts are made only by radio command from
the controlling coast stations; and
(2) The application for an equipment authorization demonstrates that
the transmitter output power is 25 watts or less when external radio
commands are not present.
(j) A ship installation with a transmitter output power exceeding 25
watts under the conditions of paragraph (i) of this section is exempted
from the limitation of 18 watts ERP when operating in specific
geographical areas identified in a plan for the use of higher power.
(k) Within the 1626.5-1646.5 MHz band the maximum e.i.r.p by a ship
earth station in any direction in the horizontal plane or in the
direction of the space station must not exceed +40 dB relative to one
watt in any 4 kHz band in the main beam, except upon a satisfactory
showing of need for greater power, in which case a maximum of +55 dB
relative to one watt may be authorized.
(l) For operational fixed stations using frequencies in the 72-76
MHz band and for other classes of stations operating above 162.025 MHz,
the transmitter power must be specified in the station authorization.
Frequencies in the 72-76 MHz band are listed in Sec. 80.381. The
operational requirements for 72-76 MHz are contained in subpart L of
this part.
(m) For radiodetermination transmitters using A1D, A2D, F1D, F2D,
G1D and G2D emissions on 154.585 MHz, 159.480 MHz, 160.725 MHz, 160.785
MHz, 454.000 MHz and 459.000 MHz the mean output power of the
unmodulated carrier must not exceed 25 watts.
(n) For radiodetermination stations operating above 2400 MHz the
output power must be as follows:
(1) For radar stations that use F3N emission the mean output power
must not exceed 200 milliwatts;
(2) For search and rescue stations the output power must be at least
400 milliwatts peak e.i.r.p.
(3) For all other transponder stations the output power must not
exceed 20 watts peak e.i.r.p. Licensees of non-selectable transponder
coast stations operating in the 2920-3100 MHz and 9320-9500 MHz bands
must notify in writing the USCG District Commander of any incremental
increase of their station's output power above 5 watts peak e.i.r.p.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 7419, Mar. 11, 1987; 52
FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987; 54 FR 40058, Sept. 29, 1989; 54 FR 49994, Dec.
4, 1989; 56 FR 3783, Jan. 31, 1991; 59 FR 35269, July 11, 1994; 63 FR
36606, July 7, 1998; 65 FR 77824, Dec. 13, 2000; 67 FR 48564, July 25,
2002; 68 FR 46965, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64673, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.217 Suppression of interference aboard ships.
(a) A voluntarily equipped ship station receiver must not cause
harmful interference to any receiver required by statute or treaty.
(b) The electromagnetic field from receivers required by statute or
treaty must not exceed the following value at a distance over sea water
of one nautical mile from the receiver:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Field
intensity
Frequency of interfering emissions in
microvolts
per meter
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below 30 MHz................................................ 0.1
30 to 100 MHz............................................... .3
100 to 300 MHz.............................................. 1.0
Over 300 MHz................................................ 3.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
or
Deliver not more than the following amounts of power, to an
artificial antenna having electrical characteristics equivalent to those
of the average receiving antenna(s) use on shipboard:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Power to
artificial
Frequency of interfering emissions antenna in
microwatts
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below 30 MHz................................................ 400
30 to 100 MHz............................................... 4,000
100 to 300 MHz.............................................. 40,000
Over 300 MHz................................................ 400,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Sec. 80.219 Special requirements for narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP)
equipment.
NB-DP and data transmission equipment installed in ship and coast
stations before October 1, 1990, that operates on the frequencies in the
4,000-27,500 kHz bands must be capable of operation in accordance with
the technical requirements of either ITU-R Recommendation M.476-5,
``Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,''
with Annex, 1995, or ITU-R Recommendation M.625-3, ``Direct-Printing
Telegraph Equipment Employing Automatic Identification in the Maritime
Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995, and may be used indefinitely.
Equipment installed on or after October 1, 1990, must be capable of
operation in accordance with the technical requirements of ITU-R
Recommendation M.625-3, ``Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment Employing
Automatic Identification in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex,
1995. NB-DP and data transmission equipment are additionally permitted
to utilize any modulation, so long as emissions are within the limits
set forth in Sec. 80.211(f) and the equipment is also capable of
operation in accordance with ITU-R Recommendation M.625-3, ``Direct-
Printing Telegraph Equipment Employing Automatic Identification in the
Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995. ITU-R Recommendations M.
476-5 and M.625-3 with Annexes are incorporated by reference. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies
of these standards can be inspected at the Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC (Reference Information
Center) or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. The ITU-R Recommendations can
be purchased from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place
des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
[68 FR 46966, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.221 Special requirements for automatically generating the
radiotelephone alarm signal.
(a) Each device for automatically generating the radiotelephone
alarm signal must be capable of being disabled to permit the immediate
transmission of a distress call and message.
(b) The device must comply with the following requirements:
(1) The frequency tolerance of each tone must be 1.5 percent;
(2) The duration tolerance of each tone must be 50 milliseconds;
(3) The interval between successive tones must not exceed 50
milliseconds; and
(4) The amplitude ratio of the tones must be flat within 1.6 dB.
(c) Devices installed on or after January 1, 1983, must comply with
the following requirements:
(1) The frequency tolerance of each tone must be 1.5 percent;
(2) The duration tolerance of each tone must be 10 milliseconds;
(3) The interval between successive tones must not exceed 4
milliseconds;
(4) The amplitude ratio of the tones must be flat within 1.6 dB;
(5) The output of the device must be sufficient to modulate the
associated transmitter for H2B emission to at least 70 percent, and for
J2B emission to within 3 dB of the rated peak envelope power;
(6) Light from the device must not interfere with the safe
navigation of the ship;
(7) After activation the device must automatically generate the
radiotelephone alarm signal for not less than 30 seconds and not more
than 60 seconds unless manually interrupted;
(8) After generating the radiotelephone alarm signal or after manual
interruption the device must be immediately ready to repeat the signal;
(9) The transmitter must be automatically switched from the stand-by
condition to the transmit condition at the start and return to the
stand-by condition at the conclusion of the radiotelephone alarm signal.
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(d) Any device used by a station to automatically generate the
radiotelephone alarm signal must be certificated by the Commission.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 40059, Sept. 29, 1989;
63 FR 36606, July 7, 1998]
Sec. 80.223 Special requirements for survival craft stations.
(a) Survival craft stations capable of transmitting on:
(1) 2182 kHz must be able to operate with A2B and A3E or H2B and H3E
and J2B and J3E emissions;
(2) 121.500 MHz must be able to operate with A3E or A3N emission.
(b) Survival craft stations must be able to receive the frequency
and types of emission which the transmitter is capable of using.
(c) Any EPIRB carried as part of a survival craft must comply with
the specific technical and performance requirements for its class
contained in subpart V of this chapter.
[68 FR 46966, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.225 Requirements for selective calling equipment.
This section specifies the requirements for voluntary digital
selective calling (DSC) equipment and selective calling equipment
installed in ship and coast stations, and incorporates by reference ITU-
R Recommendation M.476-5, ``Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment in the
Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995; ITU-R Recommendation M.493-
10, ``Digital Selective-calling System for Use in the Maritime Mobile
Service,'' with Annexes 1 and 2, 2000; ITU-R Recommendation M.625-3,
``Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment Employing Automatic Identification
in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995; and RTCM Paper 56-
95/SC101-STD, ``RTCM Recommended Minimum Standards for Digital Selective
Calling (DSC) Equipment Providing Minimum Distress and Safety
Capability,'' Version 1.0, dated August 10, 1995. ITU-R Recommendations
M.476-5 with Annex, M.493-10 with Annexes 1 and 2, and M.625-3 with
Annex, and RTCM Paper 56-95/SC101-STD are incorporated by reference. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies
of these standards can be inspected at the Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC (Reference Information
Center) or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html. The ITU-R Recommendations can
be purchased from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place
des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. The RTCM standards can be
purchased from the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
(RTCM), Suite 600, 1800 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2480.
(a) DSC equipment voluntarily installed in coast or ship stations
must meet either the requirements of ITU-R Recommendation M.493-10,
``Digital Selective-calling System for Use in the Maritime Mobile
Service,'' with Annexes 1 and 2, 2000 (including only equipment classes
A, B, D, and E) or RTCM Paper 56-95/SC101-STD. DSC equipment must not be
used with the sensors referred to in Sec. 80.179(e)(2). DSC equipment
used on compulsorily fitted ships must meet the requirements contained
in subpart W of this part for GMDSS.
(b) Manufacturers of Class C DSC equipment to be used on United
States vessels must affix a clearly discernible permanent plate or label
visible from the operating controls containing the following:
Warning. This equipment is designed to generate a digital maritime
distress and safety signal to facilitate search and rescue. To be
effective as a safety device, this equipment must be used only within
communication range of a shore-based VHF marine channel 70 distress and
safety watch system. The range of the signal may vary but under normal
conditions should be approximately 20 nautical miles.
(c) Selective calling equipment, other than that designed in
accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, is authorized as follows:
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(1) Equipment used in conjunction with the Automated Maritime
Telecommunications System (AMTS) in the band 216-220 MHz,
(2) Equipment used to perform a selective calling function during
narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) operations in accordance with ITU-R
Recommendation M.476-5, ``Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment in the
Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995, or ITU-R Recommendation
M.625-3, ``Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment Employing Automatic
Identification in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995, ITU-R
Recommendation M.493-10, ``Digital Selective-calling System for Use in
the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annexes 1 and 2, 2000, and
(3) Equipment functioning under the provisions of Sec. 80.207(a)
includes the brief use of radiotelegraphy, including keying only the
modulating audio frequency, tone signals, and other signalling devices
to establish or maintain communications provided that:
(i) These signalling techniques are not used on frequencies
designated for general purpose digital selective calling (DSC) and
distress and safety DSC calling as listed in Sec. 80.359;
(ii) The authorized radiotelephone emission bandwidth is not
exceeded;
(iii) Documentation of selective calling protocols must be available
to the general public; and,
(iv) Harmful interference is not caused to stations operating in
accordance with the International Radio Regulations.
[54 FR 10009, Mar. 9, 1989, as amended at 62 FR 40306, July 28, 1997; 68
FR 46966, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.227 Special requirements for protection from RF radiation.
As part of the information provided with transmitters for ship earth
stations, manufacturers of each such unit must include installation and
operating instructions to help prevent human exposure to radiofrequency
(RF) radiation in excess of the RF exposure guidelines specified in
Sec. 1.1307(b) of the Commission's Rules.
[53 FR 28225, July 27, 1988]
Sec. 80.229 Special requirements for automatic link establishment (ALE).
Brief signalling for the purposes of measuring the quality of a
radio channel and thereafter establishing communication shall be
permitted within the 2 MHz-30 MHz band. Public coast stations providing
high seas service are authorized by rule to use such signalling under
the following conditions:
(a) The transmitter power shall not exceed 100 W ERP;
(b) Transmissions must sweep linearly in frequency at a rate of at
least 60 kHz per second, occupying any 3 kHz bandwidth for less than 50
milliseconds;
(c) The transmitter shall scan the band no more than four times per
hour;
(d) Transmissions within 6 kHz of the following protected
frequencies and frequency bands must not exceed 10 [micro]W peak ERP:
(1) Protected frequencies (kHz)
2091.0 4188.0 6312.0 12290.0 16420.0
2174.5 4207.5 8257.0 12392.0 16522.0
2182.0 5000.0 8291.0 12520.0 16695.0
2187.5 5167.5 8357.5 12563.0 16750.0
2500.0 5680.0 8364.0 12577.0 16804.5
3023.0 6215.0 8375.0 15000.0 20000.0
4000.0 6268.0 8414.5 16000.0 25000.0
4177.5 6282.0 10000.0
(2) Protected bands (kHz)
4125.0-4128.0
8376.25-8386.75
13360.0-13410.0
25500.0-25670.0
(e) The instantaneous signal, which refers to the peak power that
would be measured with the frequency sweep stopped, along with spurious
emissions generated from the sweeping signal, must be attenuated below
the peak carrier power (in watts) as follows:
(1) On any frequency more than 5 Hz from the instantaneous carrier
frequency, at least 3 dB;
(2) On any frequency more than 250 Hz from the instantaneous carrier
frequency, at least 40 dB; and
(3) On any frequency more than 7.5 kHz from the instantaneous
carrier frequency, at least 43 + 10log10 (peak power in
watts) db.
[62 FR 40307, July 28, 1997]
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Subpart F_Equipment Authorization for Compulsory Ships
Sec. 80.251 Scope.
(a) This subpart gives the general technical requirements for
certification of equipment used on compulsory ships. Such equipment
includes automatic-alarm-signal keying devices, survival craft radio
equipment, watch receivers, and radar.
(b) The equipment described in this subpart must be certificated.
(c) The term transmitter means the transmitter unit and all
auxiliary equipment necessary to make this unit operate as a main or
emergency transmitter in a ship station at sea. Each separate motor-
generator, rectifier, or other unit required to convert the ship primary
power to the phase, frequency, or voltage necessary to energize the
transmitter unit is considered a component of the transmitter.
(d) Average ship station antenna means an actual antenna installed
on board ship having a capacitance of 750 picofarads and an effective
resistance of 4 ohms at a frequency of 500 kHz, or an artificial antenna
having the same electrical characteristics.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 36606, July 7, 1998; 68
FR 46966, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.268 Technical requirements for radiotelephone installation.
All radiotelephone installations in radiotelegraph equipped vessels
must meet the following conditions.
(a) The radiotelephone transmitter must be capable of transmission
of A3E or H3E emission on 2182 kHz and must be capable of transmitting
clearly perceptible signals from ship to ship during daytime, under
normal conditions over a range of 150 nautical miles when used with an
antenna system in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section. The
transmitter must:
(1) Have a duty cycle which allows for transmission of the
radiotelephone alarm signal described in Sec. 80.221.
(2) Provide 25 watts carrier power for A3E emission or 60 watts peak
power on H3E emission into an artificial antenna consisting of 10 ohms
resistance and 200 picofarads capacitance or 50 ohms nominal impedance
to demonstrate compliance with the 150 nautical mile range requirement.
(3) Have a visual indication whenever the transmitter is supplying
power to the antenna.
(4) Have a two-tone alarm signal generator that meets Sec. 80.221.
(5) This transmitter may be contained in the same enclosure as the
receiver required by paragraph (b) of this section. These transmitters
may have the capability to transmit J2D or J3E transmissions.
(b)(1) The radiotelephone receiver must receive A3E and H3E
emissions when connected to the antenna system specified in paragraph
(c) this section and must be preset to 2182 kHz. The receiver must
additionally:
(i) Provide an audio output of 50 milliwatts to a loudspeaker when
the RF input is 50 microvolts. The 50 microvolt input signal must be
modulated 30 percent at 400 Hertz and provide at least a 6 dB signal-to-
noise ratio when measured in the rated audio bandwidth.
(ii) Be equipped with one or more loudspeakers capable of being used
to maintain a watch on 2182 kHz at the principal operating position or
in the room from which the vessel is normally steered.
(2) The receiver required by Sec. 80.805 may be used instead of
this receiver. If the watch is stood at the place from which the ship is
normally steered, a radiotelephone distress frequency watch receiver
must be used for this purpose.
(3) This receiver may be contained in the same enclosure as the
transmitter required by paragraph (a) of this section. These receivers
may have the capability to receive J2D or J3E transmissions.
(c) The antenna system must be as nondirectional and efficient as is
practicable for the transmission and reception of radio ground waves
over seawater. The installation and construction of the required antenna
must ensure, insofar as is practicable, proper operation in time of
emergency. If the required antenna is suspended between masts or other
supports subject to whipping, a safety link must be installed which
under heavy stress will reduce breakage of the antenna, the
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halyards, or any other supporting elements.
(d) The radiotelephone installation must be provided with a device
for permitting changeover from transmission to reception and vice versa
without manual switching.
(e) An artificial antenna must be provided to permit weekly checks,
without causing interference, of the automatic device for generating the
radiotelephone alarm signal on frequencies other than the radiotelephone
distress frequency.
(f) The radiotelephone installation must be located in the
radiotelegraph operating room or in the room from which the ship is
normally steered.
(g) Demonstration of the radiotelephone installation may be required
by Commission representatives to show compliance with applicable
regulations.
(h) The radiotelephone installation must be protected from excessive
currents and voltages.
(i) The radiotelephone installation must be maintained in an
efficient condition.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986. Redesignated and amended at 68 FR 46973,
Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.269 Technical requirements for radiotelephone distress frequency
watch receiver.
(a) The radiotelephone distress frequency watch receiver is
comprised of a receiver, a loudspeaker and a radiotelephone auto alarm
device.
(b) The radiotelephone distress frequency watch receiver must meet
the following requirements:
(1) The receiver must be capable of being switched to 2182 kHz and
of receiving signals of at least A2A and A2B emissions;
(2) The receiver sensitivity must provide a SINAD of 20 dB at the
audio output when a 30 microvolt signal with A2A or A2B emission
modulated 30% at 400 Hz is applied to the receiver RF terminals;
(3) The audio output of the receiver must be at least 50 milliwatts
at the rated load impedance;
(4) The receiver must be provided with an auto alarm device which
mutes the receiver (silences the loudspeaker) unless the radiotelephone
alarm signal or the signal preceeding a vital navigational warning is
received. When the auto alarm is activated the receiver audio output
level must be louder than the output level of the received speech
signal. Additionally, the receiver must meet the following requirements:
(i) When the receiver is muted its audio output power must be less
than 1 milliwatt;
(ii) If tone filters are used to process the 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz
tones the tolerance of their center frequency must be 1.5 percent of the alerting frequency. The response must
be flat within 6 dB to 3% of the center frequency
of the filters; and
(iii) The receiver must not be unmuted by atmospherics or by strong
signals other than the radiotelephone alarm and the vital navigational
warning signal.
(5) The receiver must be unmuted within 4 to 6 seconds when a double
sideband alarm signal modulated at 70% is applied at its input terminals
at a level which produces a SINAD of 10 dB under the following
conditions:
(i) For radiotelephone alarm the signal must be modulated
sequentially by a 1300 20 Hz tone and a 2200
35 Hz tone. The duration of each tone must be 250
50 milliseconds and the period between each tone
must not exceed 50 milliseconds; and
(ii) For navigational warning the signal must be modulated by a 2200
35 Hz tone and the modulated carrier must be
turned ``on'' for 250 50 milliseconds and then
``off'' for 250 50 milliseconds.
(6) The receiver must not be unmuted when a double sideband signal
of 70 dB above the receiver measured sensitivity, modulated at 70% by a
2200 35 Hz tone with the following durations is
applied at its input terminals:
(i) ``On'' periods of less than 175 milliseconds or more than 325
milliseconds followed by ``off'' periods of any duration; and
(ii) ``Off'' periods of less than 175 milliseconds or more then 425
milliseconds followed by ``on'' periods of any duration.
(7) The controls listed below must be provided on the exterior of
the equipment:
(i) On/off switch with a visual indication that the device is on;
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(ii) Volume control to adjust the audio output;
(iii) Control for dimming any light on the equipment;
(iv) Control for switching the auto alarm in and out of operation;
and
(v) Control to manually reset the auto alarm to muted condition.
(8) The receiver must operate within specifications throughout the
temperature range 0-50 degrees Celsius at relative humidities as high as
95%.
(9) The receiver must be capable of operating when subjected to
vibrations having a frequency between 20 and 30 Hertz and an amplitude
of 0.76 mm (0.03 inch) in a direction at an angle of 30 to 45 degrees
with the base of the auto alarm.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 58 FR 44952, Aug. 25, 1993;
68 FR 46966, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.271 Technical requirements for portable survival craft
radiotelephone transceivers.
(a) Portable survival craft radiotelephone transceivers must comply
with the following:
(1) The transceivers must receive and transmit either on 457.525 MHz
or on 156.800 MHz;
(2) The receiver must comply with the requirements in part 15,
subpart C of this chapter and must have a sensitivity of not more than 2
microvolts. The sensitivity requirement must be met using the receiver
sensitivity measurement procedure specified in the Radio Technical
Commission for Marine Services (RTCM) Special Committee No. 66 Report
MMS-R2;
(3) The effective radiated power of the transmitter must be at least
0.1 watt;
(4) The transceivers must be battery powered and operate for at
least four hours with a transmit to receive ratio of 1:9 with no
significant adverse effect upon the performance of the device;
(5) The transceivers must have a permanently attached waterproof
label with the statement ``Complies with the FCC requirements for
survival craft two-way radiotelephone equipment''; and
(6) The antenna must be permanently attached to the device or its
removal must require the use of a special tool.
(b) Portable radiotelephone transceivers that are already
certificated may be used to satisfy the survival craft radiotelephone
requirement until October 1, 1993, provided the device meets the
technical requirements in paragraphs (a) (1) through (3) of this
section.
(c) Survival craft radiotelephone equipment installed after October
1, 1988, must be certificated to meet the requirements of this section.
(d) After October 1, 1993, all portable radiotelephone transceivers
that are used to satisfy the survival craft radiotelephone requirement
must have been certificated to meet the requirements of this section.
(e) Portable radiotelephone transceivers which are type accepted to
meet the requirements of this section must be identified by an
appropriate note in the Commission's database.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 36607, July 7, 1998]
Sec. 80.273 Technical requirements for radar equipment.
(a) Radar installations on board ships that are required by the
Safety Convention or the U.S. Coast Guard to be equipped with radar must
comply with either the document referenced in paragraph (a)(1) of this
section or the applicable document referenced in paragraphs (a)(2)
through (4) of this section. These documents contain specifications,
standards and general requirements applicable to shipboard radar
equipment and shipboard radar installations. For purposes of this part
the specifications, standards and general requirements stated in these
documents are mandatory irrespective of discretionary language. The
standards listed in paragraphs (a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section
are incorporated by reference. The Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies of these standards can be inspected at
the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC (Reference Information Center) or at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go
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to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--
regulations/ibr--locations.html. The standards referenced in paragraphs
(a)(1), (2), and (3) of this section can be purchased from the Radio
Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), Suite 600, 1800
Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2480; telephone 703-684-4481;
fax 703-684-4229; email [email protected]. The standard referenced in
section (a)(4) can be purchased from International Maritime Organization
(IMO), Publications, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7 SR, United
Kingdom; telephone 011 44 71 735 7611.
(1) Radar installed on or after July 1, 1988, on ships of 500 gross
tons and upwards that were constructed on or after September 1, 1984,
must comply with the provisions of RTCM Paper 133-87-SC 103-33 including
Appendix A. Title: ``RTCM Recommended Performance Specification for a
General Purpose Navigational Radar Set for Oceangoing Ships of 500 Gross
Tons and Upwards for New Radar Installations.'' Title of Appendix A:
``General Purpose Shipborne Navigational Radar Set for Oceangoing Ships
Design and Testing Specifications.'' Document originally approved by
RTCM August 15, 1985 and revised May 15, 1987.
(2) Radar installed on ships of 1,600 gross tons and upwards on or
before April 27, 1981, must comply with the provisions of Volume II of
RTCM Special Committee No. 65 Final Report; Part II. Title:
``Performance Specification for a General Purpose Navigational Radar Set
for Oceangoing Ships of 1,600 Tons Gross Tonnage and Upwards for Ships
Already Fitted.'' Document approved by RTCM July 18, 1978; effective as
FCC requirement on April 27, 1981.
(3) Radar installed on ships of 1,600 gross tons and upwards after
April 27, 1981 and before July 1, 1988, must comply with the provisions
of Volume II of RTCM Special Committee No. 65 Final Report with Change 1
entered; Part I including Appendix A. Title: ``Performance Specification
for a General Purpose Navigational Radar Set for Oceangoing Ships of
1,600 Tons Gross Tonnage and Upwards for New Radar Installations.''
Title of Appendix A: ``General Purpose Shipborne Navigational Radar Set
for Oceangoing Ships Design and Testing Specifications.'' Document
approved by RTCM July 18, 1978; effective as FCC requirement on April
27, 1981.
(4) Ships between 500 and 1,600 gross tons constructed on or after
September 1, 1984, with radar installed before July 1, 1988, must comply
with Regulation 12, Chapter V of the Safety Convention and with the
provisions of Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization
(IMCO) [now International Maritime Organization] Resolution A.477 (XII).
Title: ``Performance Standards for Radar Equipment,'' with Annex.
Adopted by IMCO November 19, 1981.
(b) For ships of 10,000 gross tons or more and any other ship that
is required to be equipped with two radar systems, each of these systems
must be capable of operating independently and must comply with the
specifications, standards and general requirements established by
paragraph (a) of this section. One of the systems must provide a display
with an effective diameter of not less than 340 millimeters (13.4
inches), (16 inch cathode ray tube). The other system must provide a
display with an effective diameter of not less than 250 millimeters (9.8
inches), (12 inch cathode ray tube).
(c) Recommendations for tools, test equipment, spares and technical
manuals are contained in Part IV of Volume III of the RTCM SC-65 Final
Report approved by RTCM July 18, 1978.
[68 FR 46967, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.275 Technical Requirements for Automatic Identification Systems
(AIS) equipment.
(a) Prior to submitting a certification application for an AIS
device, the following information must be submitted in duplicate to the
Commandant (G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington
DC 20593-0001:
(1) The name of the manufacturer or grantee and the model number of
the AIS device;
(2) Copies of the test report and test data obtained from the test
facility showing that the device complies with
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the environmental and operational requirements identified in Sec.
80.1101.
(b) After reviewing the information described in paragraph (a) of
this section, the U.S. Coast Guard will issue a letter stating whether
the AIS device satisfies all of the requirements specified in Sec.
80.1101.
(c) A certification application for an AIS device submitted to the
Commission must contain a copy of the U.S. Coast Guard letter stating
that the device satisfies all of the requirements specified in Sec.
80.1101, a copy of the technical test data, and the instruction
manual(s).
[69 FR 64673, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.288 Direction finding and homing equipment.
Each compulsory ship of 1,600 gross tons or over whose keel was
laid:
(a) Prior to May 25, 1980, must be equipped with radio direction
finding apparatus in operating condition and approved by the Commission
during an inspection.
(b) On or after May 25, 1980, must be equipped with radio direction
finding apparatus having a homing capability in accordance with Sec.
80.824.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 29960, June 1, 1998.
Redesignated at 68 FR 46973, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.289 Requirements for radio direction finder.
(a) The radio direction finding apparatus must:
(1) Be capable of receiving signals A1A, A2B and R2B emission, on
each frequency within the band 285-515 kHz assigned by the Radio
Regulations for distress and direction finding and for maritime radio
beacons, and be calibrated to take bearings on such signals from which
the true bearing and direction may be determined; and
(2) Possess a sensitivity, sufficient to permit the taking of
bearings on a signal having a field strength of 50 microvolts per meter.
(b) The calibration of the direction finder must be verified by
check bearings or by a further calibration whenever any changes are made
in the physical or electrical characteristics or the position of any
antennas, and whenever any changes are made in the position of any deck
structures which might affect the accuracy of the direction finder. In
addition, the calibration must be verified by check bearings at yearly
intervals. A record of the calibrations, and of the check bearings made
of their accuracy and the accuracy of the check bearings must be kept on
board the ship for a period of not less than 1 year.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 29660, June 1, 1998.
Redesignated at 68 FR 46973, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.290 Auxiliary receiving antenna.
An auxiliary receiving antenna must be provided when necessary to
avoid unauthorized interruption or reduced efficiency of the required
watch because the normal receiving antenna is not available because a
radio direction finder on board the vessel is operated.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986. Redesignated at 68 FR 46973, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.291 Installation of direction finder.
(a) The direction finder must be located to minimize interference
from noise.
(b) The direction finder antenna system must be erected so that the
determination of bearings will not be hindered by the proximity of other
antennas, cranes, wire halyards, or large metal objects.
Sec. 80.292 Contingent acceptance of direction finder calibration.
When the required calibration can not be made before departure from
a harbor or port for a voyage in the open sea, the direction finder may
be tentatively approved on condition that the master certifies in
writing that the direction finder will be calibrated by a competent
technician.
[63 FR 29660, June 1, 1998. Redesignated at 68 FR 46973, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.293 Check bearings by authorized ship personnel.
The requirement for calibration by check bearings is met if:
(a) The required verification by check bearings are made not more
than 90 days prior to the date of the annual detailed inspection of the
radiotelegraph station;
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(b) The verification consists of a comparison of simultaneous visual
and radio direction finder bearings. At least one comparison bearing
must be taken in each quadrant, within plus or minus 20 degrees from the
following bearings relative to the ship's heading: 45 degrees; 135
degrees; 225 degrees; 315 degrees;
(c) The verification shows the visual bearing relative to the ship's
heading and the difference between the visual and radio direction finder
bearing, and the date each check bearing is taken.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986. Redesignated at 68 FR 46973, Aug. 7, 2003]
Subpart G_Safety Watch Requirements and Procedures
Coast Station Safety Watches
Sec. 80.301 Watch requirements.
(a) Each public coast station licensed to operate in the band 1605-
3500 kHz must monitor such frequency(s) as are used for working or, at
the licensee's discretion, maintain a watch on 2182 kHz.
(b) Except for distress, urgency or safety messages, coast stations
must not transmit on 2182 kHz during the silence periods for three
minutes twice each hour beginning at x h.00 and x h.30 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC).
(c) Each public coast station must provide assistance for distress
communications when requested by the Coast Guard.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 69 FR 64673, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.302 Notice of discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of
service involving a distress watch.
(a) When changes occur in the operation of a public coast station
which include discontinuance, relocation, reduction or suspension of a
watch required to be maintained on 2182 kHz or 156.800 MHz, notification
must be made by the licensee to the nearest district office of the U.S.
Coast Guard as soon as practicable. The notification must include the
estimated or known resumption time of the watch.
(b) [Reserved]
[68 FR 46967, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 64673, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.303 Watch on 156.800 MHz (Channel 16).
(a) During its hours of operation, each coast station operating in
the 156-162 MHz band and serving rivers, bays and inland lakes except
the Great Lakes, must maintain a safety watch on the frequency 156.800
MHz except when transmitting on 156.800 MHz.
(b) A coast station is exempt from compliance with the watch
requirement when Federal, State, or Local Government stations maintain a
watch on 156.800 MHz over 95% of the coast station's service area. Each
licensee exempted by rule must notify the nearest district office of the
U.S. Coast Guard at least thirty days prior to discontinuing the watch,
or in the case of new stations, at least thirty days prior to commencing
service. The Coast Guard may require any coast station to maintain the
watch temporarily or permanently. The Coast Guard may also require any
coast station to remain capable of either immediately resuming the watch
or providing the Coast Guard direct dial-up access to the necessary
156.800 MHz transceiver at no charge so that the Coast Guard can
maintain the watch.
(c) If the government station(s) providing the 156.800 MHz watch
over the service area of an exempt station temporarily discontinues that
watch, the exempt coast station upon receiving notice of this condition
must maintain the watch on 156.800 HMz during the discontinuance.
Automated maritime communications systems' compliance with this
requirement is limited to the use of existing facilities.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987;
63 FR 40063, July 27, 1998]
Ship Station Safety Watches
Sec. 80.304 Watch requirement during silence periods.
Each ship station operating on telephony on frequencies in the band
1605-3500 kHz must maintain a watch on the frequency 2182 kHz. This
watch must be maintained at least twice each
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hour for 3 minutes commencing at x h.00 and x h.30 Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC) using either a loudspeaker or headphone. Except for distress,
urgency or safety messages, ship stations must not transmit during the
silence periods on 2182 kHz.
[69 FR 64673, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.305 Watch requirements of the Communications Act and the Safety
Convention.
(a) Each ship of the United States which is equipped with a
radiotelegraph station for compliance with part II of title III of the
Communications Act or chapter IV of the Safety Convention must:
(1) Keep a continuous and efficient watch on the radiotelephone
distress frequency 2182 kHz from the principal radio operating position
or the room from which the vessel is normally steered while being
navigated in the open sea outside a harbor or port. A radiotelephone
distress frequency watch receiver having a loudspeaker and a
radiotelephone auto alarm facility must be used to keep the continuous
watch on 2182 kHz if such watch is kept from the room from which the
vessel is normally steered. After a determination by the master that
conditions are such that maintenance of the listening watch would
interfere with the safe navigation of the ship, the watch may be
maintained by the use of the radiotelephone auto alarm facility alone.
(2) Until February 1, 2005, keep a continuous and efficient watch on
the VHF distress frequency 156.800 MHz from the room from which the
vessel is normally steered while in the open sea outside a harbor or
port. The watch must be maintained by a designated member of the crew
who may perform other duties, relating to the operation or navigation of
the vessel, provided such other duties do not interfere with the
effectiveness of the watch. Use of a properly adjusted squelch or brief
interruptions due to other nearby VHF transmissions are not considered
to adversely affect the continuity or efficiency of the required watch
on the VHF distress frequency. This watch need not be maintained by
vessels subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act and participating in a
Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system as required or recommended by the
U.S. Coast Guard, when an efficient listening watch is maintained on
both the bridge-to-bridge frequency and a separate assigned VTS
frequency.
(b) Each cargo ship of the United States which is equipped with a
radiotelephone station for compliance with part II of title III of the
Communications Act or chapter IV of the Safety Convention must while
being navigated outside of a harbor or port:
(1) Keep a continuous watch on 2182 kHz in the room from which the
vessel is normally steered while at sea, whenever such station is not
being used for authorized traffic. Such watch must be maintained by at
least one officer or crewmember who may perform other duties relating to
the operation or navigation of the vessel, provided such other duties do
not interfere with the watch. A radiotelephone watch receiver having a
loudspeaker and a radiotelephone auto alarm must be used to keep the
continuous watch on 2182 kHz. After a determination by the master that
maintenance of the watch would interfere with the safe navigation of the
ship, the watch may be maintained by use of the radiotelephone auto
alarm facility alone.
(2) Keep a continuous watch on 156.800 MHz from the room from which
the vessel is normally steered. The watch must be maintained by a
crewmember who may perform other duties, relating to the operation or
navigation of the vessel, provided such other duties do not interfere
with the watch. Use of properly adjusted squelch of brief interruptions
due to other nearby VHF transmissions are not considered to adversely
affect the watch. This watch need not be maintained by vessels subject
to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act and participating in a Vessel Traffic
Services (VTS) system when a watch is maintained on both the bridge-to-
bridge frequency and a VTS frequency.
(c) Each vessel of the United States transporting more than six
passengers for hire, which is equipped with a radiotelephone station for
compliance with part III of title III of the Communications Act must,
while being navigated in the open sea or any tidewater within the
jurisdiction of the United
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States adjacent or contiguous to the open sea, keep a continuous watch
on 2182 kHz while the vessel is beyond VHF communication range of the
nearest VHF coast station, whenever the radiotelephone station is not
being used for authorized traffic. A VHF watch must be kept on 156.800
MHz whenever such station is not being used for authorized traffic. The
VHF watch must be maintained at the vessel's steering station actually
in use by the qualified operator as defined by Sec. 80.157 or by a
crewmember who may perform other duties relating to the operation or
navigation of the vessel, provided such other duties do not interfere
with the watch. The use of a properly adjusted squelch is not considered
to adversely affect the watch. The VHF watch need not be maintained by
vessels subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act and participating in a
Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system when an efficient listening watch
is maintained on both the bridge-to-bridge frequency and a VTS
frequency.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46967, Aug. 7, 2003; 69
FR 64673, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.307 Compulsory use of radiotelegraph auto alarm.
The radiotelegraph auto alarm required on a cargo ship subject to
the radiotelegraph provisions of part II of title III of the
Communications Act or the Safety Convention must be in operation,
connected to the main antenna and adjusted for optimum efficiency at all
times while the ship is being navigated in the open sea when a radio
officer is not listening on the frequency 500 kHz, except under the
circumstances as set forth in Sec. 80.306(b).
Sec. 80.308 Watch required by the Great Lakes Radio Agreement.
(a) Each ship of the United States that is equipped with a
radiotelephone station for compliance with the Great Lakes Radio
Agreement must when underway keep a watch on:
(1) 156.800 MHz on board a vessel 20 meters (65 feet) and over in
length, a vessel engaged in towing (See Sec. 80.951(b)), or a vessel
carrying more than 6 passengers for hire. This watch must be maintained
whenever the station is not being used for authorized traffic. However,
a watch on 156.800 MHz need not be maintained by a vessel maintaining a
watch on the bridge-to-bridge frequency 156.650 MHz and participating in
a Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system and maintaining a watch on the
specified VTS frequency.
(2) 156.650 MHz on board a vessel 38 meters (124 feet) and over in
length, a vessel engaged in towing (See Sec. 80.951(b)), or a vessel
carrying more than six passengers for hire. This watch must be
maintained continuously and effectively. Sequential monitoring is not
sufficient. Portable VHF equipment may be used to meet this requirement.
Vessels are exempted from this requirement while transiting the St.
Lawrence Seaway and complying with the Joint Regulations of the St.
Lawrence Seaway Authority and St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation between the lower exit of St. Lambert Lock at Montreal and
Crossover Island, New York and in the Welland Canal and approaches
between Calling in Point No. 15 and No. 16.
(b) The watch must be maintained by the master, or person designated
by the master, who may perform other duties provided they do not
interfere with the effectiveness of the watch.
[53 FR 17052, May 13, 1988]
Sec. 80.309 Watch required by the Bridge-to-Bridge Act.
In addition to the watch requirement contained in Sec. 80.148, all
vessels subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act must keep a watch on the
designated navigational frequency. The watch must be maintained by the
master or person in charge of the vessel or the person designated by the
master or person in charge to pilot or direct the movement of the
vessel. The person standing watch may perform other duties provided such
other duties do not interfere with the watch.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 57 FR 61012, Dec. 23, 1992]
Sec. 80.310 Watch required by voluntary vessels.
Voluntary vessels not equipped with DSC must maintain a watch on
156.800 MHz (Channel 16) whenever the vessel
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is underway and the radio is not being used to communicate.
Noncommercial vessels, such as recreational boats, may alternatively
maintain a watch on 156.450 MHz (Channel 9) for call and reply purposes.
Voluntary vessels equipped with VHF-DSC equipment must maintain a watch
on either 156.525 MHz (Channel 70) or VHF Channel 16 aurally whenever
the vessel is underway and the radio is not being used to communicate.
Voluntary vessels equipped with MF-HF DSC equipment must have the radio
turned on and set to an appropriate DSC distress calling channel or one
of the radiotelephone distress channels whenever the vessel is underway
and the radio is not being used to communicate. Voluntary vessels
equipped with Inmarsat A, B, or C systems must have the unit turned on
and set to receive calls whenever the vessel is underway and the radio
is not being used to communicate.
[68 FR 46967, Aug. 7, 2003]
Distress, Alarm, Urgency and Safety Procedures
Sec. 80.311 Authority for distress transmission.
A mobile station in distress may use any means at its disposal to
attract attention, make known its position, and obtain help. A distress
call and message, however, must be transmitted only on the authority of
the master or person responsible for the mobile station. No person shall
knowingly transmit, or cause to be transmitted, any false or fraudulent
signal of distress or related communication.
Sec. 80.312 Priority of distress transmissions.
The distress call has absolute priority over all other
transmissions. All stations which hear it must immediately cease any
transmission capable of interfering with the distress traffic and must
continue to listen on the frequency used for the emission of the
distress call. This call must not be addressed to a particular station.
Acknowledgement of receipt must not be given before the distress message
which follows it is sent.
Sec. 80.313 Frequencies for use in distress.
The frequencies specified in the bands below are for use by mobile
stations in distress. The conventional emission is shown. When a ship
station cannot transmit on the designated frequency or the conventional
emission, it may use any available frequency or emission. Frequencies
for distress and safety calling using digital selective calling
techniques are listed in Sec. 80.359(b). Distress and safety NB-DP
frequencies are indicated by footnote 2 in Sec. 80.361(b).
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Frequency band Emission Carrier frequency
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1605-3500 kHz............................ J3E......................... 2182 kHz.
118-136 MHz.............................. A3E......................... 121.500 MHz.
156-162 MHz.............................. F3E, PON.................... 156.800 MHz 156.750 MHz.
243 MHz.................................. A3N......................... 243.000 MHz.
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The maximum transmitter power obtainable may be used.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 51 FR 34984, Oct. 1, 1986; 68 FR 46968,
Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.314 Distress signals.
(a) The international radiotelephone distress signal consists of the
word MAYDAY, pronounced as the French expression ``m'aider''.
(b) These distress signals indicate that a mobile station is
threatened by grave and imminent danger and requests immediate
assistance.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46968, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.315 Distress calls.
(a) The radiotelephone distress call consists of:
(1) The distress signal MAYDAY spoken three times;
(2) The words THIS IS;
(3) The call sign (or name, if no call sign assigned) of the mobile
station in distress, spoken three times.
(b) The procedures for canceling false distress alerts are contained
in Sec. 80.335.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46968, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.316 Distress messages.
(a) The radiotelephone distress message consists of:
(1) The distress signal MAYDAY;
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(2) The name of the mobile station in distress;
(3) Particulars of its position;
(4) The nature of the distress;
(5) The kind of assistance desired;
(6) Any other information which might facilitate rescue, for
example, the length, color, and type of vessel, number of persons on
board.
(b) As a general rule, a ship must signal its position in latitude
and longitude, using figures for the degrees and minutes, together with
one of the words NORTH or SOUTH and one of the words EAST or WEST. In
radiotelegraphy, the signal .-.-.- must be used to separate the degrees
from the minutes. When practicable, the true bearing and distance in
nautical miles from a known geographical position may be given.
(c) The procedures for canceling false distress alerts are contained
in Sec. 80.335.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46968, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.317 Radiotelegraph and radiotelephone alarm signals.
(a) The international radiotelegraph alarm signal consists of a
series of twelve dashes sent in one minute, the duration of each dash
being four seconds and the duration of the interval between consecutive
dashes one second. The purpose of this special signal is the actuation
of automatic devices giving the alarm to attract the attention of the
operator when there is no listening watch on the distress frequency.
(b) The international radiotelephone alarm signal consists of two
substantially sinusoidal audio frequency tones transmitted alternately.
One tone must have a frequency of 2200 Hertz and the other a frequency
of 1300 Hertz, the duration of each tone being 250 milliseconds. When
generated by automatic means, the radiotelephone alarm signal must be
transmitted continuously for a period of at least 30 seconds, but not
exceeding one minute; when generated by other means, the signal must be
transmitted as continuously as practicable over a period of
approximately one minute. The purpose of this special signal is to
attract the attention of the person on watch or to actuate automatic
devices giving the alarm.
Sec. 80.318 Use of alarm signals.
(a) The radiotelegraph or radiotelephone alarm signal, as
appropriate, must only be used to announce:
(1) That a distress call or message is about to follow;
(2) The transmission of an urgent cyclone warning. In this case the
alarm signal may only be used by coast stations authorized by the
Commission to do so; or
(3) The loss of a person or persons overboard. In this case the
alarm signal may only be used when the assistance of other ships is
required and cannot be satisfactorily obtained by the use of the urgency
signal only, but the alarm signal must not be repeated by other
stations. The message must be preceded by the urgency signal.
(b) In cases described in paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) of this section,
the transmission of the warning or message by radiotelegraphy must not
begin until two minutes after the end of the radiotelegraph alarm
signal.
Sec. 80.319 Radiotelegraph distress call and message transmission procedure.
(a) The radiotelegraph distress procedure consists of the following
six steps: however, when time is vital, the first and second steps may
be omitted. These two steps of the distress procedure may also be
omitted in circumstances when transmission of the alarm signal is
considered unnecessary:
(1) The radiotelegraph alarm signal;
(2) The distress call and an interval of two minutes;
(3) The distress call;
(4) The distress message;
(5) Two dashes of ten to fifteen seconds each;
(6) The call sign of the mobile station in distress.
(b) The radiotelegraph distress transmissions must be sent by means
of the international Morse code at a speed not exceeding 16 words per
minute nor less than 8 words per minute.
(c) The distress message, preceded by the distress call, must be
repeated at intervals until an answer is received. The radiotelegraph
alarm signal may also be repeated, if necessary.
(d) The transmissions under paragraphs (a) (5) and (6) of this
section,
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which are to permit direction finding stations to determine the position
of the station in distress, may be repeated at frequent intervals if
necessary.
(e) When the mobile station in distress receives no answer to a
distress message transmitted on the distress frequency, the message may
be repeated on any other available frequency on which attention might be
attracted.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 69 FR 64674, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.320 Radiotelephone distress call and message transmission procedure.
(a) The radiotelephone distress procedure consists of:
(1) The radiotelephone alarm signal (whenever possible);
(2) The distress call;
(3) The distress message.
(b) The DSC distress procedure consists of:
(1) Transmission by a mobile unit in distress;
(2) Reception;
(3) Acknowledgement of distress calls;
(4) Distress relays.
(c) Radiotelephone distress transmissions must be made slowly and
distinctly, each word being clearly pronounced to facilitate
transcription.
(d) After the transmission by radiotelephony of its distress
message, the mobile station may be requested to transmit suitable
signals followed by its call sign or name, to permit direction-finding
stations to determine its position. This request may be repeated at
frequent intervals if necessary.
(e) The distress message, preceded by the distress call, must be
repeated at intervals until an answer is received. This repetition must
be preceded by the radiotelephone alarm signal whenever possible.
(f) When the mobile station in distress receives no answer to a
distress message transmitted on the distress frequency, the message may
be repeated on any other available frequency on which attention might be
attracted.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended
Sec. 80.321 Acknowledgement of receipt of distress message.
(a) Stations of the maritime mobile service which receive a distress
message from a mobile station which is beyond any possible doubt in
their vicinity must immediately acknowledge receipt. However, in areas
where reliable communication with one or more coast stations is
practicable, ship stations may defer this acknowledgement for a short
interval so that a coast station may acknowledge receipt.
(b) Stations of the maritime mobile service which receive a distress
message from a mobile station which beyond any possible doubt is not in
their vicinity, must allow a short interval of time to elapse before
acknowledging receipt of the message in order to permit stations nearer
to the mobile station in distress to acknowledge receipt without
interference.
Sec. 80.322 Form of acknowledgement.
(a) The acknowledgement of receipt of a radiotelegraph distress
message is transmitted in the following form:
(1) The distress signal SOS;
(2) The call sign of the station sending the distress message, sent
three times;
(3) The word DE;
(4) The call sign of the station acknowledging receipt, sent three
times;
(5) The group RRR;
(6) The message signal SOS.
(b) The acknowledgement of receipt of a radiotelephone distress
message is transmitted in the following form:
(1) The distress signal MAYDAY;
(2) The call sign or other identification of the station sending the
distress message, spoken three times;
(3) The words THIS IS;
(4) The call sign or other identification of the station
acknowledging receipt, spoken three times;
(5) The word RECEIVED;
(6) The distress signal MAYDAY.
Sec. 80.323 Information furnished by an acknowledging station.
(a) Every mobile station which acknowledges receipt of a distress
message must on the order of the master or person responsible for the
ship, aircraft, or other vehicle carrying such mobile station, transmit
as soon as
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possible the following information in the order shown:
(1) Its identifier;
(2) Its position;
(3) The speed at which it is proceeding towards, and the approximate
time it will take to reach the mobile station in distress.
(b) Before sending this message, the station must ensure that it
will not interfere with the emissions of other stations better situated
to render immediate assistance to the station in distress.
Sec. 80.324 Transmission of distress message by station not itself in
distress.
(a) A mobile station or a land station which learns that a mobile
station is in distress must transmit a distress message in any of the
following cases:
(1) When the station in distress cannot transmit the distress
message.
(2) When the master or person responsible for the ship, aircraft, or
other vehicle not in distress, or for the land station, believes that
further help is necessary.
(3) When, although not in a position to assist, it has heard a
distress message which has not been acknowledged. When a mobile station
transmits such a distress message, it must notify the authorities who
may be able to assist.
(b) Transmission must be made on the international distress
frequencies or on any other available frequency on which attention might
be attracted.
(c) Transmission of the distress message must always be preceded by
the call indicated below, which must itself be preceded whenever
possible by the radiotelegraph or radiotelephone alarm signal. This call
consists of:
(1) When radiotelegraphy is used:
(i) The signal DDD SOS SOS SOS DDD:
(ii) The word DE;
(iii) The call sign of the transmitting station, sent three times.
(2) When radiotelephony is used:
(i) The signal MAYDAY RELAY, spoken three times;
(ii) The words THIS IS;
(iii) The call sign or other identification of the transmitting
station, spoken three times.
(d) When the radiotelegraph alarm signal is used, an interval of two
minutes must be allowed, whenever this is considered necessary, before
the transmission of the call mentioned in paragraph (c)(1) of this
section.
Sec. 80.325 Control of distress traffic.
(a) Distress traffic consists of all messages relating to the
immediate assistance required by the mobile station in distress. In
distress traffic, the distress signal must be sent before the call and
at the beginning of the preamble of any radiotelegram.
(b) The control of distress traffic is the responsibility of the
mobile station in distress or of the station which has sent the distress
message. These stations may delegate the control of the distress traffic
to another station.
(c) The station in distress or the station in control of distress
traffic may impose silence either on all stations of the mobile service
in the area or on any station which interferes with the distress
traffic. It must address these instructions ``to all stations'' or to
one station only, according to circumstances. In either case, it must
use one of the following signals which are reserved for use by the
mobile station in distress and for the station controlling distress
traffic:
(1) In radiotelegraphy, the abbreviation QRT, followed by the
distress signal SOS.
(2) In radiotelephony, the signal SEELONCE MAYDAY.
(d) If essential, any station of the mobile service near the ship,
aircraft, or other vehicle in distress may also impose silence. It must
use for this purpose:
(1) In radiotelegraphy, the abbreviation QRT, followed by the word
DISTRESS and its own call sign;
(2) In radiotelephony, the word SEELONCE, followed by the word
DISTRESS and its own call sign or other identification.
Sec. 80.326 Notification of resumption of normal working.
(a) When distress traffic has ceased, or when complete silence is no
longer necessary on a frequency which has been used for distress
traffic, the station which has controlled this traffic must transmit on
that frequency a
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message addressed ``to all stations'' indicating that normal working may
be resumed.
(1) In radiotelegraphy, this message consists of:
(i) The distress signal SOS;
(ii) The call ``to all stations'' (CQ), sent three times;
(iii) The word DE;
(iv) The call sign of the station sending the message;
(v) The time of handing in the message;
(vi) The name and call sign of the mobile station which was in
distress;
(vii) The service abbreviation QUM.
(2) In radiotelephony, this message consists of:
(i) The distress signal MAYDAY;
(ii) The call ``Hello all stations'', spoken three times;
(iii) The words THIS IS;
(iv) The call sign or other identification of the station sending
the message;
(v) The time of handing in of the message;
(vi) The name and call sign of the mobile station which was in
distress;
(vii) The words SEELONCE FEENEE OR PRU-DONCE.
(b) Until they receive the foregoing message indicating that normal
or limited working may be resumed, all stations which are aware of the
distress traffic, and which are not taking part in it, are forbidden to
transmit on the frequencies on which the distress traffic is taking
place.
Sec. 80.327 Urgency signals.
(a) The urgency signal indicates that the calling station has a very
urgent message to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft, or
other vehicle, or the safety of a person. The urgency signal must be
sent only on the authority of the master or person responsible for the
mobile station.
(b) In radiotelegraphy, the urgency signal consists of three
repetitions of the group XXX, sent with the individual letters of each
group, and the successive groups clearly separated from each other. It
must be transmitted before the call.
(c) In radiotelephony, the urgency signal consists of three oral
repetitions of the group of words PAN PAN transmitted before the call.
(d) The urgency signal has priority over all other communications
except distress. All mobile and land stations which hear it must not
interfere with the transmission of the message which follows the urgency
signal.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987]
Sec. 80.328 Urgency message.
(a) The urgency signal and call, and the message following it, must
be sent on one of the international distress frequencies. Stations which
cannot transmit on a distress frequency may use any other available
frequency on which attention might be attracted.
(b) Mobile stations which hear the urgency signal must continue to
listen for at least three minutes. At the end of this period, if no
urgency message has been heard, they may resume their normal service.
However, land and mobile stations which are in communication on
frequencies other than those used for the transmission of the urgency
signal and of the call which follows it may continue their normal work
without interruption provided the urgency message is not addressed ``to
all stations''.
(c) When the urgency signal has been sent before transmitting a
message ``to all stations'' which calls for action by the stations
receiving the message, the station responsible for its transmission must
cancel it as soon as it knows that action is no longer necessary. This
message of cancellation must likewise be addressed ``to all stations''.
Sec. 80.329 Safety signals.
(a) The safety signal indicates that the station is about to
transmit a message concerning the safety of navigation or giving
important meteorological warnings.
(b) In radiotelegraphy, the safety signal consists of three
repetitions of the group TTT, sent with the individual letters of each
group, and the successive groups clearly separated from each other. It
must be sent before the call.
(c) In radiotelephony, the safety signal consists of the word
SECURITE, pronounced as in French, spoken three times and transmitted
before the call.
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(d) The safety signal and call must be sent on one of the
international distress frequencies (2182 kHz or 156.8 MHz
radiotelephone). Stations which cannot transmit on a distress frequency
may use any other available frequency on which attention might be
attracted.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 69 FR 64674, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.330 Safety message.
(a) The safety signal and call must be followed by the safety
message. Where practicable, the safety message should be sent on a
working frequency, and a suitable announcement to this effect must be
made at the end of the call.
(b) Messages about meteorological warnings, of cyclones, dangerous
ice, dangerous wrecks, or any other imminent danger to marine navigation
must be preceded by the safety signal.
(c) Stations hearing the safety signal must not make any
transmission likely to interfere with the message.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 69 FR 64674, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.331 Bridge-to-bridge communication procedure.
(a) Vessels subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act transmitting on the
designated navigational frequency must conduct communications in a
format similar to those given below:
(1) This is the (name of vessel). My position is (give readily
identifiable position, course and speed) about to (describe contemplated
action). Out.
(2) Vessel off (give a readily identifiable position). This is (name
of vessel) off (give a readily identifiable position). I plan to (give
proposed course of action). Over.
(3) (Coast station), this is (vessel's name) off (give readily
identifiable position). I plan to (give proposed course of action).
Over.
(b) Vessels acknowledging receipt must answer ``(Name of vessel
calling). This is (Name of vessel answering). Received your call,'' and
follow with an indication of their intentions. Communications must
terminate when each ship is satisfied that the other no longer poses a
threat to its safety and is ended with ``Out''.
(c) Use of power greater than 1 watt in a bridge-to-bridge station
shall be limited to the following three situations:
(1) Emergency.
(2) Failure of the vessel being called to respond to a second call
at low power.
(3) A broadcast call as in paragraph (a)(1) of this section in a
blind situation, e.g., rounding a bend in a river.
Sec. 80.332 Equipment to aid search and rescue operations.
(a) Survival craft stations may transmit distress, urgency and
safety signals, calls and messages.
(b) EPIRB's may transmit only in accordance with the requirements of
subparts V and X of this part.
Sec. 80.333 Stations in the maritime mobile-satellite service.
The provisions of Sec. Sec. 80.311 and 80.324 apply to the
operations of ship earth stations in the maritime mobile-satellite
service.
Sec. 80.334 False distress alerts.
A distress alert is false if it was transmitted without any
indication that a mobile unit or person was in distress and required
immediate assistance. Transmitting a false distress alert is prohibited
and may be subject to the provisions of part 1, subpart A of this
chapter if that alert:
(a) Was transmitted intentionally;
(b) Was not cancelled in accordance with Sec. 80.335;
(c) Could not be verified as a result of either the ship's failure
to keep watch on appropriate frequencies in accordance with Sec.
80.1123 or subpart G of this part, or its failure to respond to calls
from the U.S. Coast Guard;
(d) Was repeated; or
(e) Was transmitted using a false identity.
[68 FR 46968, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.335 Procedures for canceling false distress alerts.
If a distress alert is inadvertently transmitted, the following
steps shall be taken to cancel the distress alert.
(a) VHF Digital Selective Calling.
(1) Reset the equipment immediately;
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(2) Transmit a DSC distress alert cancellation (i.e., own ship's
acknowledgment), if that feature is available;
(3) Set to Channel 16; and
(4) Transmit a broadcast message to ``All stations'' giving the
ship's name, call sign or registration number, and MMSI, and cancel the
false distress alert.
(b) MF Digital Selective Calling.
(1) Reset the equipment immediately;
(2) Transmit a DSC distress alert cancellation (i.e., own ship's
acknowledgment), if that feature is available;
(3) Tune for radiotelephony transmission on 2182 kHz; and
(4) Transmit a broadcast message to ``All stations'' giving the
ship's name, call sign or registration number, and MMSI, and cancel the
false distress alert.
(c) HF Digital Selective Calling;
(1) Reset the equipment immediately;
(2) Transmit a DSC distress alert cancellation (i.e., own ship's
acknowledgment), if that feature is available, on each frequency on
which the distress alert was transmitted;
(3) Tune for radiotelephony on the distress and safety frequency in
each band in which a false distress alert was transmitted; and
(4) Transmit a broadcast message to ``All stations'' giving the
ship's name, call sign or registration number, and MMSI, and cancel the
false distress alert frequency in each band in which a false distress
alert was transmitted.
(d) INMARSAT ship earth station. Immediately notify the appropriate
rescue coordination center that the alert is cancelled by sending a
distress priority message by way of the same land earth station through
which the false distress alert was sent. Provide ship name, call sign or
registration number, and INMARSAT identity with the cancelled alert
message.
(e) EPIRB. If for any reason an EPIRB is activated inadvertently,
immediately contact the nearest U.S. Coast Guard unit or appropriate
rescue coordination center by telephone, radio or ship earth station and
cancel the distress alert.
(f) General and other distress alerting systems. Notwithstanding
paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section, ships may use additional
appropriate means available to them to inform the nearest appropriate
U.S. Coast Guard rescue coordination center that a false distress alert
has been transmitted and should be cancelled.
[68 FR 46968, Aug. 7, 2003]
Subpart H_Frequencies
Radiotelegraphy
Sec. 80.351 Scope.
The following sections describe the carrier frequencies and general
uses of radiotelegraphy with respect to the following:
--Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply.
--Working.
--Digital selective calling (DSC).
--Narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP).
--Facsimile.
Sec. 80.353 [Reserved]
Sec. 80.355 Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply Morse code
frequencies.
This section describes the distress, urgency, safety, call and reply
carrier frequencies assignable to stations for Morse code
radiotelegraphy.
(a) Frequencies in the 100-160 kHz band. The international calling
frequency in the 100-160 kHz band is 143 kHz using A1A or J2A emission.
When a ship station operating in the 100-160 kHz band desires to
communicate with a coast station, it must call on the frequency 143 kHz
unless the International List of Coast Stations provides otherwise.
Coast stations must reply on their normal working frequency in this
band. Only individual calls, replies to such calls, and transmission of
signals preparatory to traffic may be transmitted on 143 kHz.
(b) Frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz band--(1) Ship station
frequencies. The following table describes the calling frequencies in
the 4000-27500 kHz band which are available for use by authorized ship
stations equipped with crystal-controlled oscillators for A1A, J2A, J2B,
or J2D radiotelegraphy. There are two series of frequencies for
worldwide use and two series of frequencies for each geographic region.
Ship stations with synthesized transmitters may operate on every full
100 Hz increment in the 0.5 kHz channel for the frequencies
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listed, except for 100 Hz above and below those designated for worldwide
use. During normal business hours when not communicating on other
frequencies, all U.S. coast radiotelegraph stations must monitor the
worldwide frequencies and the initial calling frequencies for the region
in which it is located. The specific frequencies which must be monitored
by a coast station will vary with propagation conditions. The calling
frequencies which are routinely monitored by specific coast stations can
be determined by reference to the ITU publication entitled ``List of
Coast Stations.'' Initial calls by ship stations must be made on the
appropriate initial calling frequency first. Calls on the worldwide
frequencies may be made only after calls on the appropriate initial
calling frequency are unsuccessful.
Ship Morse Calling Frequencies (kHz)
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ITU ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ ........ ITU
Region:
Worldwide................. 3 4184.0 6276.0 8368.0 12552.0 16736.0 22280.5 C 25172.0
4 4184.5 6276.5 8369.0 12553.5 16738.0 22281.0 C 25172.0
Atlantic:
Initial............... 1 4182.0 6277.0 8366.0 12550.0 16734.0 22279.5 A 25171.5
Alternate............. 2 4182.5 6277.5 8366.5 12550.5 16734.5 22280.0 A 25171.5
Caribbean:
Initial............... 1 4182.0 6277.0 8366.0 12550.0 16734.0 22279.5 A 25171.5
Alternate............. 2 4182.5 6277.5 8366.5 12550.5 16734.5 22280.0 A 25171.5
Gulf-Mexico:
Initial............... 5 4183.0 6278.0 8367.0 12551.0 16735.0 22281.5 A 25171.5
Alternate............. 6 4183.5 6278.5 8367.5 12551.5 16735.5 22282.0 A 25171.5
N Pacific:
Initial............... 7 4185.0 6279.0 8368.5 12552.5 16736.5 22282.5 B 25172.5
Alternate............. 8 4185.5 6279.5 8369.5 12553.0 16737.0 22283.0 B 25172.5
S Pacific:................
Initial............... 9 4186.0 6280.0 8370.0 12554.0 16737.5 22283.5 B 25172.5
Alternate............. 10 4186.5 6280.5 8370.5 12554.5 16738.5 22284.0 B 25172.5
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(2) Coast Station frequencies. Coast stations may use any working
carrier frequency for distress, safety and calling listed in Sec.
80.357(b)(1) which is not identified with a specific use.
(c) Frequencies in the VHF bands. (1) Survival craft stations using
121.500 MHz may be assigned A3N emission for radiobeacon purposes.
(2) EPIRB stations may be assigned 121.500 MHz and 243 MHz using
A3E, A3X and NON emission or 406.0-406.1 MHz using G1D emission to aid
search and rescue operations. See subpart V of this part.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 51 FR 34984, Oct. 1, 1986; 52 FR 35245,
Sept. 18, 1987; 56 FR 9886, Mar. 8, 1991; 56 FR 11516, Mar. 19, 1991; 68
FR 46969, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64674, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.357 Working frequencies for Morse code and data transmission.
This section describes the working frequencies assignable to
maritime stations for A1A, J2A, J2B (2000-27500 kHz band only), or J2D
(2000-27500 kHz band only) radiotelegraphy.
(a) Ship station frequencies--(1) Frequencies in the 100-160 kHz
band. The following table describes the working carrier frequencies in
the 100-160 kHz band which are assignable to ship stations. A ship
station may also transmit on a radiotelegraphy working channel of a
coast station within the 100-160 kHz band when directed to do so by the
coast station provided interference is not caused to any land, fixed,
broadcast, or radiolocation station.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-160 (kHz)
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152 ..........................
153 ..........................
154 ..........................
155 ..........................
156 ..........................
157 ..........................
158 ..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) Frequencies in the 405-525 kHz band. The following table
describes the working carrier frequencies in the 405-525
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kHz band which are assignable to ship stations. A ship station may
transmit on a radiotelegraphy working channel of a coast station in the
415-490 kHz band when directed to do so by the coast station.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
405-525 (kHz)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ 410 ..........................
425 ..........................
454 ..........................
468 ..........................
480 ..........................
\2\ 512 ..........................
\3\ 518 ..........................
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\1\ The frequency 410 kHz may be used on a secondary basis for the
transmission of radiodetermination information and for transmitting by
radiotelegraph radiodetermination related messages to direction-
finding stations.
\2\ The frequency 512 kHz may be used as a supplementary calling
frequency when 500 kHz is used for distress, safety and urgency
communications. The use of the 512 kHz as a working frequency is
prohibited in areas where it is used as a supplementary calling
frequency when 500 kHz is used for distress, safety, and urgency
communications.
\3\ The frequency 518 kHz is a receive only frequency by ship stations.
It is used by U.S. Coast Guard coast stations for NB-DP transmissions
of meteorological and navigational warnings to ships.
(3) Frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz band. This paragraph describes
the working frequencies and Channel Series in the 2000-27500 kHz band
which are assignable to ship stations.
(i) Two Channel Series will be assigned for routine use to each ship
station. Frequencies from any other Channel Series may be used if the
frequencies in the assigned Channel Series are not adequate for
communications.
Ship Morse Working Frequencies (kHz)
Channel Series:
W1...................... 4187.0 6285.0 8342.0 12422.0 16619.0 22242.0 25161.5
.......... .......... 8343.5 12453.0 16650.0 22273.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16681.0
W2...................... 4187.5 6285.5 8342.5 12422.5 16619.5 22242.5 25162.0
.......... .......... 8344.0 12453.5 16650.5 22273.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16681.5
W3...................... 4188.0 6286.0 8343.0 12423.0 16620.0 22243.0 25162.5
.......... .......... 8344.5 12454.0 16651.0 22274.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16682.0
W4...................... 4188.5 6286.5 8343.5 12423.5 16620.5 22243.5 25163.0
.......... .......... 8345.0 12454.5 16651.5 22274.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16682.5
W5...................... 4189.0 6287.0 8344.0 12424.0 16621.0 22244.0 25163.5
.......... .......... 8345.5 12455.0 16652.0 22275.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16683.0
W6...................... 4189.5 6287.5 8344.5 12424.5 16621.5 22244.5 25164.0
.......... .......... 8346.0 12455.5 16652.5 22275.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16619.0
W7...................... 4190.0 6288.0 8345.0 12425.0 16622.0 22245.0 25164.5
.......... .......... 8346.5 12456.0 16653.0 22276.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16619.5
W8...................... 4190.5 6288.5 8345.5 12425.5 16622.5 22245.5 25165.0
.......... .......... 8347.0 12456.5 16653.5 22276.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16620.0
W9...................... 4191.0 6289.0 8346.0 12426.0 16623.0 22246.0 25165.5
.......... .......... 8347.5 12457.0 16654.0 22277.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16620.5
W10..................... 4191.5 6289.5 8346.5 12426.5 16623.5 22246.5 25166.0
.......... .......... 8348.0 12457.5 16654.5 22270.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16621.0
W11..................... 4192.0 6290.0 8347.0 12427.0 16624.0 22247.0 25166.5
.......... .......... 8348.5 12458.0 16655.0 22278.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16621.5
W12..................... 4192.5 6290.5 8347.5 12427.5 16624.5 22247.5 25167.0
.......... .......... 8349.0 12458.5 16655.5 22278.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16622.0
W13..................... 4193.0 6291.0 8348.0 12428.0 16625.0 22248.0 25167.5
.......... .......... 8349.5 12459.0 16656.0 22279.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16622.5
W14..................... 4193.5 6291.5 8348.5 12428.5 16625.5 22248.5 25168.0
.......... .......... 8350.0 12459.5 16656.5 22242.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16623.0
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W15..................... 4194.0 6292.0 8349.0 12429.0 16626.0 22249.0 25168.5
.......... .......... 8350.5 12460.0 16657.0 22242.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16623.5
W16..................... 4194.5 6292.5 8349.5 12429.5 16626.5 22249.5 25169.0
.......... .......... 8351.0 12460.5 16657.5 22243.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16624.0
W17..................... 4195.0 6293.0 8350.0 12430.0 16627.0 22250.0 25169.5
.......... .......... 8351.5 12461.0 16658.0 22243.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16624.5
W18..................... 4195.5 6293.5 8350.5 12430.5 16627.5 22250.5 25170.0
.......... .......... 8352.0 12461.5 16658.5 22244.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16625.0
W19..................... 4196.0 6294.0 8351.0 12431.0 16628.0 22251.0 25170.5
.......... .......... 8352.5 12462.0 16659.0 22244.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16625.5
W20..................... 4196.5 6294.5 8351.5 12431.5 16628.5 22251.5 25171.0
.......... .......... 8353.0 12462.5 16659.5 22245.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16626.0
W21..................... 4197.0 6295.0 8352.0 12432.0 16629.0 22252.0 25161.5
.......... .......... 8353.5 12463.0 16660.0 22245.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16626.5
W22..................... 4197.5 6295.5 8352.5 12432.5 16629.5 22252.5 25162.0
.......... .......... 8354.0 12463.5 16660.5 22246.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16627.0
W23..................... 4198.0 6296.0 8353.0 12433.0 16630.0 22253.0 25162.5
.......... .......... 8354.5 12464.0 16661.0 22246.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16627.5
W24..................... 4198.5 6296.5 8353.5 12433.5 16630.5 22253.5 25163.0
.......... .......... 8355.0 12464.5 16661.5 22247.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16628.0
W25..................... 4199.0 6297.0 8354.0 12434.0 16631.0 22254.0 25163.5
.......... .......... 8355.5 12465.0 16662.0 22247.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16628.5
W26..................... 4199.5 6297.5 8354.5 12434.5 16631.5 22254.5 25164.0
.......... .......... 8356.0 12465.5 16662.5 22248.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16629.0
W27..................... 4200.0 6298.0 8355.0 12435.0 16632.0 22255.0 25164.5
.......... .......... 8356.5 12466.0 16663.0 22248.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16629.5
W28..................... 4200.5 6298.5 8355.5 12435.5 16632.5 22255.5 25165.0
.......... .......... 8357.0 12466.5 16663.5 22249.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16630.0
W29..................... 4201.0 6299.0 8356.0 12436.0 16633.0 22256.0 25165.5
.......... .......... 8357.5 12467.0 16664.0 22249.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16630.5
W30..................... 4201.5 6299.5 8356.5 12436.5 16633.5 22256.5 25166.0
.......... .......... 8358.0 12467.5 16664.5 22250.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16631.0
W31..................... 4202.0 6300.0 8357.0 12437.0 16634.0 22257.0 25166.5
.......... .......... 8358.5 12468.0 16665.0 22250.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16631.5
W32..................... 4202.0 6300.0 8357.5 12437.5 16634.5 22257.5 25167.0
.......... .......... 8359.0 12468.5 16665.5 22251.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16632.0
W33..................... 4201.5 6299.5 8358.0 12438.0 16635.0 22258.0 25167.5
.......... .......... 8359.5 12469.0 16666.0 22251.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16632.5
W34..................... 4201.0 6299.0 8358.5 12438.5 16635.5 22258.5 25168.0
.......... .......... 8360.0 12469.5 16666.5 22252.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16633.0
W35..................... 4200.5 6298.5 8359.0 12439.0 16636.0 22259.0 25168.5
.......... .......... 8360.5 12470.0 16667.0 22252.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16633.5
W36..................... 4200.0 6298.0 8359.5 12439.5 16636.5 22259.5 25169.0
.......... .......... 8361.0 12470.5 16667.5 22253.0
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.......... .......... .......... .......... 16634.0
W37..................... 4199.5 6297.5 8360.0 12440.0 16637.0 22260.0 25169.5
.......... .......... 8361.5 12471.0 16668.0 22253.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16634.5
W38..................... 4199.0 6297.0 8360.5 12440.5 16637.5 22260.5 25170.0
.......... .......... 8362.0 12471.5 16668.5 22254.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16635.0
W39..................... 4198.5 6296.5 8361.0 12441.0 16638.0 22261.0 25170.5
.......... .......... 8362.5 12472.0 16669.0 22254.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16635.5
W40..................... 4198.0 6296.0 8361.5 12441.5 16638.5 22261.5 25171.0
.......... .......... 8363.0 12472.5 16669.5 22255.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16636.0
W41..................... 4197.5 6295.5 8362.0 12442.0 16639.0 22262.0 25161.5
.......... .......... 8363.5 12473.0 16670.0 22255.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16636.5
W42..................... 4197.0 6295.0 8362.5 12442.5 16639.5 22262.5 25162.0
.......... .......... 8364.0 12473.5 16670.5 22256.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16637.0
W43..................... 4196.5 6294.5 8363.0 12443.0 16640.0 22263.0 25162.5
.......... .......... 8364.5 12474.0 16671.0 22256.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16637.5
W44..................... 4196.0 6294.0 8363.5 12443.5 16640.5 22263.5 25163.0
.......... .......... 8365.0 12474.5 16671.5 22257.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16638.0
W45..................... 4195.5 6293.5 8364.0 12444.0 16641.0 22264.0 25163.5
.......... .......... 8365.5 12475.0 16672.0 22257.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16638.5
W46..................... 4195.0 6293.0 8364.5 12444.5 16641.5 22264.5 25164.0
.......... .......... 8371.0 12475.5 16672.5 22258.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16639.0
W47..................... 4194.5 6292.5 8365.0 12445.0 16642.0 22265.0 25164.5
.......... .......... 8371.5 12476.0 16673.0 22258.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16639.5
W48..................... 4194.0 6292.0 8365.5 12445.5 16642.5 22265.5 25165.0
.......... .......... 8372.0 12476.5 16673.5 22259.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16640.0
W49..................... 4193.5 6291.5 8371.0 12446.0 16643.0 22266.0 25165.5
.......... .......... 8372.5 12422.0 16674.0 22259.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16640.5
W50..................... 4193.0 6291.0 8371.5 12446.5 16643.5 22266.5 25166.0
.......... .......... 8373.0 12422.5 16674.5 22260.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16641.0
W51..................... 4192.5 6290.5 8372.0 12447.0 16644.0 22267.0 25166.5
.......... .......... 8373.5 12423.0 16675.0 22260.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16641.5
W52..................... 4192.0 6290.0 8372.5 12447.5 16644.5 22267.5 25167.0
.......... .......... 8374.0 12423.5 16675.5 22261.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16642.0
W53..................... 4191.5 6289.5 8373.0 12448.0 16645.0 22268.0 25167.5
.......... .......... 8374.5 12424.0 16676.0 22261.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16642.5
W54..................... 4191.0 6289.0 8373.5 12448.5 16645.5 22268.5 25168.0
.......... .......... 8375.0 12424.5 16676.5 22262.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16643.0
W55..................... 4190.5 6288.5 8374.0 12449.0 16646.0 22269.0 25168.5
.......... .......... 8375.5 12425.0 16677.0 22262.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16643.5
W56..................... 4190.0 6288.0 8374.5 12449.5 16646.5 22269.5 25169.0
.......... .......... 8376.0 12425.5 16677.5 22263.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16644.0
W57..................... 4189.5 6287.5 8375.0 12450.0 16647.0 22270.0 25169.5
.......... .......... 8342.0 12426.0 16678.0 22263.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16644.5
W58..................... 4189.0 6287.0 8375.5 12450.5 16647.5 22270.5 25170.0
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.......... .......... 8342.5 12426.5 16678.5 22264.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16645.0
W59..................... 4188.5 6286.5 8376.0 12451.0 16648.0 22271.0 25170.5
.......... .......... 8343.0 12427.0 16679.0 22264.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16645.5
W60..................... 4188.0 6286.0 8342.0 12451.5 16648.5 22271.5 25171.0
.......... .......... 8343.5 12427.5 16679.5 22265.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16646.0
W61..................... 4187.5 6285.5 8342.5 12452.0 16649.0 22272.0 25161.5
.......... .......... 8344.0 12428.0 16680.0 22265.5
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16646.5
W62..................... 4187.0 6285.0 8343.0 12452.5 16649.5 22272.5 25162.0
.......... .......... 8344.5 12428.5 16680.5 22266.0
.......... .......... .......... .......... 16678.0
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(ii) If the frequencies listed in paragraph (3)(i) of this section
are not adequate for communications, ship stations may use any of the
non-paired narrow-band direct-printing frequencies listed in Sec.
80.361(b) of this part for A1A or J2A radiotelegraphy.
(b) Coast station frequencies--(1) Frequencies in the 100-27500 kHz
band. The following table describes the working carrier frequencies in
the 100-27500 kHz band which are assignable to coast stations located in
the designated geographical areas. The exclusive maritime mobile HF
bands listed in the table contained in Sec. 80.363(a)(2) of this
chapter are also available for assignment to public coast stations for
A1A, J2A, J2B, or J2D radiotelegraphy following coordination with
government users.
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Bands \1\
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Area 100-160 405-525
kHz kHz 2 MHz 4 MHz 6 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz 16 MHz 22 MHz
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Central Pacific............................................... 126.15 426.00 2037.5 4247.0 6348.0 8558.0 12695.5 17016.8 22479.0
........ 436.00 2045.0 4274.0 6365.5 8618.0 12808.5 17026.0 22515.0
147.85 460.00 2061.5 4228.0 6477.5 8642.0 12844.5 17088.8 22557.0
........ 476.0 ........ ........ 6488.0 8445.0 13002.0 ........ 22581.5
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ 13033.5 ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
South Pacific................................................. ........ 418.00 2049.5 4238.0 6355.0 8590.0 12691.0 17064.8 22467.0
........ 464.00 2055.5 4283.0 6463.5 8606.0 12912.0 17088.8 22593.5
........ 482.00 ........ ........ ........ 8642.0 12993.0 17220.5 ........
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ 13033.5 ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
Gulf of Mexico................................................ 153.00 410.00 2042.0 4256.0 6369.0 8473.0 12704.5 17117.6 22467.0
........ 420.00 2048.0 4274.0 6435.5 8550.0 12826.5 17170.4 22668.5
........ 434.00 2049.5 4310.0 6446.0 8570.0 12840.0 17172.4 22686.5
........ 438.00 2052.5 4322.0 6495.0 8666.0 13038.0 17230.1 22688.0
........ 478.00 2055.5 ........ ........ 8445.0 13051.5 ........ ........
........ 484.00 2063.0 ........ ........ 8453.0 12660.0 ........ ........
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
Great Lakes................................................... ........ 482.00 ........ 4316.0 6474.0 8534.0 ........ ........ ........
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
Hawaii........................................................ ........ 484.00 2052.5 4295.0 6407.5 8542.0 13029.0 16978.4 22509.0
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
Puerto Rico................................................... 153.00 486.00 2052.5 4244.0 ........ 8457.0 12700.0 ........ ........
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
North Atlantic................................................ 112.85 418.00 2036.0 4238.0 6351.5 8502.0 12745.5 16933.2 22485.0
124.05 436.00 2040.5 4268.0 6376.0 8514.0 12925.5 16968.8 22503.0
130.35 442.00 2046.5 4331.0 6414.5 8586.0 12948.0 16973.6 22521.0
132.10 460.00 2051.0 4343.0 6418.0 8610.0 12961.5 16997.6 22599.5
134.55 472.00 2054.0 4346.0 6333.5 8630.0 12997.5 17021.6 22640.0
137.00 476.00 2060.0 ........ 6337.0 8658.0 13020.0 17093.6 22658.0
........ 482.00 ........ ........ 6344.0 8686.0 13024.5 16904.9 ........
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146.80 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ 13033.5 ........ ........
147.50 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ 13060.5 ........ ........
Central Atlantic.............................................. ........ 428.00 2063.0 4346.0 6484.5 8502.0 12885.0 16916.5 22588.5
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
South Atlantic................................................ 137.70 434.00 2039.0 4250.0 6389.6 8486.0 12952.5 16918.8 22503.0
........ 464.00 2043.5 4292.0 6407.5 8525.0 12970.5 17093.6 22575.5
........ 472.00 2051.0 4295.0 6411.0 8686.0 13011.0 17160.8 ........
........ 488.00 2057.0 ........ ........ 8453.0 12660.0 17170.4 ........
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ 17239.7 ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
North Pacific................................................. ........ 482.00 2058.5 4349.0 6411.0 8582.0 12907.5 17007.2 22539.0
........ 488.00 2063.0 ........ ........ 8658.0 12916.5 ........ ........
........ 500.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
Alaska........................................................ ........ 416.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 438.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 452.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 472.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
........ 512.00 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
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\1\ All frequencies in this table are shown in kilohertz.
(2) Conditions of use. The following conditions are applicable to
these frequencies:
(i) Frequencies in the 100-160 kHz band are assignable to coast
stations for high seas communications only;
(ii) Frequencies above 5 MHz may be assigned primarily to stations
serving the high seas and secondarily to stations serving inland waters
of the United States, including the Great Lakes, under the condition
that interference will not be caused to any coast station serving the
high seas.
(iii) The frequency 410 kHz may be used on a secondary basis for the
transmission of radiodetermination information and for transmitting by
radiotelegraph radiodetermination messages to direction-finding
stations; and
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 51 FR 34984, Oct. 1, 1986, as amended at 56
FR 9887, Mar. 8, 1991; 56 FR 34029, July 25, 1991; 65 FR 77824, Dec. 13,
2000; 67 FR 48264, July 15, 2002; 68 FR 46969, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR
64674, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.359 Frequencies for digital selective calling (DSC).
(a) General purpose calling. The following table describes the
calling frequencies for use by authorized ship and coast stations for
general purpose DSC. There are three series of paried frequencies. One
series is for worldwide use; the other two series are for regional use.
The ``Series A'' designation includes coast stations along, and ship
stations in, the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean
Sea. The ``Series B'' designation includes stations in any remaining
areas. Stations must initiate contact on the appropriate regional
frequency depending upon the location of the called station and
propagation conditions. Acknowledgement is made on the paired frequency.
The worldwide frequencies may be used for international calling, if
calls on the appropriate regional frequencies are unsuccessful, or the
regional series does not contain the appropriate band (e.g., 2 MHz).
During normal working hours, all public coast stations capable of DSC
operations must monitor the worldwide and regional frequencies
appropriate for its location. The specific frequencies to be monitored
will vary with propagation conditions.
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General Purpose DSC
[In kHz unless otherwise noted]
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Worldwide Series A Series B
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Ship Coast Ship Coast Ship Coast
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458.5 455.5 ................. ................. ................ ................
2189.5 \1\ 2177.0 ................. ................. ................ ................
4208.0 4219.5 4208.5 4220.0 4209.0 4220.5
6312.5 6331.0 6313.0 6331.5 6313.5 6332.0
8415.0 8436.5 8415.5 8437.0 8416.0 8437.5
12577.5 12657.0 12578.0 12657.5 12578.5 12658.0
16805.0 16903.0 16805.5 16903.5 16806.0 16904.0
18898.5 19703.5 18899.0 19704.0 18899.5 19704.5
22374.5 22444.0 22375.0 22444.5 22375.5 22445.0
25208.5 26121.0 25209.0 26121.5 25209.5 26122.0
\2\ 156.525 \2\ 156.525 ................. ................. ................ ................
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\1\ The frequency 2177.0 kHzs is also available to ship stations for intership calling and acknowledgement of
such calls only.
\2\ MHz.
(b) Distress and safety calling. The frequencies 2187.5 kHz, 4207.5
kHz, 6312.0 kHz, 8414.5 kHz, 12577.0 kHz, 16804.5 kHz and 156.525 MHz
may be used for DSC by coast and ship stations on a simplex basis for
distress and safety purposes. The provisions and procedures for distress
and safety calling are contained in ITU-R Recommendation M.541-8,
``Operational Procedures for the Use of Digital Selective-Calling
Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annexes, 1997, as
modified by Sec. 80.103(c). ITU-R Recommendation M.541-8 with Annexes
is incorporated by reference. The Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies of this standard can be inspected at
the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC (Reference Information Center) or at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://
www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--
locations.html. The ITU-R Recommendation can be purchased from the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, CH-1211
Geneva 20, Switzerland.
(c) Working frequencies. Coast and ship stations may use DSC
techniques for general calling purposes on their assigned working
frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz band and on those frequencies in the
156-162 MHz band which are allocated for maritime control, commercial,
non-commercial and public correspondence communications.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 49995, Dec. 4, 1989; 56
FR 9890, Mar. 8, 1991; 56 FR 14150, Apr. 5, 1991; 68 FR 46969, Aug. 7,
2003]
Sec. 80.361 Frequencies for narrow-band direct-printing (NBDP),
radioprinter and data transmissions.
(a) Paired channels. The following frequencies are available for
assignment to public coast stations for narrow-band direct-printing
(NBDP) and data transmissions. The paired ship frequencies are available
for use by authorized ship stations for NBDP and data transmissions.
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Paired frequencies for NBDP and data transmissions (kHz)
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Ch. no. 4 MHz 6 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz 16 MHz 18/19 MHz 22 MHz 25/26 MHz
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Coast Ship Coast Ship Coast Ship Coast Ship Coast Ship Coast Ship Coast Ship Coast Ship
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1..................................... 4210.5 4172.5 6314.5 6263.0 ....... ....... 12579.5 12477.0 16807.0 16683.5 19681.0 18870.5 22376.5 22284.5 26101.0 25173.0
2..................................... 4211.0 4173.0 6315.0 6263.5 8417.0 8377.0 12580.0 12477.5 16807.5 16684.0 19681.5 18871.0 22377.0 22285.0 26101.5 25173.5
3..................................... 4211.5 4173.5 6315.5 6264.0 8417.5 8377.5 12580.5 12478.0 16808.0 16684.5 19682.0 18871.5 22377.5 22285.5 26102.0 25174.0
4..................................... 4212.0 4174.0 6316.0 6264.5 8418.0 8378.0 12581.0 12478.5 16808.5 16685.0 19682.5 18872.0 22378.0 22286.0 26102.5 25174.5
5..................................... 4212.5 4174.5 6316.5 6265.0 8418.5 8378.5 12581.5 12479.0 16809.0 16685.5 19683.0 18872.5 22378.5 22286.5 26103.0 25175.0
6..................................... 4213.0 4175.0 6317.0 6265.5 8419.0 8379.0 12582.0 12479.5 16809.5 16686.0 19683.5 18873.0 22379.0 22287.0 26103.5 25175.5
7..................................... 4213.5 4175.5 6317.5 6266.0 8419.5 8379.5 12582.5 12480.0 16810.0 16686.5 19684.0 18873.5 22379.5 22287.5 26104.0 25176.0
8..................................... 4214.0 4176.0 6318.0 6266.5 8420.0 8380.0 12583.0 12480.5 16810.5 16687.0 19684.5 18874.0 22380.0 22288.0 26104.5 25176.5
9..................................... 4214.5 4176.5 6318.5 6267.0 8420.5 8380.5 12583.5 12481.0 16811.0 16687.5 19685.0 18874.5 22380.5 22288.5 26105.0 25177.0
10.................................... 4215.0 4177.0 6319.0 6267.5 8421.0 8381.0 12584.0 12481.5 16811.5 16688.0 19685.5 18875.0 22381.0 22289.0 26105.5 25177.5
11.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8421.5 8381.5 12584.5 12482.0 16812.0 16688.5 19686.0 18875.5 22381.5 22289.5 26106.0 25178.0
12.................................... 4215.5 4178.0 6319.5 6268.5 8422.0 8382.0 12585.0 12482.5 16812.5 16689.0 19686.5 18876.0 22382.0 22290.0 26106.5 25178.5
13.................................... 4216.0 4178.5 6320.0 6269.0 8422.5 8382.5 12585.5 12483.0 16813.0 16689.5 19687.0 18876.5 22382.5 22290.5 26107.0 25179.0
14.................................... 4216.5 4179.0 6320.5 6269.5 8423.0 8383.0 12586.0 12483.5 16813.5 16690.0 19687.5 18877.0 22383.0 22291.0 26107.5 25179.5
15.................................... 4217.0 4179.5 6321.0 6270.0 8423.5 8383.5 12586.5 12484.0 16814.0 16690.5 19688.0 18877.5 22383.5 22291.5 26108.0 25180.0
16.................................... 4217.5 4180.0 6321.5 6270.5 8424.0 8384.0 12587.0 12484.5 16814.5 16691.0 19688.5 18878.0 22384.0 22292.0 26108.5 25180.5
17.................................... 4218.0 4180.5 6322.0 6271.0 8424.5 8384.5 12587.5 12485.0 16815.0 16691.5 19689.0 18878.5 22384.5 22292.5 26109.0 25181.0
18.................................... ....... ....... 6322.5 6271.5 8425.0 8385.0 12588.0 12485.5 16815.5 16992.0 19689.5 18879.0 22385.0 22293.0 26109.5 25181.5
19.................................... ....... ....... 6323.0 6272.0 8425.5 8385.5 12588.5 12486.0 16816.0 16692.5 19690.0 18879.5 22385.5 22293.5 26110.0 25182.0
20.................................... ....... ....... 6323.5 6272.5 8426.0 8386.0 12589.0 12486.5 16816.5 16693.0 19690.5 18880.0 22386.0 22294.0 26110.5 25182.5
21.................................... ....... ....... 6324.0 6273.0 8426.5 8386.5 12589.5 12487.0 16817.0 16693.5 19691.0 18880.5 22386.5 22294.5
22.................................... ....... ....... 6324.5 6273.5 8427.0 8387.0 12590.0 12487.5 16817.5 16694.0 19691.5 18881.0 22387.0 22295.0
23.................................... ....... ....... 6325.0 6274.0 8427.5 8387.5 12590.5 12488.0 16818.0 16694.5 ........ ........ 22387.5 22295.5
24.................................... ....... ....... 6325.5 6274.5 8428.0 8388.0 12591.0 12488.5 ........ ........ ........ ........ 22388.0 22296.0
25.................................... ....... ....... 6326.0 6275.0 8428.5 8388.5 12591.5 12489.0 16818.5 16695.5 ........ ........ 22388.5 22296.5
26.................................... ....... ....... 6326.5 6275.5 8429.0 8389.0 12592.0 12489.5 16819.0 16696.0 ........ ........ 22389.0 22297.0
27.................................... ....... ....... 6327.0 6281.0 8429.5 8389.5 12592.5 12490.0 16819.5 16696.5 ........ ........ 22389.5 22297.5
28.................................... ....... ....... 6327.5 6281.5 8430.0 8390.0 12593.0 12490.5 16820.0 16697.0 ........ ........ 22390.0 22298.0
29.................................... ....... ....... 6328.0 6282.0 8430.5 8390.5 12593.5 12491.0 16820.5 16697.5 ........ ........ 22390.5 22298.5
30.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8431.0 8391.0 12594.0 12491.5 16821.0 16698.0 ........ ........ 22391.0 22299.0
31.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8431.5 8391.5 12594.5 12492.0 16821.5 16698.5 ........ ........ 22391.5 22299.5
32.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8432.0 8392.0 12595.0 12492.5 16822.0 16699.0 ........ ........ 22392.0 22300.0
33.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8432.5 8392.5 12595.5 12493.0 16822.5 16699.5 ........ ........ 22392.5 22300.5
34.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8433.0 8393.0 12596.0 12493.5 16823.0 16700.0 ........ ........ 22393.0 22301.0
35.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12596.5 12494.0 16823.5 16700.5 ........ ........ 22393.5 22301.5
36.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12597.0 12494.5 16824.0 16701.0 ........ ........ 22394.0 22302.0
37.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12597.5 12495.0 16824.5 16701.5 ........ ........ 22394.5 22302.5
38.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12598.0 12495.5 16825.0 16702.0 ........ ........ 22395.0 22303.0
39.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12598.5 12496.0 16825.5 16702.5 ........ ........ 22395.5 22303.5
40.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12599.0 12496.5 16826.0 16703.0 ........ ........ 22396.0 22304.0
41.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12599.5 12497.0 16826.5 16703.5 ........ ........ 22396.5 22304.5
42.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12600.0 12497.5 16827.0 16704.0 ........ ........ 22397.0 22305.0
43.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12600.5 12498.0 16827.5 16704.5 ........ ........ 22397.5 22305.5
44.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12601.0 12498.5 16828.0 16705.0 ........ ........ 22398.0 22306.0
45.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12601.5 12499.0 16828.5 16705.5 ........ ........ 22398.5 22306.5
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46.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12602.0 12499.5 16829.0 16706.0 ........ ........ 22399.0 22307.0
47.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12602.5 12500.0 16829.5 16706.5 ........ ........ 22399.5 22307.5
48.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12603.0 12500.5 16830.0 16707.0 ........ ........ 22400.0 22308.0
49.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12603.5 12501.0 16830.5 16707.5 ........ ........ 22400.5 22308.5
50.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12604.0 12501.5 16831.0 16708.0 ........ ........ 22401.0 22309.0
51.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12604.5 12502.0 16831.5 16708.5 ........ ........ 22401.5 22309.5
52.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12605.0 12502.5 16832.0 16709.0 ........ ........ 22402.0 22310.0
53.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12605.5 12503.0 16832.5 16709.5 ........ ........ 22402.5 22310.5
54.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12606.0 12503.5 16833.0 16710.0 ........ ........ 22403.0 22311.0
55.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12606.5 12504.0 16833.5 16710.5 ........ ........ 22403.5 22311.5
56.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12607.0 12504.5 16834.0 16711.0 ........ ........ 22404.0 22312.0
57.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12607.5 12505.0 16834.5 16711.5 ........ ........ 22404.5 22312.5
58.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12608.0 12505.5 16835.0 16712.0 ........ ........ 22405.0 22313.0
59.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12608.5 12506.0 16835.5 16712.5 ........ ........ 22405.5 22313.5
60.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12609.0 12506.5 16836.0 16713.0 ........ ........ 22406.0 22314.0
61.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12609.5 12507.0 16836.5 16713.5 ........ ........ 22406.5 22314.5
62.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12610.0 12507.5 16837.0 16714.0 ........ ........ 22407.0 22315.0
63.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12610.5 12508.0 16837.5 16714.5 ........ ........ 22407.5 22315.5
64.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12611.0 12508.5 16838.0 16715.0 ........ ........ 22408.0 22316.0
65.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12611.5 12509.0 16838.5 16715.5 ........ ........ 22408.5 22316.5
66.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12612.0 12509.5 16839.0 16716.0 ........ ........ 22409.0 22317.0
67.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12612.5 12510.0 16839.5 16716.5 ........ ........ 22409.5 22317.5
68.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12613.0 12510.5 16400.0 16717.0 ........ ........ 22410.0 22318.0
69.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12613.5 12511.0 16400.5 16717.5 ........ ........ 22410.5 22318.5
70.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12614.0 12511.5 16411.0 16718.0 ........ ........ 22411.0 22319.0
71.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12614.5 12512.0 16841.5 16718.5 ........ ........ 22411.5 22319.5
72.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12615.0 12512.5 16842.0 16719.0 ........ ........ 22412.0 22320.0
73.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12615.5 12513.0 16842.5 16719.5 ........ ........ 22412.5 22320.5
74.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12616.0 12513.5 16843.0 16720.0 ........ ........ 22413.0 22321.0
75.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12616.5 12514.0 16843.5 16720.5 ........ ........ 22413.5 22321.5
76.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12617.0 12514.5 16844.0 16721.0 ........ ........ 22414.0 22322.0
77.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12617.5 12515.0 16844.5 16721.5 ........ ........ 22414.5 22322.5
78.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12618.0 12515.5 16845.0 16722.0 ........ ........ 22415.0 22323.0
79.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12618.5 12516.0 16845.5 16722.5 ........ ........ 22415.5 22323.5
80.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12619.0 12516.5 16846.0 16723.0 ........ ........ 22416.0 22324.0
81.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12619.5 12517.0 16846.5 16723.5 ........ ........ 22416.5 22324.5
82.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12620.0 12517.5 16847.0 16724.0 ........ ........ 22417.0 22325.0
83.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12620.5 12518.0 16847.5 16724.5 ........ ........ 22417.5 22325.5
84.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12621.0 12518.5 16848.0 16725.0 ........ ........ 22418.0 22326.0
85.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12621.5 12519.0 16848.5 16725.5 ........ ........ 22418.5 22326.5
86.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12622.0 12519.5 16849.0 16726.0 ........ ........ 22419.0 22327.0
87.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16849.5 16726.5 ........ ........ 22419.5 22327.5
88.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12622.5 12520.5 16850.0 16727.0 ........ ........ 22420.0 22328.0
89.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12623.0 12521.0 16850.5 16727.5 ........ ........ 22420.5 22328.5
90.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12623.5 12521.5 16851.0 16728.0 ........ ........ 22421.0 22329.0
91.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12624.0 12522.0 16851.5 16728.5 ........ ........ 22421.5 22329.5
92.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12624.5 12522.5 16852.0 16729.0 ........ ........ 22422.0 22330.0
93.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12625.0 12523.0 16852.5 16729.5 ........ ........ 22422.5 22330.5
94.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12625.5 12523.5 16853.0 16730.0 ........ ........ 22423.0 22331.0
95.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12626.0 12524.0 16853.5 16730.5 ........ ........ 22423.5 22331.5
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96.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12626.5 12524.5 16854.0 16731.0 ........ ........ 22424.0 22332.0
97.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12627.0 12525.0 16854.5 16731.5 ........ ........ 22424.5 22332.5
98.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12627.5 12525.5 16855.0 16732.0 ........ ........ 22425.0 22333.0
99.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12628.0 12526.0 16855.5 16732.5 ........ ........ 22425.5 22333.5
100................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12628.5 12526.5 16856.0 16733.0 ........ ........ 22426.0 22334.0
101................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12629.0 12527.0 16856.5 16733.5 ........ ........ 22426.5 22334.5
102................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12629.5 12527.5 16857.0 16739.0
103................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12630.0 12528.0 16857.5 16739.5
104................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12630.5 12528.5 16858.0 16740.0
105................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12631.0 12529.0 16858.5 16740.5
106................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12631.5 12529.5 16859.0 16741.0
107................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 12632.0 12530.0 16859.5 16741.5
108................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16860.0 16742.0
109................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16860.5 16742.5
110................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16861.0 16743.0
111................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16861.5 16743.5
112................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16862.0 16744.0
113................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16862.5 16744.5
114................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16863.0 16745.0
115................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16863.5 16745.5
116................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16864.0 16746.0
117................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16864.5 16746.5
118................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16865.0 16747.0
119................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16865.5 16747.5
120................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16866.0 16748.0
121................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16866.5 16748.5
122................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16867.0 16749.0
123................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16867.5 16749.5
124................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16868.0 16750.0
125................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16868.5 16750.5
126................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16869.0 16751.0
127................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16869.5 16751.5
128................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16870.0 16752.0
129................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16870.5 16752.5
130................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16871.0 16753.0
131................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16871.5 16753.5
132................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ 16872.0 16754.0
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(b) The following table describes the frequencies and Channel Series
with F1B, J2B, or J2D emission which are assignable to ship stations for
NBDP and data transmissions with other ship stations and public coast
stations. Public coast stations may receive only on these frequencies.
Non-Paired NBDP Channels (kHz)
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Channel series:
1.................................. 4202.5 6300.5 8396.5 12560.0 16785.0 18893.0 22352.0 25193.0
2.................................. 4203.0 6301.0 8397.0 12560.5 16785.5 18893.5 22352.5 25193.5
3.................................. 4203.5 6301.5 8397.5 12561.0 16786.0 18894.0 22353.0 25194.0
4.................................. 4204.0 6302.0 8398.0 12561.5 16786.5 18894.5 22353.5 25194.5
5.................................. 4204.5 6302.5 8398.5 12562.0 16787.0 18895.0 22354.0 25195.0
6.................................. 4205.0 6303.0 8399.0 12562.5 16787.5 18895.5 22354.5 25195.5
7.................................. 4205.5 6303.5 8399.5 12563.0 16788.0 18896.0 22355.0 25196.0
8.................................. 4206.0 6304.0 8400.0 12563.5 16788.5 18896.5 22355.5 25196.5
9.................................. 4206.5 6304.5 8400.5 12564.0 16789.0 18897.0 22356.0 25197.0
10................................. 4207.0 6305.0 8401.0 12564.5 16789.5 18897.5 22356.5 25197.5
11................................. ....... 6305.5 8401.5 12565.0 16790.0 18898.0 22357.0 25198.0
12................................. ....... 6306.0 8402.0 12565.5 16790.5 ........ 22357.5 25198.5
13................................. ....... 6306.5 8402.5 12566.0 16791.0 ........ 22358.0 25199.0
14................................. ....... 6307.0 8403.0 12566.5 16791.5 ........ 22358.5 25199.5
15................................. ....... 6307.5 8403.5 12567.0 16792.0 ........ 22359.0 25200.0
16................................. ....... 6308.0 8404.0 12567.5 16792.5 ........ 22359.5 25200.5
17................................. ....... 6308.5 8404.5 12568.0 16793.0 ........ 22360.0 25201.0
18................................. ....... 6309.0 8405.0 12568.5 16793.5 ........ 22360.5 25201.5
19................................. ....... 6309.5 8405.5 12569.0 16794.0 ........ 22361.0 25202.0
20................................. ....... 6310.0 8406.0 12569.5 16794.5 ........ 22361.5 25202.5
21................................. ....... 6310.5 8406.5 12570.0 16795.0 ........ 22362.0 25203.0
22................................. ....... 6311.0 8407.0 12570.5 16795.5 ........ 22362.5 25203.5
23................................. ....... 6311.5 8407.5 12571.0 16796.0 ........ 22363.0 25204.0
24................................. ....... ....... 8408.0 12571.5 16796.5 ........ 22363.5 25204.5
25................................. ....... ....... 8408.5 12572.0 16797.0 ........ 22364.0 25205.0
26................................. ....... ....... 8409.0 12572.5 16797.5 ........ 22364.5 25205.5
27................................. ....... ....... 8409.5 12573.0 16798.0 ........ 22365.0 25206.0
28................................. ....... ....... 8410.0 12573.5 16798.5 ........ 22365.5 25206.5
29................................. ....... ....... 8410.5 12574.0 16799.0 ........ 22366.0 25207.0
30................................. ....... ....... 8411.0 12574.5 16799.5 ........ 22366.5 25207.5
31................................. ....... ....... 8411.5 12575.0 16800.0 ........ 22367.0 25208.0
32................................. ....... ....... 8412.0 12575.5 16800.5 ........ 22367.5 ........
33................................. ....... ....... 8412.5 12576.0 16801.0 ........ 22368.0 ........
34................................. ....... ....... 8413.0 12576.5 16801.5 ........ 22368.5 ........
35................................. ....... ....... 8413.5 ........ 16802.0 ........ 22369.0 ........
36................................. ....... ....... 8414.0 ........ 16802.5 ........ 22369.5 ........
37................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ 16803.0 ........ 22370.0 ........
38................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ 16803.5 ........ 22370.5 ........
39................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ 16804.0 ........ 22371.0 ........
40................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ ........ 22371.5 ........
41................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ ........ 22372.0 ........
42................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ ........ 22372.5 ........
43................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ ........ 22373.0 ........
44................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ ........ 22373.5 ........
45................................. ....... ....... ....... ........ ........ ........ 22374.0 ........
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(c) Distress and calling. The frequencies 2174.5 kHz, 4177.5 kHz,
6268.0 kHz, 8376.5 kHz, 12520.0 kHz, and 16695.0 kHz may be used for
NBDP and data transmissions by coast and ship stations on a simplex
basis for distress and safety purposes.
(d) The frequencies in the 156-162 MHz band available for assignment
to public coast stations that are contained in Sec. 80.371(c) of this
part are also available for radioprinter and data communications between
ship and coast stations using F1B, F2B, F1D, or F2D emission.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 9890, Mar. 8, 1991; 57
FR 43407, Sept. 21, 1992; 58 FR 16504, Mar. 29, 1993; 68 FR 46969, Aug.
7, 2003]
Sec. 80.363 Frequencies for facsimile.
(a) The non-paired frequencies with F1C, F3C, J2C or J3C emission
which are assignable to ship and public coast stations for facsimile are
as follows:
(1) Ship station frequencies. The following frequencies are
available for use
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by authorized ship stations for facsimile.
Assignable Ship Frequencies for Facsimile (kHz)
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2070.5 4154 6235 8302 12370 16551 18848 22182 25123
2072.5 4170 6259 8338 12418 16615 18868 22238 25159
2074.5 ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......... .......... ..........
2076.5 ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......... .......... ..........
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(2) Coast station frequencies. The following table describes the
exclusive maritime mobile HF frequency bands that are available for
assignment to coast stations using 3 kHz channels for facsimile.
However, any frequency in the 2000-27500 kHz bands listed in Part 2 of
the Commission's Rules as available for shared use by the maritime
mobile service and other radio services, except for the 4000-4063 kHz
and the 8100-8195 kHz bands, is available for assignment to coast
stations for facsimile. Frequency assignments are subject to
coordination with government users.
Frequency Bands for Coast Facsimile (kHz)
4221.0- 4351.0 16904.5-17242.0
6332.5- 6501.0 19705.0-19755.0
8438.0- 8707.0 22445.5-22696.0
12658.5-13077.0 26122.5-26145.0
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(b) The frequencies in the 156-162 MHz band available for assignment
to public coast stations that are contained in Sec. 80.371(c) of this
part are also available for facsimile communications between ship and
coast stations using F2C or F3C emission.
(c) The frequency 156.425 MHz is assigned by rule to private coast
stations and ship stations in Alaska for ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship
facsimile transmissions using F2C or F3C emissions.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 40059, Sept. 29, 1989;
56 FR 9893, Mar. 8, 1991; 57 FR 43407, Sept. 21, 1992; 62 FR 40307, July
28, 1997; 68 FR 46970, Aug. 7, 2003]
Radiotelephony
Sec. 80.365 Scope.
The following sections describe the carrier frequencies and general
conditions of use for the following types of radiotelephony:
--Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply.
--Working.
--Public.
--Private.
Sec. 80.367 General uses--radiotelephony.
(a) Ship stations communicating with foreign coast stations may
operate on any frequency designated by that coast station.
(b) Radiotelephony stations communicating with a Government station
may transmit on a Government frequency when authorized to do so by the
Government station or agency if the emission, bandwidth and frequency
tolerance of the maritime station are within the same limits as the
Government station.
(c) Frequencies assigned to Government radio stations are assignable
to non-Government maritime stations for radiotelephony communications
with other non-Government stations in connection with activities
performed in coordination with or on behalf of the Government.
(d) Frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz band will be authorized only
to ship stations that in addition are authorized to use frequencies in
the 156-162 MHz band.
(e) Frequencies in the 2000-2850 kHz band will be authorized to
private coast stations that in addition are authorized to use
frequencies in the 156-162 MHz band.
(f) Ship and coast stations authorized to use frequencies in both
the 2000-27500 kHz and 156-162 MHz bands must not use frequencies in the
2000-27500 kHz band for communications with any other station which is
within the VHF service range.
(g) Coast and ship station radiotelephone working frequencies are
available for DSC general purpose calling under the provisions of Sec.
80.207(a).
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(h) Digital selective calling techniques are not authorized on the
frequencies 2182 kHz or 156.800 MHz.
Sec. 80.369 Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply frequencies.
This section describes the general uses and frequencies assignable
to maritime stations for distress, urgency, safety, call and reply
radiotelephony communications.
(a) In the 1605-3500 kHz band, the frequency 2182 is an
international radiotelephony distress, urgency and safety frequency for
ship stations, public and private coast stations, and survival craft
stations. It is also used for call and reply by ship stations on a
primary basis and by public coast stations on a secondary basis. The
carrier frequency 2191 kHz may be used as a supplementary calling
frequency in areas of heavy usage of 2182 kHz. All stations must use J3E
emission when operating on 2182 and 2191 kHz, except that:
(1) H3E emission may be used on 2182 kHz for communications with
foreign coast and ship stations; or,
(2) A3E emission may be used on 2182 kHz by portable survival craft
stations, or transmitters authorized for use prior to January 1, 1972.
See Sec. 80.203(c).
(b) The frequencies 4125.0 kHz, 6215 kHz, 8291 kHz, 12290 kHz, and
16420 kHz may be used by coast and ship stations on a simplex basis for
distress and safety communications. The frequency 4125.0 kHz may also be
used for distress and safety communications between aircraft and
maritime mobile stations.
(c) The frequency 5167.5 kHz is available to any station for
emergency communications in the State of Alaska. Peak envelope power of
stations operating on this frequency must not exceed 150 watts. This
frequency may also be used by Alaska private fixed stations for calling
and listening, but only for establishing communication.
(d) In the 4000-27500 kHz band, the following coast frequencies are
available for assignment to public coast stations for call and reply
communications. The paired ship frequencies are available for use by
authorized ship stations.
Call and Reply Frequency Pairs in the 4000-27500 kHz
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Carrier Frequencies (kHz)
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Ship Coast
Channel No. transmit transmit
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421........................................... \1,2,3\ \1\ 4417
4125
606........................................... \2,3\ 6215 \1\ 6516
821........................................... 8255 8779
1221.......................................... \3\ 12290 13137
1621.......................................... \3\ 16420 17302
1806.......................................... 18795 19770
2221.......................................... 22060 22756
2510.......................................... 25097 26172
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\1\ The frequencies 4125 kHz, 4417 kHz, and 6516 kHz are also available
on a simplex basis for private communications, see Sec. 80.373(c) of
this part.
\2\ The frequencies of 4125 kHz and 6215 kHz are also available on a
simplex basis to ship and coast stations for call and reply, provided
that the peak envelope power does not exceed 1 kW.
\3\ The frequencies 4125 kHz, 6215 kHz, 8291 kHz, 12290 kHz, and 16420
kHz are also available on a simplex basis for distress and safety
traffic, see paragraph (b) of this section.
(e) In the 120-156 MHz band the following frequencies are used as
indicated:
(1) The frequencies 121.500 MHz and 123.100 MHz using A3E emission
are available for scene of action search and rescue operations to ship,
coast and aircraft stations. Communications in support of search and
rescue operations must employ the frequency 121.500 MHz only when
communications on 123.100 MHz or other VHF frequencies is not
practicable. Ship, coast and aircraft stations engaged in such
communications on 121.500 MHz must shift to 123.100 MHz as soon as
possible.
(2) The frequency 156.525 MHz is available for intership, ship and
coast general purpose, distress and safety DSC calls.
(3) The frequency 156.800 MHz is the international radiotelephone
distress, urgency, safety, call and reply frequency for ship, public and
private coast stations. Stations operating on 156.800 MHz must be able
to transmit and receive using G3E emission.
(4) The frequency 156.450 MHz (channel 9) is available for
intership, ship and coast station general purpose calling by
noncommercial vessels, such as recreational boats. Distress, urgency and
safety calls should initially be made on 156.800 MHz (channel 16) or, if
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equipped with DSC, on 156.525 MHz (channel 70).
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987;
54 FR 49995, Dec. 4, 1989; 56 FR 9893, Mar. 8, 1991; 57 FR 19552, May 7,
1992]
Sec. 80.371 Public correspondence frequencies.
This section describes the radiotelephony working frequencies
assignable to ship and public coast stations.
(a) Working frequencies in the 2000-4000 kHz band. The following
table describes the working carrier frequency pairs in the 2000-4000 kHz
band.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Working frequency pairs in the 2000-4000 kHz band
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Carrier frequency (kHz)
Region -----------------------------------
Ship transmit Coast transmit
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East Coast:......................... 2031.5 2490.0
2118.0 \1\ 12514.0
2126.0 2522.0
2142.0 2538.0
2166.0 2558.0
2198.0 2590.0
2366.0 2450.0
2382.0 \5\ 2482.0
2390.0 2566.0
2400.0 2400.0
2406.0 2442.0
2406.0 \4\ 2506.0
West Coat:.......................... 2003.0 2450.0
2009.0 2442.0
2009.0 2566.0
2031.5 2566.0
2126.0 2522.0
2206.0 2598.0
2382.0 2466.0
2406.0 2506.0
2430.0 \5\ 2482.0
Gulf Coast:......................... 2009.0 2466.0
2134.0 2530.0
2142.0 2538.0
\1\ 2158.0 \1\2550.0
2166.0 2558.0
2206.0 2598.0
2366.0 2450.0
2382.0 \5\ 2482.0
2430.0 2572.0
2458.0 2506.0
Great Lakes \2\:.................... 2118.0 2514.0
2158.0 2550.0
2206.0 2582.0
Alaska.............................. 2131.0 \5\ 2309.0
2134.0 2312.0
2237.0 2397.0
2240.0 2400.0
Hawaii.............................. 2134.0 2530.0
Caribbean:.......................... 2009.0 2506.0
\3\ 2086.0 2585.0
2134.0 2530.0
Guam................................ 2009.0 2506.0
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\1\ Unlimited hours of use from December 15 to April 1 and day only from
April 1 to December 15. Harmful interference must not be caused to any
station in the Great Lakes region.
\2\ In the Great Lakes region 2206 kHz is not available for transmission
to U.S. ships except in the case of distress. U.S. coast stations in
the Great Lakes area may use 2514, 2550 and 2582 kHz on a shared basis
with coast stations of Canada. Except in the case of distress, the
frequency 2550 kHz must not be used for transmission to ship stations
of Canada since the associated ship station transmit frequency 2158
kHz is not available to Canadian ship stations for transmission and
2582 kHz must not be used for public correspondence transmissions to
U.S. ship stations since the associated ship transmit frequency 2206
kHz is not available to U.S. ship stations for transmissions except in
the case of distress.
\3\ Limited to a peak envelope power of 150 watts.
\4\ Harmful interference must not be caused to any coast station in the
Caribbean region.
\5\ But see section 80.373(c)(3) of this chapter.
(b) Working frequencies in the 4000-27500 kHz band. This paragraph
describes the working carrier frequencies in the 4000-27500 kHz band.
With respect to frequencies that are assignable in more than one
geographical area, once the frequency is assigned to one licensee, any
subsequent license will be authorized on a secondary, non-interference
basis with respect to the incumbent license's existing operation. If the
first licensee later seeks authorization to operate in an additional
geographic area, such authorization will be on a secondary, non-
interference basis to other co-channel licensees.
(1) The following table specifies the carrier frequencies available
for assignment to public coast stations. The paired ship frequencies are
available for use by authorized ship stations. The specific frequency
assignment available to public coast stations for a particular
geographic area is indicated by an ``x'' under the appropriate column.
The allotment areas are in accordance with the ``Standard Defined
Areas'' as identified in the International Radio Regulations, Appendix
25 Planning System, and indicated in the preface to the International
Frequency List (IFL).
Working Carrier Frequency Pairs in the 4000-27500 kHz Band
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Ship Coast
Channel transmit transmit USA-E USA-W USA-S USA-C VIR HWA ALS PTR GUM
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401....................................... 4065 4357 x x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
403....................................... 4071 4363 x x x x ........ x ........ x ........
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404....................................... 4074 4366 x x ........ x ........ ........ x ........ ........
405....................................... 4077 4369 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
409....................................... 4089 4381 x x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
410....................................... 4092 4384 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
411....................................... 4095 4387 x x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
412....................................... 4098 4390 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
414....................................... 4104 4396 x ........ x ........ ........ ........ x x ........
416....................................... 4110 4402 x x ........ x ........ ........ x ........ ........
417....................................... 4113 4405 x x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
418....................................... 4116 4408 ........ ........ ........ x ........ x ........ ........ ........
419....................................... 4119 4411 ........ x x ........ ........ x ........ x x
422....................................... 4128 4420 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
423....................................... 4131 4423 x x x x ........ ........ x ........ ........
424....................................... 4134 4426 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
427....................................... 4143 4435 x x x x x x x ........ ........
428....................................... 4060 4351 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
604....................................... 6209 6510 x x x x ........ x x x x
605....................................... 6212 6513 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
607....................................... 6218 6519 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
802....................................... 8198 8722 x ........ x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
803....................................... 8201 8725 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
804....................................... 8204 8728 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
805....................................... 8207 8731 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
807....................................... 8213 8737 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
808....................................... 8216 8740 x x ........ ........ ........ x x ........ x
809....................................... 8219 8743 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
810....................................... 8222 8746 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
811....................................... 8225 8749 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
814....................................... 8234 8758 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
815....................................... 8237 8761 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
817....................................... 8243 8767 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
819....................................... 8249 8773 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
822....................................... 8258 8782 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
824....................................... 8264 8788 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
825....................................... 8267 8791 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
826....................................... 8270 8794 x ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ x
829....................................... 8279 8803 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........
830....................................... 8282 8806 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........
831....................................... 8285 8809 ........ x x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........
836....................................... 8113 8713 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
837....................................... 8128 8716 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1201...................................... 12230 13077 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1202...................................... 12233 13080 x x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1203...................................... 12236 13083 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
1206...................................... 12245 13092 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1208...................................... 12251 13098 x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1209...................................... 12254 13101 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1210...................................... 12257 13104 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
1211...................................... 12260 13107 x x x x ........ ........ x ........ ........
1212...................................... 12263 13110 x ........ x ........ ........ x x x ........
1215...................................... 12272 13119 ........ x x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........
1217...................................... 12278 13125 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1222...................................... 12293 13140 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........
1223...................................... 12296 13143 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
1225...................................... 12302 13149 x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1226...................................... 12305 13152 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1228...................................... 12311 13158 x x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1229...................................... 12314 13161 ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1230...................................... 12317 13164 x x x ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........
1233...................................... 12326 13173 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1234...................................... 12329 13176 ........ x x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
1235...................................... 12232 13179 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1236...................................... 12335 13182 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1237...................................... 12338 13185 x ........ x x x ........ ........ ........ ........
1601...................................... 16360 17242 x ........ x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
1602...................................... 16363 17245 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1603...................................... 16366 17248 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1605...................................... 16372 17254 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1607...................................... 16378 17260 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1609...................................... 16384 17266 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1610...................................... 16387 17269 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
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1611...................................... 16390 17272 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1616...................................... 16405 17287 x x x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
1620...................................... 16417 17299 x ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1624...................................... 16429 17311 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1626...................................... 16435 17317 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1631...................................... 16450 17332 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1632...................................... 16453 17335 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1641...................................... 16480 17362 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1642...................................... 16483 17365 x x x x x x x x ........
1643...................................... 16486 17368 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1644...................................... 16489 17371 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
1645...................................... 16492 17374 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1646...................................... 16495 17377 ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1647...................................... 16498 17380 x x x x ........ ........ x ........ ........
1648...................................... 16501 17383 ........ x ........ x x x x x ........
1801...................................... 18780 19755 x x x x x x x x ........
1802...................................... 18783 19758 x ........ x x x ........ ........ x ........
1803...................................... 18786 19761 x x ........ x x x x x ........
1804...................................... 18789 19764 ........ x x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
1805...................................... 18792 19767 ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1807...................................... 18798 19773 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1808...................................... 18801 19776 x x x x x x x x ........
2201...................................... 22000 22696 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
2205...................................... 22012 22708 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2210...................................... 22027 22723 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2214...................................... 22039 22735 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2215...................................... 22042 22738 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2216...................................... 22045 22741 x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
2222...................................... 22063 22759 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2223...................................... 22066 22762 x x x ........ ........ x x x ........
2227...................................... 22078 22774 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2228...................................... 22081 22777 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2231...................................... 22090 22786 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
2236...................................... 22105 22801 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2237...................................... 22108 22804 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2241...................................... 22120 22816 x x x x x x x x ........
2242...................................... 22123 22819 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2243...................................... 22126 22822 x x x x x x x x ........
2244...................................... 22129 22825 ........ x ........ ........ ........ x x ........ ........
2245...................................... 22132 22828 ........ x x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
2246...................................... 22135 22831 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2247...................................... 22138 22834 x x x x x x x ........ ........
2501...................................... 25070 26145 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
2502...................................... 25073 26148 x x x x x x x x ........
2503...................................... 25076 26151 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2504...................................... 25079 26154 x x x x x x x x ........
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(2) The following table specifies the non-paired carrier frequencies
that are available for assignment to public coast stations for simplex
operations. These frequencies are available for use by authorized ship
stations for transmissions to coast stations (simplex operations).
Assignments on these frequencies must accept interference. They are
shared with government users and are considered ``common use''
frequencies under the international Radio Regulations. They cannot be
notified for inclusion in the Master International Frequency Register,
which provides stations with interference protection, but may be listed
in the international List of Coast Stations. (See Radio Regulation No.
1220 and Recommendation 304.)
Public Correspondence Simplex
[Non-paired radiotelephony frequencies in the 4000-27500 kHz Band \1\
Carrier Frequencies (kHz)]
16537........................................ 18825 22174 25100
16540........................................ 18828 22177 25103
18831 ....... 25106
18834 ....... 25109
18837 ....... 25112
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\1\ Coast stations limited to a maximum transmitter power of 1 kW (PEP).
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(c) Working frequencies in the marine VHF 156-162 MHz band. (1)(i)
The frequency pairs listed in the table in paragraph (c)(1)(ii) are
available for assignment to public coast stations for public
correspondence communications with ship stations and units on land.
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Working Carrier Frequency Pairs in the 156-162 MHz Band \1\
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Carrier frequency (MHz)
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Channel designator Ship Coast
transmit transmit
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24............................................ 157.200 161.800
84............................................ 157.225 161.825
25............................................ 157.250 161.850
85 \2\........................................ 157.275 161.875
26............................................ 157.300 161.900
86............................................ 157.325 161.925
27............................................ 157.350 161.950
87............................................ 157.375 161.975
28............................................ 157.400 162.000
88 \3\........................................ 157.425 162.025
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\1\ For special assignment of frequencies in this band in certain areas
of Washington State, the Great Lakes and the east coast of the United
States pursuant to arrangements between the United States and Canada,
see subpart B of this part.
\2\ The frequency pair 157.275/161.875 MHz is available on a primary
basis to ship and public coast stations. In Alaska it is also
available on a secondary basis to private mobile repeater stations.
\3\ Within 120 km (75 miles) of the United States/Canada border, in the
area of the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its
approaches, the frequency 157.425 MHz is available for use by ship
stations for public correspondence communications only. One hundred
twenty kilometers (75 miles) from the United States/Canada border
157.425 MHz is available for intership and commercial communications.
Outside the Puget Sound area and its approaches and the Great Lakes,
157.425 MHz is available for communications between commercial fishing
vessels and associated aircraft while engaged in commercial fishing
activities.
(ii) Service areas in the marine VHF 156-162 MHz band are VHF Public
Coast Station Areas (VPCSAs). As listed in the table in this paragraph,
VPCSAs are based on, and composed of one or more of, the U.S. Department
of Commerce's 172 Economic Areas (EAs). See 60 FR 13114 (March 10,
1995). In addition, the Commission shall treat Guam and the Northern
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, and the Gulf of Mexico as EA-like areas, and has
assigned them EA numbers 173-176, respectively. Maps of the EAs and
VPCSAs are available for public inspection and copying at the FCC Public
Reference Room, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20554. Except as shown in the table, the frequency pairs listed in
paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section are available for assignment to a
single licensee in each of the VPCSAs listed in the table in this
paragraph. In addition to the EAs listed in the table in this paragraph,
each VPCSA also includes the adjacent waters under the jurisdiction of
the United States.
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VHF Public coast station areas (VPCSAs)
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Frequency pairs
VPCSAs EAs not available for
assignment
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1 (Northern Atlantic)......... 1-5, 10.............. .................
2 (Mid-Atlantic).............. 9, 11-23, 25, 42, 46. .................
3 (Southern Atlantic)......... 24, 26-34, 37, 38, .................
40, 41, 174.
4 (Mississippi River)......... 34, 36, 39, 43-45, 47- .................
53, 67-107, 113, 116-
120, 122-125, 127,
130-134, 176.
5 (Great Lakes)............... 6-8, 54-66, 108, 109. .................
6 (Southern Pacific).......... 160-165.............. .................
7 (Northern Pacific).......... 147, 166-170......... .................
8 (Hawaii).................... 172, 173, 175........ .................
9 (Alaska).................... 171.................. .................
10 (Grand Forks).............. 110.................. 84, 25.
11 (Minot).................... 111.................. 84, 25.
12 (Bismarck)................. 112.................. 84, 25.
13 (Aberdeen)................. 114.................. 84, 25.
14 (Rapid City)............... 115.................. 84, 25.
15 (North Platte)............. 121.................. 84, 25.
16 (Western Oklahoma)......... 126.................. 25, 85.
17 (Abilene).................. 128.................. 25, 85.
18 (San Angelo)............... 129.................. 25, 85.
19 (Odessa-Midland)........... 135.................. 25, 85.
20 (Hobbs).................... 136.................. 25, 85.
21 (Lubbock).................. 137.................. 25, 85.
22 (Amarillo)................. 138.................. 25, 85.
23 (Santa Fe)................. 139.................. 84, 25.
24 (Pueblo)................... 140.................. 84, 25.
25 (Denver-Boulder-Greeley)... 141.................. 84, 25.
26 (Scottsbluff).............. 142.................. 84, 25.
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27 (Casper)................... 143.................. 84, 25.
28 (Billings)................. 144.................. 84, 25.
29 (Great Falls).............. 145.................. 84, 25.
30 (Missoula)................. 146.................. 84, 25.
31 (Idaho Falls).............. 148.................. 25, 85.
32 (Twin Falls)............... 149.................. 25, 85.
33 (Boise City)............... 150.................. 84, 25.
34 (Reno)..................... 151.................. 84, 25.
35 (Salt Lake City-Ogden)..... 152.................. 25, 85.
36 (Las Vegas)................ 153.................. 84, 25.
37 (Flagstaff)................ 154.................. 84, 25.
38 (Farmington)............... 155.................. 84, 25.
39 (Albuquerque).............. 156.................. 84, 25.
40 (El Paso).................. 157.................. 25, 85.
41 (Phoenix-Mesa)............. 158.................. 84, 25.
42 (Tucson)................... 159.................. 84, 25.
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(iii) Subject to paragraph (c)(3) of this section, each licensee may
also operate on 12.5 kHz offset frequencies in areas where the licensee
is authorized on both frequencies adjacent to the offset frequency, and
in areas where the licensee on the other side of the offset frequency
consents to the licensee's use of the adjacent offset frequency.
Coordination with Canada is required for offset operations under any
circumstance in which operations on either adjoining 25 kHz channel
would require such coordination. See Sec. 80.57 of this part.
(2) Any recovered channel pairs will revert automatically to the
holder of the VPCSA license within which such channels are included,
except the channel pairs listed in the table in paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of
this section. Those channel pairs, and any channel pairs recovered where
there is no VPCSA licensee, will be retained by the Commission for
future licensing.
(3) VPCSA licensees may not operate on Channel 228B (162.0125 MHz),
which is available for use in the Coast Guard's Ports and Waterways
Safety System (PAWSS)). In addition, within six months of the conclusion
of the competitive bidding procedures to determine the licensees in each
VPCSA, the U.S. Coast Guard shall submit to each licensee of VPCSAs 1-9
a plan specifying up to two narrowband channel pairs offset 12.5 kHz
from the channels set forth in the table in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this
section, for use in the PAWSS. The final selection of the PAWSS channel
pairs can be negotiated (if the VPCSA licensee objects to the Coast
Guard proposal, it shall make a counterproposal within three months) and
established by an agreement between the parties. All parties are
required to negotiate in good faith. If no agreement is reached within
one year of the date the Coast Guard submitted its plan, the Coast Guard
may petition the Commission to select the channel pairs.
(4) Subject to the requirements of Sec. 1.924 of this chapter and
Sec. 80.21, each VPCSA licensee may place stations anywhere within its
region without obtaining prior Commission approval provided:
(i) It provides to co-channel coast station incumbent licensees, and
incumbent Private Land Mobile Radio licensees authorized under part 90
of this chapter on a primary basis, protection as defined in subpart P
of this part. VPCSA licensees that share a common border may either
distribute the available frequencies upon mutual agreement or request
that the Commission assign frequencies along the common border.
(ii) The locations and/or technical parameters of the transmitters
are such that individual coordination of the channel assignment(s) with
a foreign administration, under applicable international agreements and
rules in this part, is not required.
(iii) For any construction or alteration that would exceed the
requirements of Sec. 17.7 of this chapter, licensees
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must notify the appropriate Regional Office of the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA Form 7460-1) and file a request for antenna height
clearance and obstruction marking and lighting specifications (FCC Form
854) with the FCC, Attn: Information Processing Branch, 1270 Fairfield
Rd., Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245.
(iv) The transmitters must not have a significant environmental
effect as defined by Sec. Sec. 1.1301 through 1.1319 of this chapter.
(d) Working frequencies in the Mississippi River System. The
Mississippi River System includes the Mississippi River and connecting
navigable waters other than the Great Lakes. The following simplex
frequencies are available for assignment to public coast stations
serving the Mississippi River System for radiotelephony communications.
These simplex frequencies also are available for use by authorized ship
stations within communication service range, whether or not the ship is
operating within the confines of the Mississippi River System.
Mississippi River System Working Frequencies; Carrier Frequencies (kHz)
2086 \1\ 4065 6209 8201 12362 16543
2782 4089 6212 8213 12365 16546
4116 6510 8725 .......... ..........
4408 6513 8737 .......... ..........
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\1\ Limited to a maximum transmitter output of 150 watts (PEP).
(e) Canada/U.S.A. channeling arrangement frequencies. The VHF
frequencies assignable to ship and coast stations in the State of
washington and their usage limitations purusant to the Canada/U.S.A.
channeling arrangement are described in subpart B of this part.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987;
52 FR 48439, Dec. 22, 1987; 56 FR 9894, Mar. 8, 1991; 57 FR 26779, June
16, 1992; 58 FR 44953, Aug. 25, 1993; 60 FR 35510, July 10, 1995; 62 FR
40307, July 28, 1997; 63 FR 40065, July 27, 1998; 64 FR 26887, May 18,
1999; 65 FR 77824, Dec. 13, 2000; 67 FR 48565, July 25, 2002; 69 FR
64674, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.373 Private communications frequencies.
This section describes the carrier frequencies assignable for ship-
to-ship and ship-to-coast private communications.
(a) Special requirements for private coast stations. Assignment to
private coast stations of radiotelephony frequencies in the 2000-27500
kHz band are subject to the following:
(1) Private coast stations must see J3E emission.
(2) On 2182 kHz, private coast stations must be capable of receiving
J3E and H3E emissions.
(3) Except in the Mississippi River System and Great Lakes, private
coast stations serving lakes or rivers are not authorized on the 2000-
2850 kHz band.
(4) Private coast stations may use DSC for calling on their assigned
frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz band and on those frequencies in the
156-162 MHz band which are allocated for maritime control, commercial
and non-commercial communications.
(b) Frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz band for intership safety and
other communications. This paragraph describes the geographic areas of
operation and the frequencies and liminations in the band available for
assignment for intership safety and operational simplex radiotelephone
communications.
(1) Frequencies avaiable.
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Carrier frequency (kHz) Geographic area
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2003.0.................................... Great Lakes only.
2082.5 \1,2\.............................. All areas.
2093.0 \1\................................ All areas.
2142.0.................................... Pacific coast areas south of
42 degrees north on a day
basis only.
2203.0 \2\................................ Gulf of Mexico.
2214.0 \1\................................ All areas.
2638.0 \1\................................ All areas.
2670.0.................................... All areas.
2738.0 \1\................................ All areas except the Great
Lakes.
2830.0.................................... Gulf of Mexico only.
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\1\ Limited to a peak envelope power of 150 watts.
\2\ Available on a secondary basis for intership communications by ships
involved in non-commercial fishing.
(2) Except for 2093.0 kHz and 2214.0 kHz the frequencies shown in
paragraph (b)(1) of this section are authorized primarily for intership
safety communications in the indicated geographic area.
(3) Except for the frequencies 2093.0 kHz, 2214.0 Khz and 2670.0 kHz
the frequencies shown in paragraph (b)(1) of this section may be used on
a non-interference basis to safety communications, for operational
communications and in the case of commercial transport ships and ships
of municipal and state governments, for business communications.
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(4) Ship stations may communicate with government coast stations on
2003.0 kHz about passage of vessels. Interference must not be caused to
communications on the St. Lawrence Seaway and on the St. Mary's River.
(5) Ship stations may use 2670.0 kHz for communications with coast
and ship stations of the U.S. Coast Guard. When a ship is not equipped
to transmit on 2670.0 kHz or in the band 156-162 MHz the frequency
2003.0 kHz may be used on the Great Lakes for communications must not
cause harmful interference to intership safety, operational and business
communications.
(6) Navigational communications between ships and private coast
stations may be exchanged on 2738.0 kHz and 2830.0 kHz. The frequencies
2214.0 kHz2738.0 kHz and 2830.0 kHz are assignable to private coast
stations upon a showing that they need to communicate with commercial
transport or Government ships. Private coast station applicants must
show that public coast stations do not provide the required
communications and harmful interference will not be caused to the
intership use of these frequencies. The transmitter power must not
exceed 150 watts. If 2214.0 kHz is authorized for ships, intership
communication is also authorized. The geographic limitations to the
frequencies 2738.0 KHz and 2830.0 Khz do not prohibit intership
communication of less than 320 km (200 statute miles) when only one of
the ship stations is within a permitted use geographic area.
(7) Private aircraft stations may communicate with ship stations on
2738.0 kHz and 2830.0 kHz if:
(i) The communications are limited to business or operational needs
of the vessel while it is engaged in commercial fishing activities in
the open sea or adjacent waters;
(ii) Harmful interference must not be caused to intership
communications;
(iii) The maximum output power used for such communication must not
exceed 25 watts;
(c) Frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz bands for business and
operational communications. (1) The following simplex frequencies in the
2000-27500 kHz band are available for assignment to private coast
stations for business and operational radiotelephone communications.
These simplex frequencies also are available for use by authorized ship
stations for business and operational radiotelephone communications.
Business and Operational Frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz Band; Carrier Frequencies (kHz)
2065.0 \1,3\.................................... 4146 6224 8294 12353 16528 18840 22159 25115
2079.0 \1,3\.................................... 4149 6227 8297 12356 16531 18843 22162 25118
2096.5 \1\...................................... 4125 6230 ...... 12359 16534 ...... 22165 ......
\2\
3023.0 \4\...................................... 4417 6516 ...... ...... ...... ...... 22168 ......
\5\
5680 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 22171 ......
\4\
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\1\ Limited to peak envelope power of 150 watts.
\2\ The frequency 4125 kHz is also available for distress and safety, and calling and reply, see Sec. 80.369
(b) and (d) of this part.
\3\ The frequencies 2065.0 kHz and 2079.0 kHz must be coordinated with Canada.
\4\ The frequencies 3023.0 kHz and 5680.0 kHz are available to private coast stations licensed to state and
local governments and any scene-of-action ships for the purpose of search and rescue scene-of-action
coordination including communications with any scene-of-action aircraft.
\5\ The frequency 6516 kHz is limited to daytime operations. The frequencies 4417 kHz and 6516 kHz are also
available for calling and reply, see Sec. 80.369(d) of this part.
(2) Assignment of these frequencies is subject to the following
general limitations:
(i) These frequencies are shared and are not available for the
exclusive use of any station. No more than one frequency from each of
the frequency bands will be authorized to a private station without
justification;
(ii) The emissions must be J3E or J2D except that when DSC is used
the emission must be F1B or J2B; and
(iii) Maximum transmitter output power is limited to 1 kW except as
noted.
(3) In addition to the frequencies shown in paragraph (c)(1) of this
section, the following coast transmit frequencies listed in the table in
Sec. 80.371(a) of this chapter are available for assignment to private
coast stations and authorized ship stations for simplex business and
operational radiotelephone communications: in the East Coast,
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West Coast, and Gulf Coast regions, 2482 kHz; in the Alaska region, 2309
kHz. These frequencies shall not be assigned to public coast stations
before July 25, 2002. After that date, only the above frequencies in the
above regions that have been assigned to at least one private coast
station shall continue to be available for assignment to private coast
stations. If, by that date, in any of the above regions, any of the
above frequencies has not been assigned to a private coast station, that
frequency in that region shall be available for assignment only to
public coast stations.
(d) Radioprinter frequencies. (1) The following table describes the
bands available for radioprinter simplex communications between ship and
private coast stations:
Frequency Bands (kHz)
2107-2170 4750-4850
2194-2495 5060-5450
2505-2850 5700-5950 \1\
3155-3400 7300-8100 \1\
4438-4650
\1\ After April 1, 2007, use of the sub-bands 5900-5950 kHz and
7300-7350 kHz shall be on the condition that harmful interference is not
caused to HF broadcasting.
(2) Ship stations may conduct radioprinter communications with
private coast stations on frequencies within these bands which are
assigned to their associated private coast stations;
(3) Any alphanumeric code may be used; and
(4) The bandwidth of radioprinter communications on frequencies
within these bands must not exceed 300 Hz.
(e) Frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz band for medical advisory
communications. (1) Private coast stations may be authorized to use any
frequencies within the 2030-27500 kHz band that are allocated to
Government and non-Government fixed or fixed and mobile radio services
shown in the Commission's Table of Frequency Allocations contained in
Sec. 2.106 of this chapter for communications with ship stations to
provide medical treatment information or advice. Assignment of these
frequencies is subject to the following limitations:
(2) No protection is provided from harmful interference caused by
foreign stations; and
(3) A private coast station must cease operations on a frequency
that causes harmful interference to a foreign station.
(f) Frequencies in the 156-162 MHz band. The following tables
describe the carrier frequencies available in the 156-162 MHz band for
radiotelephone communications between ship and private coast stations.
(Note: the letter ``A'' following the channel designator indicates
simplex operation on a channel designated internationally as a duplex
channel.)
Frequencies in the 156-162 MHz Band
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Carrier frequency Carrier frequency Points of communication
Channel designator (MHz) ship (MHz) coast (intership and between coast and
transmit transmit ship unless otherwise indicated)
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Port Operations
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01A\1\.................................. 156.050 156.050 ................................
63A\1\.................................. 156.175 156.175 ................................
05A \2\................................. 156.250 156.250
65A..................................... 156.275 156.275 ................................
66A..................................... 156.325 156.325 ................................
12 \3\.................................. 156.600 156.600 ................................
73...................................... 156.675 156.675 ................................
14 \3\.................................. 156.700 156.700 ................................
74...................................... 156.725 156.725 ................................
75 \18\................................. 156.775 156.775 ................................
76 \18\................................. 156.825 156.825 ................................
77 \4\.................................. 156.875 ................. Intership only.
20A \12\................................ 157.000 ................. Intership only.
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Navigational (Bridge-to-Bridge) \5\
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13 \6\.................................. 156.650 156.650
67 \7\.................................. 156.375 156.375 ................................
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Commercial
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01A\1\.................................. 156.050 156.050 ................................
63A\1\.................................. 156.175 156.175 ................................
07A..................................... 156.350 156.350 ................................
67 \7\.................................. 156.375 ................. Intership only.
08...................................... 156.400 ................. Do.
09...................................... 156.450 156.450 ................................
10...................................... 156.500 156.500 ................................
11 \3\.................................. 156.550 156.550 ................................
18A..................................... 156.900 156.900 ................................
19A..................................... 156.950 156.950 ................................
79A..................................... 156.975 156.975 ................................
80A..................................... 157.025 157.025 ................................
88A\8\.................................. 157.425 ................. Intership only.
72 \14\................................. 156.625 ................. Intership only.
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Digital Selective Calling
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70 \15\................................. 156.525 156.525 ................................
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Noncommercial
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68 \17\................................. 156.425 156.425 ................................
09 \16\................................. 156.450 156.450 ................................
69...................................... 156.475 156.475 ................................
71\19\.................................. 156.575 156.575
72...................................... 156.625 ................. Intership only.
78A..................................... 156.925 156.925 ................................
79A..................................... 156.975 156.975 Great Lakes only.
80A..................................... 157.025 157.025 Do.
67 \14\................................. 156.375 ................. Intership only.
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Distress, Safety and Calling
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16...................................... 156.800 156.800 ................................
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Intership Safety
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06...................................... 156.300 ................. a. Intership, or b. For SAR:
Ship and aircraft for the U.S.
Coast Guard.
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Environmental
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15 \13\................................. ................. 156.750 Coast to ship only.
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Maritime Control
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17 \9,10\............................... 156.850 156.850 ................................
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Liaison and Safety Broadcasts, U.S. Coast Guard
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22A\11\................................. 157.100 157.100 Ship, aircraft, and coast
stations of the U.S. Coast
Guard and at Lake Mead, Nev.,
ship and coast stations of the
National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior.
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\1\ 156.050 MHz and 156.175 MHz are available for port operations and commercial communications purposes when
used only within the U.S. Coast Guard designated Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) area of New Orleans, on the
lower Mississippi River from the various pass entrances in the Gulf of Mexico to Devil's Swamp Light at River
Mile 242.4 above head of passes near Baton Rouge.
\2\ 156.250 MHz is available for port operations communications use only within the U.S. Coast Guard designated
VTS radio protection areas of New Orleans and Houston described in Sec. 80.383. 156.250 MHz is available for
intership port operations communications used only within the area of Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors,
within a 25-nautical mile radius of Point Fermin, California.
\3\ 156.550 MHz, 156.600 MHz and 156.700 MHz are available in the U.S. Coast Guard designated port areas only
for VTS communications and in the Great Lakes available primarily for communications relating to the movement
of ships in sectors designated by the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation or the U.S. Coast Guard. The
use of these frequencies outside VTS and ship movement sector protected areas is permitted provided they cause
no interference to VTS and ship movement communications in their respective designated sectors.
\4\ Use of 156.875 MHz is limited to communications with pilots regarding the movement and docking of ships.
Normal output power must not exceed 1 watt.
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\5\ 156.375 MHz and 156.650 MHz are available primarily for intership navigational communications. These
frequencies are available between coast and ship on a secondary basis when used on or in the vicinity of locks
or drawbridges. Normal output power must not exceed 1 watt. Maximum output power must not exceed 10 watts for
coast stations or 25 watts for ship stations.
\6\ On the Great Lakes, in addition to bridge-to-bridge communications, 156.650 MHz is available for vessel
control purposes in established vessel traffic systems. 156.650 MHz is not available for use in the
Mississippi River from South Pass Lighted Whistle Buoy ``2'' and Southwest Pass entrance Mid-channel Lighted
Whistle Buoy to mile 242.4 above Head of Passes near Baton Rouge. Additionally it is not available for use in
the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal, and the Inner Harbor Navigational
Canal, except to aid the transition from these areas.
\7\ Use of 156.375 MHz is available for navigational communications only in the Mississippi River from South
Pass Lighted Whistle Buoy ``2'' and Southwest Pass entrance Mid-channel Lighted Whistle Buoy to mile 242.4
above Head of Passes near Baton Rouge, and in addition over the full length of the Mississippi River-Gulf
Outlet Canal from entrance to its junction with the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal, and over the full length
of the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal from its junction with the Mississippi River to its entry to Lake
Pontchartrain at the New Seabrook vehicular bridge.
\8\ Within 120 km (75 miles) of the United States/Canada border, in the area of the Puget Sound and the Strait
of Juan de Fuca and its approaches, 157.425 MHz is half of the duplex pair designated as Channel 88. In this
area, Channel 88 is available to ship stations for communications with public coast stations only. More than
120 km (75 miles) from the United States/Canada border, in the area of the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan
de Fuca, its approaches, the Great Lakes, and the St. Lawrence Seaway, 157.425 MHz is available for intership
and commercial communications. Outside Puget Sound area and its approaches and the Great Lakes, 157.425 MHz is
also available for communications between commercial fishing vessels and associated aircraft while engaged in
commercial fishing activities.
\9\ When the frequency 156.850 MHz is authorized, it may be used additionally for search and rescue training
exercises conducted by state or local governments.
\10\ The frequency 156.850 MHz is additionally available to coast stations on the Great Lakes for transmission
of scheduled Coded Marine Weather Forecasts (MAFOR), Great Lakes Weather Broadcast (LAWEB) and unscheduled
Notices to Mariners or Bulletins. F3C and J3C emissions are permitted. Coast stations on the Great Lakes must
cease weather broadcasts which cause interference to stations operating on 156.800 MHz until the interference
problem is resolved.
\11\ The frequency 157.100 MHz is authorized for search and rescue training exercises by state or local
government in conjunction with U.S. Coast Guard stations. Prior U.S. Coast Guard approval is required. Use
must cease immediately on U.S. Coast Guard request.
\12\ The duplex pair for channel 20 (157.000/161.600 MHz) may be used for ship to coast station communications.
\13\ Available for assignment to coast stations, the use of which is in accord with an agreed program, for the
broadcast of information to ship stations concerning the environmental conditions in which vessels operate,
i.e., weather; sea conditions; time signals; notices to mariners; and hazards to navigation.
\14\ Available only in the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
\15\ The frequency 156.525 MHz is to be used exclusively for distress, safety and calling using digital
selective calling techniques. No other uses are permitted.
\16\ The frequency 156.450 MHz is available for intership, ship and coast general purpose calling by
noncommercial vessels, such as recreational boats and private coast stations.
\17\ The frequency 156.425 MHz is assigned by rule to private coast stations in Alaska for facsimile
transmissions as well as voice communications.
\18\ The frequencies 156.775 and 156.825 MHz are available for navigation-related port operations or ship
movement only, and all precautions must be taken to avoid harmful interference to channel 16. Transmitter
output power is limited to 1 watt for ship stations, and 10 watts for coast stations.
\19\ 156.575 MHz is available for port operations communications use only within the U.S. Coast Guard designated
VTS radio protection area of Seattle (Puget Sound) described in Sec. 80.383. Normal output power must not
exceed 1 watt. Maximum output power must not exceed 10 watts.
(g) On-board communications: This section describes the carrier
frequency pairs assignable for on-board mobile radiotelephony
communications. The center of the on-board repeater antenna must not be
located more than 3 meters (10 feet) above the ship's working deck.
These frequencies are available on a shared basis with stations in the
Business Radio Service.
Frequencies for On-Board Communications
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carrier frequency (MHz)
---------------------------------
Channel On-board
On-board mobile repeater
station station \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1..................................... 467.750 457.525
2..................................... 467.775 457.550
3..................................... 467.800 457.575
4..................................... 467.825 457.600
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\1\ These frequencies may also be assigned to mobile stations for single
frequency simplex operation.
(h) Repeater frequencies in Alaska. The following frequencies are
assignable on a primary basis to public and on a secondary basis to
private coast stations in Alaska for maritime repeater operations:
Repeater receive: 157.275 MHz
Repeater transmit: 161.875 MHz
(i) Frequencies in the 1600-5450 kHz band for private communications
in Alaska. The following simplex frequencies are available for
assignment to private fixed stations located in the State of Alaska for
radiotelephony communications with ship stations. These simplex
frequencies are available for use by authorized ship stations for
radiotelephony communications with private fixed stations located in the
State of Alaska.
Private communications in Alaska Carrier frequencies (kHz)
1619.0\3\ 2382.0 2563.0
1622.0\3\ 2419.0 2566.0
1643.0\3\ 2422.0 2590.0
1646.0\3\ 2427.0 2616.0
1649.0\3\ 2430.0 3258.0
1652.0\3\ 2447.0 \1\ 3261.0
1705.0\3\ 2450.0 4366.0
1709.0 2479.0 4369.0
1712.0 2482.0 4396.0
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2003.0 2506.0 4402.0
2006.0 2509.0 4420.0
2115.0 2512.0 4423.0
2118.0 2535.0 \2\ 5167.5
2379.0 2538.0 ...........
\1\ Ship stations must limit use of 3261.0 kHz to communications over
distances which cannot be reached by the use of frequency below 2700
kHz or above 156.000 MHz.
\2\ The frequency 5167.5 kHz is available for emergency communications
in Alaska. Peak envelope power of stations operating on this frequency
must not exceed 150 watts. When a station in Alaska is authorized to
use 5167.5 kHz, such station may also use this frequency for calling
and listening for the purpose of establishing communications.
\3\ Use of these frequencies is on a secondary basis to Region 2
broadcasting.
(j) Frequencies for portable ship stations. VHF frequencies
authorized for stations authorized carrier frequencies in the 156.275
MHz to 157.450 MHz and 161.575 MHz to 162.025 MHz bands may also be
authorized as marine utility stations. Marine-utility stations on shore
must not cause interference to any VHF or coast station, VHF or UHF land
mobile base station, or U.S. Government station.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 51 FR 34984, Oct. 1, 1986, as amended at 52
FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987; 53 FR 17052, May 13, 1988; 54 FR 8542, Mar. 1,
1989; 54 FR 40059, Sept. 29, 1989; 56 FR 9896, Mar. 8, 1991; 56 FR
34030, July 25, 1991; 57 FR 19552, May 7, 1992; 57 FR 26779, June 16,
1992; 58 FR 16504, Mar. 29, 1993; 58 FR 44953, Aug. 25, 1993; 60 FR
35510, July 10, 1995; 62 FR 40307, July 28, 1997; 65 FR 43715, July 14,
2000; 67 FR 48564, July 25, 2002; 68 FR 25540, May 13, 2003; 68 FR
46970, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 76865, Dec. 23, 2004]
Sec. 80.374 Provisions for frequencies in the 4000-4063 and the
8100-8195 kHz bands shared with the fixed service.
Coast station assignments in the 4000-4063 kHz band deviate from
international provisions. Coast station assignments in the 4000-4063 kHz
band are permitted provided that such stations must not cause
interference to, and must accept interference from, stations operated by
other countries in accordance with the Radio Regulations.
(a) Frequencies in the 4000-4063 kHz band. (1) The frequencies in
the 4000-4063 kHz bands are available to ship and public coast stations
for:
(i) Supplementary ship-to-shore duplex operations with coast
stations assigned the frequencies described in Sec. 80.371(b) of this
part;
(ii) Intership simplex operations and cross-band operations;
(iii) Ship-to-shore or shore-to-ship simplex operations; or
(iv) Duplex operations with coast stations assigned in the band
4438-4650 kHz, as described in Sec. 80.373(d) of this part.
(2) The following table describes the channelization of carrier
frequencies in the 4000-4063 kHz band.
Carrier Frequencies (kHz)
4000 4015 4030 4045
4003 4018 4033 4048
4006 4021 4036 4051
4009 4024 4039 4054
4012 4027 4042 4057
(b) Frequencies in the 8100-8195 kHz band. (1) The frequencies in
the 8100-8195 kHz bands are available to ship and public coast stations
for:
(i) Supplementary ship-to-shore duplex operations with coast
stations assigned the frequencies described in Sec. 80.371(b) of this
part;
(ii) Intership simplex operations and cross-band operations; or
(iii) Ship-to-shore or shore-to-ship simplex operations.
(2) The following table describes the channelization of carrier
frequencies in the 8100-8195 kHz band.
Carrier Frequencies (kHz)
8101 8137 8167
8104 8140 8170
8107 8143 8173
8110 8146 8176
8116 8149 8179
8119 8152 8182
8122 8155 8185
8125 8158 8188
8131 8161 8191
8134 8164 ......................
[56 FR 9896, Mar. 8, 1991, as amended at 65 FR 77826, Dec. 13, 2000; 68
FR 46970, Aug. 7, 2003]
Radiodetermination
Sec. 80.375 Radiodetermination frequencies.
This section describes the carrier frequencies assignable to
radiodetermination stations. Only direction finding radar stations will
be authorized on land.
(a) Direction finding frequencies. The carrier frequencies
assignable to ship
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stations for directional finding operations are:
Carrier Frequency
8364 kHz
121.500 MHz
243.00 MHz
(b) Radiodetermination frequencies for cable-repair ships. Except in
Region 1 the channels in the 285-325 kHz band are assignable to ship
stations for cable-repair radiodetermination operations. In Region 1 the
channels available for assignment for such operations are limited to the
285-315 kHz band. The conditions of use of these channels are set forth
in subpart X of this part. Channel usage must comply with the following
requirements:
(1) They are not permitted within the territorial waters of a
foreign country;
(2) Their output power must not exceed 15 watts; and
(3) They must not cause interference to any maritime station in the
radionavigation service.
(c) Radiodetermination frequencies below 500 MHz. The frequencies
154.585 MHz, 159.480 MHz, 160.725 MHz, 160.785 MHz, 454.000 MHz and
459.000 MHz are authorized for offshore radiolocation and associated
telecommand operations under a ship station license provided:
(1) The use of these frequencies is related to the ship's commercial
operations;
(2) The station antenna height does not exceed 6 meters (20 feet)
above sea level in a buoy station or 6 meters (20 feet) above the mast
of the ship in which it is installed.
(d) Radiodetermination frequency bands above 2400 MHz. (1) The
radiodetermination frequency bands assignable to ship and shore stations
including ship and shore radar and transponder stations are as follows:
2450-2500 MHz; 2900-3100 MHz; 5460-5650 MHz; 9300-9500 MHz; and 14.00-
14.05 GHz.
(2) Assignment of these bands to ship and coast stations are subject
to the following conditions:
(i) The 2450-2500 MHz band may be used only for radiolocation on the
condition that harmful interference must not be caused to the fixed and
mobile services. No protection is provided from interference caused by
emissions from industrial, scientific, or medical equipment;
(ii) The use of the 2900-3100 MHz, 5470-5650 MHz and 9300-9500 MHz
bands for radiolocation must not cause harmful interference to the
radionavigation and Government radiolocation services. Additionally, the
use of the 2900-3000 MHz band for radiolocation must not cause harmful
interference to the Government meteorological aids service.
(iii) In the 2920-3100 MHz and 9320-9500 MHz bands the use of fixed-
frequency transponders for radionavigation is not permitted;
(iv) Non-Government radiolocation stations may be authorized in the
5460-5470 MHz band on the condition that harmful interference shall not
be caused to the aeronautical or maritime radionavigation services or to
Government radiolocation service;
(v) The use of the 5460-5650 MHz band for radionavigation is limited
to shipborne radar;
(vi) The use of the 14.00-14.05 GHz band will be authorized only for
test purposes and maritime radionavigation on a secondary basis to the
fixed-satellite service; and
(e) Search and rescue radar transponder stations. The technical
standards for search and rescue transponder stations are in subpart W of
this part.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 7419, Mar. 11, 1987; 55
FR 6394, Feb. 23, 1990; 57 FR 26779, June 16, 1992; 58 FR 44953, Aug.
25, 1993; 68 FR 46970, Aug. 7, 2003]
Ship Earth Stations
Sec. 80.377 Frequencies for ship earth stations.
The frequency band 1626.5-1645.5 MHz is assignable for
communication, radiodetermination and telecommand messages, and
developmental operations that are associated with the position,
orientation and operational functions of maritime satellite equipment.
The frequency band 1645.5-1646.5 MHz is reserved for use in the Global
Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 57 FR 26779, June 16, 1992]
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Aircraft Stations
Sec. 80.379 Maritime frequencies assignable to aircraft stations.
This section describes the maritime frequencies assignable to
aircraft stations for simplex operations:
(a) Available frequencies:
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Carrier frequency Conditions of use
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2738 kHz............................................. (1)
2830 kHz............................................. (1)
3023 kHz............................................. (2)
4125 kHz............................................. (3)
5680 kHz............................................. (2)
121.500 MHz.......................................... (4)
123.100 MHz.......................................... (4)
156.300 MHz.......................................... (5)
156.375 MHz.......................................... (5)
156.400 MHz.......................................... (5)
156.425 MHz.......................................... (5)
156.450 MHz.......................................... (5)
156.625 MHz.......................................... (5)
156.800 MHz.......................................... (5)
156.900 MHz.......................................... (5)
157.100 MHz.......................................... (6)
157.425 MHz.......................................... (5)(7)
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(b) The conditions of use of the carrier frequencies in paragraph
(a) of this section, are:
(1) For permissible geographic areas of operation see Sec.
80.373(b)(1). For other limitations see Sec. 80.373(b)(7);
(2) Aircraft and ship stations may use 3023.0 kHz and 5680.0 kHz for
search and rescue scene-of-action coordination including communications
between these stations and participating land stations. Stations using
these frequencies must use J3E emission;
(3) Assignable for distress and safety communications between
aircraft and maritime mobile stations;
(4) Assignable for search and rescue between ships and aircraft.
Stations using these frequencies must use A3E emission;
(5) These frequencies may be used by aircraft stations when:
(i) The altitude of aircraft stations does not exceed 300 meters
(1,000 feet), except for reconnaissance aircraft participating in
icebreaking operations where an altitude of 450 meters (1,500 feet) is
allowed;
(ii) The mean power of aircraft stations must not exceed five watts;
(iii) Communications are limited to operations in which the maritime
mobile stations are primarily involved and where direct communications
between the aircraft and the ship or coast station is required;
(iv) Stations may use 156.300 MHz for safety purposes only;
(v) Stations may use 156.800 MHz for distress, safety and calling
only; and
(vi) Use of 156.375 MHz by aircraft is not permitted in the New
Orleans VTS area specified in Sec. 80.383.
(6) The use of 157.100 MHz is limited to communications with
stations of the Department of Interior at Lake Mead, Nevada; and
(7) Commercial fishing vessels and associated aircraft may use
157.425 MHz while engaged in commercial fishing activities except within
120 km (75 miles) of the United States/Canada border and Puget Sound and
the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its approaches, the Great Lakes, and the
St. Lawrence Seaway.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 58 FR 44953, Aug. 25, 1993]
Operational Fixed Stations
Sec. 80.381 Frequencies for operational fixed stations.
The following carrier frequencies in the 72-76 MHz band are
assignable to operational fixed stations using vertical polarization, if
no harmful interference is caused to TV reception on Channels 4 and 5.
These frequencies are shared with the Land Mobile and Aviation Radio
Services.
Operational Fixed Frequencies in the 72-76 MHz Band
Carrier frequency in MHz
72.02 72.28 72.64 72.90 75.68 75.94
72.04 72.30 72.66 72.92 75.70 75.96
72.06 72.32 72.68 72.94 75.72 75.98
72.08 72.34 72.70 72.96 75.74 ..........
72.10 72.36 72.72 72.98 75.76 ..........
72.12 72.38 72.74 75.42 75.78 ..........
72.14 72.40 72.76 75.46 75.80 ..........
72.16 72.42 72.78 75.50 75.82 ..........
72.18 72.46 72.80 75.54 75.84 ..........
72.20 72.50 72.82 75.58 75.86 ..........
72.22 72.54 72.84 75.62 75.88 ..........
72.24 72.58 72.86 75.64 75.90 ..........
72.26 72.62 72.88 75.66 75.92 ..........
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 40059, Sept. 29, 1989]
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Vessel Traffic Services System (VTS)
Sec. 80.383 Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system frequencies.
This section describes the carrier frequencies available for use in
the Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) systems within the
designated geographic radio protected areas.
(a) Assigned frequencies:
Vessel Traffic Control Frequencies
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carrier frequencies (MHz) Geographic areas
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156.250......................... Seattle.
156.550......................... New York, New Orleans,\2\ Houston,
Prince William Sound,\2\ Berwick Bay.
156.600......................... New York, New Orleans,\2\ Houston, San
Francisco,\2\ Sault Ste. Marie.\2\
156.700......................... New York, New Orleans,\2\ Seattle, San
Francisco.\1\
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\1\ Private coast station licenses for the use of this frequency will
not be renewed beyond November 1, 1997. Continued use until expiration
must be on a noninterference basis to Coast Guard VTS communications.
\2\ Private coast station licenses for the use of this frequency in this
area will expire at the end of the current license term or five years
after the adopted date of the final rule, whichever comes first.
Continued use until expiration must be on a noninterference basis to
Coast Guard VTS communications.
(b) The U.S. Coast Guard designated radio protection areas for VTS
are as follows:
(1) New York. The rectangle between north latitudes 40 degrees and
42 degrees and west longitudes 71 degrees and 74 degrees 30 minutes;
(2) New Orleans. The rectangle between North latitudes 27 degrees 30
minutes and 31 degrees 30 minutes and West longitudes 87 degrees 30
minutes and 93 degrees;
(3) Houston. The rectangle between north latitudes 28 degrees 30
minutes and 30 degrees 20 minutes and west longitudes 93 degrees 30
minutes and 96 degrees;
(4) Seattle (Puget Sound). The area encompassed between the United
States-Canadian border and a line drawn from 49 degrees North 121
degrees West on the United States-Canadian Border, to 46 degrees 30
minutes North 121 degrees West, then to 46 degrees 30 minutes North 125
degrees West, then to 48 degrees 30 minutes North 125 degrees West, and
then east to the United States-Canadian Border;
(5) San Francisco. The rectangle between north latitudes 39 degrees
and 37 degrees and west longitudes 120 degrees 50 minutes and 123
degrees 20 minutes; and
(6) Prince William Sound. The rectangle between North latitudes 61
degrees 17 minutes and 59 degrees 22 minutes and West longitudes 149
degrees 39 minutes and 145 degrees 36 minutes.
(7) Sault Ste. Marie. The rectangle between North latitudes 45
degrees and 47 degrees, and West longitudes 83 degrees and 85 degrees.
(8) Berwick Bay. The rectangle between North latitudes 28 degrees 30
minutes and 30 degrees 30 minutes, and West longitudes 90 degrees 50
minutes and 92 degrees.
(c) The use of the frequencies shown in paragraph (a) of this
section is permitted in areas outside the Coast Guard radio protection
areas provided there is no interference to VTS communications within the
VTS areas.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987;
54 FR 8746, Mar. 2, 1989; 55 FR 46514, Nov. 5, 1990; 58 FR 16504, Mar.
29, 1993; 61 FR 26120, May 24, 1996; 61 FR 26466, May 28, 1996; 63 FR
53313, Oct. 5, 1998]
Automated Systems
Sec. 80.385 Frequencies for automated systems.
This section describes the carrier frequencies for the Automated
Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS) and for other automated multi-
station systems.
(a) Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS). (1) The
Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS) is an integrated and
interconnected maritime communications system.
(2) The following carrier frequencies are available for assignment
to public coast stations for public correspondence communications with
ship stations and units on land. AMTS operations must not cause harmful
interference to the U.S. Navy SPASUR system which operates in the band
216.880-217.080 MHz.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carrier frequency (MHz)
--------------------------------------
Channel No. Ship Coast
transmit transmit Group
\1,3\ \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
101.............................. ........... 216.0125 D
102.............................. ........... 216.0375 ...........
103.............................. ........... 216.0625 ...........
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104.............................. ........... 216.0875 ...........
105.............................. ........... 216.1125 ...........
106.............................. ........... 216.1375 ...........
107.............................. ........... 216.1625 ...........
108.............................. ........... 216.1875 ...........
109.............................. ........... 216.2125 ...........
110.............................. ........... 216.2375 ...........
111.............................. ........... 216.2625 ...........
112.............................. ........... 216.2875 ...........
113.............................. ........... 216.3125 ...........
114.............................. ........... 216.3375 ...........
115.............................. ........... 216.3625 ...........
116.............................. ........... 216.3875 ...........
117.............................. ........... 216.4125 ...........
118.............................. ........... 216.4375 ...........
119.............................. ........... 216.4625 ...........
120.............................. ........... 216.4875 ...........
121.............................. ........... 216.5125 C
122.............................. ........... 216.5375 ...........
123.............................. ........... 216.5625 ...........
124.............................. ........... 216.5875 ...........
125.............................. ........... 216.6125 ...........
126.............................. ........... 216.6375 ...........
127.............................. ........... 216.6625 ...........
128.............................. ........... 216.6875 ...........
129.............................. ........... 216.7125 ...........
130.............................. ........... 216.7375 ...........
131.............................. ........... 216.7625 ...........
132.............................. ........... 216.7875 ...........
133.............................. ........... 216.8125 ...........
134.............................. ........... 216.8375 ...........
135.............................. ........... 216.8625 ...........
136.............................. ........... 216.8875 ...........
137.............................. ........... 216.9125 ...........
138.............................. ........... 216.9375 ...........
139.............................. ........... 216.9625 ...........
140.............................. ........... 216.9875 ...........
141.............................. 219.0125 217.0125 B
142.............................. 219.0375 217.0375
143.............................. 219.0625 217.0625 ...........
144.............................. 219.0875 217.0875 ...........
145.............................. 219.1125 217.1125 ...........
146.............................. 219.1375 217.1375 ...........
147.............................. 219.1625 217.1625 ...........
148.............................. 219.1875 217.1875 ...........
149.............................. 219.2125 217.2125 ...........
150.............................. 219.2375 217.2375
151.............................. 219.2625 217.2625 ...........
152.............................. 219.2875 217.2875 ...........
153.............................. 219.3125 217.3125 ...........
154.............................. 219.3375 217.3375 ...........
155.............................. 219.3625 217.3625 ...........
156.............................. 219.3875 217.3875 ...........
157.............................. 219.4125 217.4125 ...........
158.............................. 219.4375 217.4375 ...........
159.............................. 219.4625 217.4625 ...........
160.............................. 219.4875 217.4875 ...........
161.............................. 219.5125 217.5125 A
162.............................. 219.5375 217.5375
163.............................. 219.5625 217.5625 ...........
164.............................. 219.5875 217.5875 ...........
165.............................. 219.6125 217.6125 ...........
166.............................. 219.6375 217.6375 ...........
167.............................. 219.6625 217.6625 ...........
168.............................. 219.6875 217.6875 ...........
169.............................. 219.7125 217.7125 ...........
170.............................. 219.7375 217.7375 ...........
171.............................. 219.7625 217.7625 ...........
172.............................. 219.7875 217.7875 ...........
173.............................. 219.8125 217.8125 ...........
174.............................. 219.8375 217.8375 ...........
175.............................. 219.8625 217.8625 ...........
176.............................. 219.8875 217.8875 ...........
177.............................. 219.9125 217.9125 ...........
178.............................. 219.9375 217.9375 ...........
179.............................. 219.9625 217.9625 ...........
180.............................. 219.9875 217.9875 ...........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Ship transmit frequencies in Groups C and D are not authorized for
AMTS use.
\2\ Coast station operation on frequencies in Groups C and D are not
currently assignable and are shared on a secondary basis with the Low
Power Radio Service in part 95 of this chapter. Frequencies in the
band 216.750-217.000 MHz band are available for low power point-to-
point network control communications by AMTS coast stations under the
Low Power Radio Service (LPRS). LPRS operations are subject to the
conditions that no harmful interference is caused to the United States
Navy's SPASUR radar system (216.88-217.08 MHz) or to TV reception
within the Grade B contour of any TV channel 13 station or within the
68 dBu predicted contour of any low power TV or TV translator station
operating on channel 13.
\3\ Ship transmit frequencies in Groups A and B are permitted to provide
mobile-to-mobile communications where the written consent of all
affected licensees is obtained.
(3) As listed in the table in this paragraph, AMTS Areas (AMTSAs)
are based on, and composed of one or more of, the U.S Department of
Commerce's 172 Economic Areas (EAs). See 60 FR 13114 (March 10, 1995).
In addition, the Commission shall treat Puerto Rico, the United States
Virgin Islands, and the Gulf of Mexico as EA-like areas. The Gulf of
Mexico EA extends from 12 nautical miles off the United States Gulf
coast outward into the Gulf. See Sec. 27.6(a)(2) of this chapter and 62
FR 9636. Maps of the EAs and AMTSAs are available for public inspection
and copying at the Federal Communications Commission, Reference Center,
445 12th Street, SW., Room CY A257, Washington, DC 20554. These maps and
data are also available on the FCC Web site at www.fcc.gov/oet/info/
maps/areas/. The Group A and B frequency pairs listed in the table in
paragraph (a)(2) of this section are available for assignment to a
single licensee in each of the AMTSAs listed in the table in this
paragraph. In addition to the listed EAs listed in the table in this
paragraph, each AMTSA also includes the adjacent waters under the
jurisdiction of the United States.
AMTS areas (AMTSAs)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMTSAs EAs
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 (Northern Atlantic).................... 1-5, 10 9, 11-23, 25, 42, 46
2 (Mid-Atlantic)......................... 24, 26-34, 37, 38, 40, 41,
174
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3 (Southern Atlantic).................... 35, 36, 39, 43-45, 47-53, 67-
107, 113, 116-120, 122- 125,
127, 130-134, 176 6-8, 54-
66, 108, 109
4 (Mississippi River).................... 160-165 147, 166-170
5 (Great Lakes).......................... 172
6 (Southern Pacific)..................... 171 110-112, 114-115, 121,
126, 128, 129, 135-146, 148-
159
7 (Northern Pacific)
8 (Hawaii)
9 (Alaska)
10 (Mountain)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4) Channels in the 219-220 MHz band are also used on a secondary,
non-interference basis by amateur stations participating in digital
message forwarding systems. Amateur stations may not cause harmful
interference to AMTS operations and must accept any harmful interference
from AMTS operation. Amateur stations within 80 km (50 miles) of an AMTS
coast station must obtain written approval from the AMTS licensee prior
to operating in the 219-220 MHz band. Amateur stations within 640 km
(398 miles) of an AMTS coast station must notify the AMTS licensee in
writing at least 30 days prior to initiation of operations in the 219-
220 MHz band. All amateur stations must notify the American Radio Relay
League in writing at least 30 days prior to initiation of operations in
the 219-220 MHz band (ARRL, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111-1494).
(b) Subject to the requirements of Sec. 1.924 of this chapter,
Sec. Sec. 80.215(h), and 80.475(a), each AMTS geographic area licensee
may place stations anywhere within its region without obtaining prior
Commission approval provided:
(1) The AMTS geographic area licensee must locate its stations at
least 120 kilometers from the stations of co-channel site-based AMTS
licensees. Shorter separations between such stations will be considered
by the Commission on a case-by-case basis upon submission of a technical
analysis indicating that at least 18 dB protection will be provided to a
site-based licensee's predicted 38 dBu signal level contour. The site-
based licensee's predicted 38 dBu signal level contour shall be
calculated using the F(50, 50) field strength chart for Channels 7-13 in
Sec. 73.699 (Fig. 10) of this chapter, with a 9 dB correction for
antenna height differential. The 18 dB protection to the site-based
licensee's predicted 38 dBu signal level contour shall be calculated
using the F(50, 10) field strength chart for Channels 7-13 in Sec.
73.699 (Fig. 10a) of this chapter, with a 9 dB correction factor for
antenna height differential.
(2) The locations and/or technical parameters of the transmitters
are such that individual coordination of the channel assignment(s) with
a foreign administration, under applicable international agreements and
rules in this part, is not required.
(3) For any construction or alteration that would exceed the
requirements of Sec. 17.7 of this chapter, licensees must notify the
appropriate Regional Office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA
Form 7460-1) and file a request for antenna height clearance and
obstruction marking and lighting specifications (FCC Form 854) with the
FCC, Attn: Information Processing Branch, 1270 Fairfield Rd.,
Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245.
(4) The transmitters must not have a significant environmental
effect as defined by Sec. Sec. 1.1301 through 1.1319 of this chapter.
(c) Any recovered frequency blocks will revert automatically to the
holder of the geographic area license within which such frequencies are
included. Any frequency blocks recovered where there is no geographic
area licensee will be retained by the Commission for future licensing.
(d) Automated multi-station system. Great Lakes Region. The
following table describes the assignable carrier frequency pairs to
provide communication services including automated calling, teleprinter
and facsimile:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carrier frequency (MHz)
Channel designator ------------------------------------------------
Ship transmit Coast transmit
------------------------------------------------------------------------
17 None \1\ 156.850
84 157.225 161.825
85 157.275 161.875
86 157.325 161.925
87 157.375 161.975
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The frequency 156.850 MHz is used only to transmit scheduled weather
broadcasts.
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[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 29041, July 11, 1989;
56 FR 3783, Jan. 31, 1991; 57 FR 26780, June 16, 1992; 60 FR 15687, Mar.
27, 1995; 61 FR 46566, Sept. 4, 1996; 67 FR 48565, July 25, 2002; 69 FR
19948, Apr. 15, 2004; 69 FR 44471, July 26, 2004]
Alaska Fixed Stations
Sec. 80.387 Frequencies for Alaska fixed stations.
(a) The carrier frequencies listed in (b) of this section are
assignable for point-to-point simplex radiotelephone communications
between private fixed stations in Alaska. The frequency pairs listed in
paragraph (d) of this section are assignable for point-to-point duplex
radiotelephone communications between private and public fixed stations
in Alaska. Fixed stations in Alaska authorized to share carrier
frequencies with the maritime mobile service must always give priority
on such frequencies to maritime distress, urgency and safety
communications.
(b) Alaska private-fixed station frequencies:
Carrier Frequencies (kHz)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1643.0 \4\.................................... 2430.0 2773.0
1646.0 \4\.................................... 2447.0 3164.5
1649.0 \4\.................................... 2450.0 3183.0
1652.0 \4\.................................... 2463.0 3196.0
1657.0 \4\.................................... 2466.0 3201.0
1660.0 \1,4\.................................. 2471.0 3258.0
1705.0 \4\.................................... 2479.0 3261.0
1709.0........................................ 2482.0 3303.0
1712.0........................................ 2506.0 3365.0
2003.0........................................ 2509.0 4035.0
2006.0........................................ 2512.0 5164.5
2115.0........................................ 2535.0 \3\ 5167.5
2118.0........................................ 2538.0 5204.5
2253.0........................................ 2563.0 \2\ 6948.5
2400.0........................................ 2566.0 \2\ 7368.5
2419.0........................................ 2601.0 8067.0
2422.0........................................ 2616.0 8070.0
2427.0........................................ 2691.0 \2\ 11437.0
........... \2,5,\
11601.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Use of 1660.0 kHz must be coordinated to protect radiolocation on
adjacent channels.
\2\ Peak envelope power must not exceed 1 kW for radiotelephony.
Teleprinter use is authorized.
\3\ The frequency 5167.5 kHz is available for emergency communications
in Alaska. Peak envelope power of stations operating on this frequency
must not exceed 150 watts. When a station in Alaska is authorized to
use 5167.5 kHz, such station may also use this frequency for calling
and listening for the purpose of establishing communications.
\4\ Use of these frequencies is on a secondary basis to Region 2
broadcasting.
\5\ After April 1, 2007, use of the frequency 11601.5 kHz shall be on
the condition that harmful interference is not caused to HF
broadcasting.
(c) Use of the frequencies in paragraph (b) of this section must
meet the following conditions:
(1) Communications between private coast and private fixed stations
are prohibited; and
(2) Station licensees must not charge for third party communication
services between their station and any other private fixed station.
(d) The following carrier frequency pairs are assignable for point-
to-point communications between public fixed and private fixed stations:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public fixed station frequencies Private fixed Station frequencies
(kHz) (kHz)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ 2312.0 2632.0
2604.0 2256.0
2781.0 \3\ 2474.0
2784.0 2694.0
3167.5 3354.0
3180.0 2776.0
3241.0 3357.0
3362.0 3238.0
\2\ 4791.5 5207.5
5370.0 \4\ 5134.5, \4\ 5137.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ This frequency is assignable on a primary basis to public coast
stations and on a secondary basis to public fixed stations.
\2\ Teleprinter use is authorized.
\3\ Peak envelope power must not exceed 1 kW.
\4\ Licensees must cease all communications on 5134.5 kHz and 5137.5 kHz
when notified by the State of Alaska of an emergency or disaster.
Licensees may resume communication on these frequencies when notified
by the State of Alaska that the disaster or harmful interference has
ended.
(e) The public fixed station frequencies are assignable to common
carriers.
(f) The private fixed station frequencies described in paragraph (d)
of this section are assignable to private entities located in areas
where common carrier facilities are not available. Private fixed
stations operating on the frequencies in paragraph (d) of this section,
must communicate with public fixed stations only. Private fixed stations
are permitted to provide third party communications between their
station and the public fixed stations. A charge for such service is
prohibited.
(g) U.S. Government frequencies will be authorized if the Commission
determines that the assignment is in the public interest.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987;
56 FR 34030, July 25, 1991; 68 FR 25540, May 13, 2003]
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Maritime Support Stations
Sec. 80.389 Frequencies for maritime support stations.
(a) Marine receiver test. Maritime support stations will be
authorized to conduct receiver tests on the ship station frequencies of
the channels assigned to the associated public coast station.
(b) Shore radar and radiolocation tests. The following frequency
bands are available for assignment to demonstrate radar and
radiolocation equipment. The use of frequencies within these bands must
not cause harmful interference to the radionavigation service and the
Government radiolocation service: 2450-2500 MHz, 2900-3100 MHz, 5460-
5650 MHz, 9300-9500 MHz, 14.0-14.05 GHz.
Developmental Stations
Sec. 80.391 Frequencies for developmental stations.
(a) Ship and shore stations engaged in developmental operations may
be assigned any frequency or frequencies assignable to the service and
class of station they propose to operate. The following frequency bands
are also assignable to ships and coast stations for developmental
operations:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ship transmit Coast transmit
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5350-5460 MHz \1\ 5350-5460 MHz \1\
6425-6525 MHz ...................................
9000-9200 MHz \1\ 9000-9200 MHz \1\
11700-12200 MHz 11700-12200 MHz
17700-19700 MHz ...................................
27500-29500 MHz ...................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The bands 5350-5460 MHz and 9000-9200 MHz are assignable for
developmental operations at ship and shore radiolocation stations if
their operations do not cause harmful interference to aeronautical
radionavigation or Government radiolocation services.
(b) Stations authorized to conduct developmental operations are
prohibited from communicating with any station of a country other than
the United States.
(c) Stations authorized to conduct developmental operations must not
cause harmful interference to the operation of stations authorized in
other public services nor to any United States Government or foreign
station.
Subpart I_Station Documents
Sec. 80.401 Station documents requirement.
Licensees of radio stations are required to have current station
documents as indicated in the following table:
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Notes: 1. The expired station license must be retained in the
station records until the first Commission inspection after the
expiration date.
2. Alternatively, a list of coast stations maintained by the
licensee with which communications are likely to be conducted, showing
watch-keeping hours, frequencies and charges, is authorized.
3. Required only if station provides a service to ocean-going
vessels.
4. Certification of a Great Lakes Agreement inspection may be made
by either a log entry or issuance of a Great Lakes Agreement
certificate. Radiotelephone logs containing entries certifying that a
Great Lakes Agreement inspection has been conducted must be retained and
be available for inspection by the FCC for 2 years after the date of the
inspection.
5. The requirements for having the GMDSS Master Plan, NIMA
Publication 117, Admiralty List of Radio Signals or IMO Circ. 7 are
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satisfied by having any one of those four documents.
[68 FR 46970, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.403 Availability of documents.
Station documents must be readily available to the licensed
operator(s) on duty during the hours of service of the station and to
authorized Commission employees upon request.
Sec. 80.405 Station license.
(a) Requirement. Except as provided in Sec. 80.13(c), stations must
have an authorization granted by the Federal Communications Commission.
(b) Application. Application for authorizations in the maritime
services must be submitted on the prescribed forms in accordance with
subpart B of this part.
(c) Posting. (1) The current station authorization for a station
other than a public coast station, or a clearly legible copy, must be
posted at the principal control point of each station. If a copy is
posted, it must indicate the location of the original. When the station
license cannot be posted as in the case of a marine utility station
operating at temporary unspecified locations or the ship or recreational
boat does not have an enclosed wheelhouse, it must be kept where it will
be readily available for inspection. The licensee of a station on board
a ship subject to Part II or III or Title III of the Communications Act
or the Safety Convention must retain the most recently expired ship
station license in the station records until the first Commission
inspection after the expiration date.
(2) Public coast stations authorized under this part must make
available either a clearly legible copy of the authorization for each
station at the principal control point of the station or an address or
location where the current authorization may be found and a telephone
number of that authorization's representative.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 62 FR 40307, July 28, 1997;
68 FR 46972, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64676, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.407 Operator authorization.
This section contains information and rules pertinent to the
application for and posting of radio operator authorizations. Rules
applicable to radio operator requirements are contained in subpart D of
this part and other rules pertinent to commercial radio operators are
contained in part 13 of this chapter.
(a) Application. Detailed information about application forms,
filing procedures, and places to file applications for radio operator
authorizations is contained in the bulletin ``Commercial Radio Operator
Licenses and Permits.'' This bulletin is available from any Commission
District Office or from the FCC, Washington, DC 20554.
(b) Posting. When a Commission-authorized operator is required, the
original authorization of each operator must be posted at the principal
control point of the station. In lieu of posting, an operator who holds
a restricted radiotelephone operator permit or a higher class operator
license may have the operator authorization or a photocopy thereof
available for inspection upon request by authorized Commission employees
when operating the following:
(1) A voluntary station;
(2) Any class of ship station when the operator is on board solely
to service the radio equipment; or
(3) A portable station.
Sec. 80.409 Station logs.
(a) General requirements. Logs must be established and properly
maintained as follows:
(1) The log must be kept in an orderly manner. The required
information for the particular class or category of station must be
readily available. Key letters or abbreviations may be used if their
proper meaning or explanation is contained elsewhere in the same log.
(2) Erasures, obliterations or willful destruction within the
retention period are prohibited. Corrections may be made only by the
person originating the entry by striking out the error, initialing the
correction and indicating the date of correction.
(3) Ship station logs must identify the vessel name, country of
registry, and official number of the vessel.
(4) The station licensee and the radio operator in charge of the
station are responsible for the maintenance of station logs.
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(b) Availability and retention. Station logs must be made available
to authorized Commission employees upon request and retained as follows:
(1) Logs must be retained by the licensee for a period of two years
from the date of entry, and, when applicable, for such additional
periods as required by the following paragraphs:
(i) Logs relating to a distress situation or disaster must be
retained for three years from the date of entry.
(ii) If the Commission has notified the licensee of an
investigation, the related logs must be retained until the licensee is
specifically authorized in writing to destroy them.
(iii) Logs relating to any claim or complaint of which the station
licensee has notice must be retained until the claim or complaint has
been satisfied or barred by statute limiting the time for filing suits
upon such claims.
(2) Logs containing entries required by paragraph (c) of this
section must be kept either at the principal control point of the
station or electronically filed at the station licensee's primary office
or available to the Commission via secured access to the licensee's
Internet web site. Logs containing entries required by paragraphs (e)
and (f) of this section must be kept at the principal radiotelephone
operating location while the vessel is being navigated. All entries in
their original form must be retained on board the vessel for at least 30
days from the date of entry. Additionally, logs required by paragraph
(f) of this section must be retained on board the vessel for a period of
2 years from the date of the last inspection of the ship radio station.
(3) Ship radiotelegraph logs must be kept in the principal
radiotelegraph operating room during the voyage.
(c) Public coast station logs. Public coast stations must maintain a
log, whether by means of written or automatic logging or a combination
thereof. The log must contain the following information:
(1) ``ON DUTY'' must be entered by the operator beginning a duty
period, followed in the case of a written log by the operator's
signature. ``OFF DUTY'' must be entered by the operator being relieved
of or terminating duty, followed in the case of a written log by the
operator's signature.
(2) The date and time of making an entry must be shown opposite the
entry.
(3) Failure of equipment to operate as required and incidents
tending to unduly delay communication must be entered.
(4) All measurements of the transmitter frequency(ies) must be
entered with a statement of any corrective action taken.
(5) Entries must be made giving details of all work performed which
may affect the proper operation of the station. The entry must be made,
dated and in the case of a written log signed by the operator who
supervised or performed the work and, unless the operator is regularly
employed on a full-time basis at the station, must also include the
mailing address, class, serial number, and expiration date of the
operator license.
(6) Entries must be made about the operation of the antenna tower
lights when the radio station has an antenna structure requiring
illumination by part 17 of this chapter.
(7) All distress or safety related calls transmitted or received
must be entered, together with the frequency used and the position of
any vessel in need of assistance.
(d) Ship radiotelegraph logs. Logs of ship stations which are
compulsorily equipped for radiotelegraphy and operating in the band 90
to 535 kHz must contain log entries as follows:
(1) The date and time of each occurrence or incident required to be
entered in the log must be shown opposite the entry and the time must be
expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
(2) ``ON WATCH'' must be entered by the operator beginning a watch,
followed by the operator's signature. ``OFF WATCH'' must be entered by
the operator being relieved or terminating a watch, followed by the
operator's signature. All log entries must be completed by the end of
each watch.
(3) During the watch, all calls and replies to and from the station
must be entered to include the time, frequencies, and call letters of
the station communicated with or heard. Also, any messages exchanged
must be entered to
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include the time, frequency, and call letters of the station(s)
communicated with or heard.
(4) All distress calls, automatic-alarm signals, urgency and safety
signals made or intercepted, the complete text, if possible, or distress
messages and distress communications, and any incidents or occurrences
which may appear to be of importance to safety of life or property at
sea, must be entered, together with the time of such observation or
occurrence and the position of the ship or other mobile unit in need of
assistance.
(5) The position of the ship at least once per day.
(6) A daily entry must be made comparing the radio station clock
with standard time, including errors observed and corrections made. For
this purpose, authentic radio time signals received from land or fixed
stations will be acceptable as standard time.
(7) All test transmissions must be entered, including the time of
the transmissions and the approximate geographical location of the
vessel.
(8) Any failure of equipment to operate as required and any
incidents tending to unduly delay communications must be entered.
(e) Ship radiotelephone logs. Logs of ship stations which are
compulsorily equipped for radiotelephony must contain the following
applicable log entries and the time of their occurrence:
(1) A summary of all distress communications heard, and urgency
communications affecting the station's own ship.
(2) A summary of safety communications on other than VHF channels
affecting the station's own ship.
(3) An entry that pre-departure equipment checks were satisfactory
and that required publications are on hand. Daily entries of
satisfactory tests to ensure the continued proper functioning of GMDSS
equipment shall be made.
(4) An entry describing any malfunctioning GMDSS equipment and
another entry when the equipment is restored to normal operation.
(5) A weekly entry that:
(i) The proper functioning of digital selective calling (DSC)
equipment has been verified by actual communications or a test call;
(ii) The batteries or other reserve power sources are functioning
properly;
(iii) The portable survival craft radio gear and radar transponders
have been tested; and
(iv) The EPIRBs have been inspected.
(6) The time of any inadvertent transmissions of distress, urgency
and safety signals including the time and method of cancellation.
(7) At the beginning of each watch, the Officer of the Navigational
Watch, or GMDSS Operator on watch, if one is provided, shall ensure that
the navigation receiver is functioning properly and is interconnected to
all GMDSS alerting devices which do not have integral navigation
receivers, including: VHF DSC, MF DSC, satellite EPIRB and HF DSC or
INMARSAT SES. On a ship without integral or directly connected
navigation receiver input to GMDSS equipment, the Officer of the
Navigational Watch, or GMDSS Operator on watch, shall update the
embedded position in each equipment. An appropriate log entry of these
actions shall be made.
(8) A GMDSS radio log entry shall be made whenever GMDSS equipment
is exchanged or replaced (ensuring that ship MMSI identifiers are
properly updated in the replacement equipment), when major repairs to
GMDSS equipment are accomplished, and when annual GMDSS inspections are
conducted.
(9) Results of required equipment tests, including specific gravity
of lead-acid storage batteries and voltage reading of other types of
batteries provided as a part of the compulsory installation;
(10) Results of inspections and tests of compulsorily fitted
lifeboat radio equipment;
(11) A daily statement about the condition of the required
radiotelephone equipment, as determined by either normal communication
or test communication;
(12) When the master is notified about improperly operating
radiotelephone equipment.
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(f) Applicable radiotelephone log entries. The log entries listed in
paragraph (e) of this section are applicable as follows:
(1) Radiotelephony stations subject to the Communications Act, the
Safety Convention, or the Bridge-to-Bridge Act must record entries
indicated by paragraphs (e)(1) through (e)(12) of this section.
Additionally, the radiotelephone log must provide an easily
identifiable, separate section relating to the required inspection of
the ship's radio station. Entries must be made in this section giving at
least the following information.
(i) For ships that pass the inspection:
(A) The date the inspection was conducted.
(B) The date by which the next inspection needs to completed.
(C) The inspector's printed name, address and class of FCC license
(including the serial number).
(D) The results of the inspection, including any repairs made.
(E) The inspector's signed and dated certification that the vessel
meets the requirements of the Communications Act and, if applicable, the
Safety Convention and the Bridge-to-Bridge Act contained in subparts Q,
R, S, U, or W of this part and has successfully passed the inspection.
(F) The vessel owner, operator, or ship's master's certification
that the inspection was satisfactory.
(ii) For ships that fail the inspection:
(A) The date the inspection was conducted.
(B) The inspector's printed name, address and class of FCC license
(including the serial number).
(C) The reason that the ship did not pass the inspection.
(D) The date and time that the ship's owner, operator or master was
notified that the ship failed the inspection.
(2) Radiotelephony stations subject to the Great Lakes Agreement and
the Bridge-to-Bridge Act must record entries indicated by paragraphs (e)
(1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11) and (12) of this section.
Additionally, the radiotelephone log must provide an easily
identifiable, separate section relating to the required inspection of
the ship's radio station. Entries must be made in this section giving at
least the following information:
(i) The date the inspection was conducted;
(ii) The date by which the next inspection needs to be completed;
(iii) The inspector's printed name, address and class of FCC license
(including the serial number);
(iv) The results of the inspection, including any repairs made;
(v) The inspector's signed and dated certification that the vessel
meets the requirements of the Great Lakes Agreement and the Bridge-to-
Bridge Act contained in subparts T and U of this part and has
successfully passed the inspection; and
(vi) The vessel owner, operator, or ship's master's certification
that the inspection was satisfactory.
(3) Radiotelephony stations subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act must
record entries indicated by paragraphs (e) (1), (5), (6), (7), (11) and
(12) of this section.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987;
54 FR 40059, Sept. 29, 1989; 61 FR 25807, May 23, 1996; 63 FR 29659,
June 1, 1998; 68 FR 46972, Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64676, Nov. 8, 2004]
Sec. 80.411 Vessel certification or exemption.
(a) Application. The application procedures for inspection and
certification and for exemptions are contained in Sec. 80.59.
(b) Posting. Communications Act, Safety Convention and Great Lakes
Radio Agreement certificates or exemptions must be posted in a
prominent, accessible place in the ship. Ships subject to the Great
Lakes Agreement may, in lieu of a posted certificate, certify compliance
in the station log required by section 80.409(f).
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 61 FR 25807, May 23, 1996]
Sec. 80.413 On-board station equipment records.
(a) The licensee of an on-board station must keep equipment records
which show:
(1) The ship name and identification of the on-board station;
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(2) The number and type of repeater and mobile units used on-board
the vessel; and
(3) The date and type of equipment which is added or removed from
the on-board station.
(b) [Reserved]
Sec. 80.415 Publications.
(a) The following publications listed in the table contained in
Sec. 80.401 are published by the International Telecommunications Union
(ITU):
(1) Manual for Use of the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-
Satellite Services.
(2) List IV--List of Coast Stations.
(3) List V--List of Ship Stations.
(4) List VI--List of Radiodetermination and Special Services
Stations.
(5) List VII A--Alphabetical List of Call Signs of Stations Used by
the Maritime Mobile Service, Ship Station Selective Call Numbers or
Signals and Coast Station Identification Numbers or Signals. These
publications may be purchased from: International Telecommunication
Union, General Secretariat-Sales Section, Place des Nations, CH-1211
Geneva 20, Switzerland
(b) The following publications listed in the table contained in
Sec. 80.401 are available as follows:
(1) IMO GMDSS Master Plan may be purchased from International
Maritime Organization (IMO), Publications, 4 Albert Embankment, London
SE1 7 SR, United Kingdom; telephone 011 44 71 735 7611.
(2) U.S. NIMA Publication 117 may be purchased from Superintendent
of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, telephone 202-
512-1800.
(3) The Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 5--Global Maritime
Distress and Safety System, may be purchased from UK Hydrographic
Office, Admiralty Way, Tauton, Somerset TA1 2DN, United Kingdom,
telephone +44 (0)1823 337900 x3333.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46972, Aug. 7, 2003]
Sec. 80.417 FCC Rules and Regulations.
The Commission's printed publications are described in subpart C of
part 0 of this chapter. These publications may be purchased from the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402. The Commission does not furnish copies of these
publications but will furnish a price list, Information Services and
Publications--Bulletin No. 1, upon request. Requests for copies of this
list may be directed to the Consumer Information Bureau, Consumer
Information Network Division. Information bulletins and fact sheets
containing information about communications issues and the Federal
Communications Commission are also available on the Commission's web
site at www.fcc.gov or ftp.fcc.gov.
[68 FR 46972, Aug. 7, 2003]
Subpart J_Public Coast Stations
Stations on Land
Sec. 80.451 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
A public coast station license may be granted to any person meeting
the citizenship provisions of Sec. 80.15(b).
Sec. 80.453 Scope of communications.
Public coast stations provide ship/shore radiotelephone and
radiotelegraph services.
(a) Public coast stations are authorized to communicate:
(1) With any ship or aircraft station operating in the maritime
mobile service, for the transmission or reception of safety
communication;
(2) With any land station to exchange safety communications to or
from a ship or aircraft station;
(3) With Government and non-Government ship and aircraft stations to
exchange public correspondence;
(4) With units on land in accordance with Sec. 80.123.
(b) Public coast stations are authorized to communicate with a
designated station at a remote fixed location where other communication
facilities are not available.
(c) Public coast stations are authorized to transmit meteorological
and navigational information of benefit to mariners.
(d) Each public coast telegraphy station is authorized to
communicate
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with other public coast telegraphy stations to exchange message traffic
destined to or originated at mobile stations:
(1) To exchange operating signals, brief service messages or safety
communication;
(2) To exchange message traffic destined for a mobile station when
the coast station initially concerned is unable to communicate directly
with the mobile station;
(3) In the Great Lakes region, to exchange message traffic
originated at a mobile station when the use of available point-to-point
communication facilities would delay the delivery of such message
traffic;
(4) Utilization of radiotelegraphy must not incur additional charges
or replace available point-to-point communication facilities;
(5) Only authorized working frequencies within the band 415 kHz to
5000 kHz must be employed for communications between coast stations;
(6) Harmful interference must not be caused to communication between
mobile stations and coast stations or between mobile stations.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 62 FR 40307, July 28, 1997
Use of Telegraphy
Sec. 80.455 Assignment and use of frequencies for manual Morse code
telegraphy.
(a) The frequencies designated in Sec. Sec. 80.355 and 80.357 may
be licensed for use by coast stations employing telegraphy.
(b) [Reserved]
Sec. 80.459 Digital selective calling.
Subpart H of this part lists frequencies assignable for DSC.
Sec. 80.461 Narrow-band direct-printing.
Subpart H of this part lists the frequencies assignable to public
coast stations for operations with ship stations. Operating procedures
are listed in subpart C of this part.
Use of Telephony
Sec. 80.465 Assignment and use of frequencies for telephony.
Subpart H of this part lists the frequencies available for
assignment to public coast stations for telephony operations.
Sec. 80.467 Duplication of VHF service.
No duplication of service areas as determined by subpart P of this
part will be permitted by public coast stations operating on the same
VHF public correspondence channel. Within the service area of a station,
the ratio of desired to undesired co-channel signal strengths on public
correspondence channels must be at least 12dB.
Sec. 80.469 Maritime mobile repeater stations in Alaska.
(a) Maritime mobile repeater stations are authorized to extend the
range of communication between a VHF public coast station located in
Alaska and ship stations.
(b) On a secondary basis, maritime mobile repeater stations may be
authorized to extend the range of a private coast station:
(1) In an area where VHF common carrier service is not available;
(2) A maritime mobile repeater station license expires 60 days after
a public coast station in the area begins service.
(c) Maritime mobile repeater stations may not be authorized in cases
where operational fixed frequencies can be employed.
(d) The provisions relating to duplication of service described in
subpart P apply to maritime mobile repeater stations.
(e) The frequencies 157.275 and 161.875 MHz are assignable to
maritime mobile repeater stations.
(f) Each maritime mobile repeater station must:
(1) Deactivate automatically within 5 seconds after the signals
controlling the station cease; and
(2) During periods when it is not controlled from a manned control
point, deactivate automatically not more
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than 20 minutes after its activation by a mobile unit.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 68956, Dec. 14, 1998]
Sec. 80.471 Discontinuance or impairment of service.
Except as specified in Sec. 20.15(b)(3) of this chapter with
respect to commercial mobile radio service providers, a public coast
station must not discontinue or impair service unless authorized to do
so by the Commission.
[69 FR 64676, Nov. 8, 2004]
Automated Systems
Sec. 80.475 Scope of service of the Automated Maritime Telecommunications
System (AMTS).
(a) A separate Form 601 is not required for each coast station in a
system. However, except as provided in Sec. 80.385(b) and paragraph (b)
of this section, the applicant must provide the technical
characteristics for each proposed coast station, including transmitter
type, operating frequencies, emissions, transmitter output power,
antenna arrangement, and location.
(1) Applicants proposing to locate a coast station transmitter
within 169 kilometers (105 miles) of a channel 13 TV station or within
129 kilometers (80 miles) of a channel 10 TV station or with an antenna
height greater than 61 meters (200 feet), must submit an engineering
study clearly showing the means of avoiding interference with television
reception within the grade B contour, see Sec. 80.215(h) of this
chapter, unless the proposed station's predicted interference contour is
fully encompassed by the composite interference contour of the
applicant's existing system, or the proposed station's predicted
interference contour extends the system's composite interference contour
over water only (disregarding uninhabited islands).
(2) Additionally, applicants required to submit the above specified
must give written notice of the filing of such applications(s) to the
television stations which may be affected. A list of the notified
television stations must be submitted with the subject applications.
(b) Coast stations for which the above specified need not be
submitted because the proposed station's predicted interference contour
is fully encompassed by the composite interference contour of the
applicant's existing system or the proposed station's predicted
interference contour extends the system's composite interference contour
over water only (disregarding uninhabited islands) must, at least 15
days before the station is put into operation, give written notice to
the television stations which may be affected of the proposed station's
technical characteristics, the date it will be put into operation, and
the licensee's representative (name and phone number) to contact in the
event a television station experiences interference. No prior FCC
authorization is required to construct and operate such a station, but,
at the time the station is added, the AMTS licensee must make a record
of the technical and administrative information concerning the station
and, upon request, supply such information to the FCC. In addition, when
the station is added, the AMTS licensee must send notification of the
station's location to the American Radio Relay League, Inc., 225 Main
Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494, and Interactive Systems, Inc., Suite
1103, 1601 North Kent Street, Arlington, VA 22209.
(c) In lieu of public correspondence service an AMTS system may
provide private coast station communications related to the operational
requirements of ships including transmissions of fuel, weather, position
and supply reports. However, such communications may be provided only to
ship stations whose licensees make cooperative arrangements with the
AMTS coast station licensees. In emergency and distress situations,
services must be provided without prior arrangements.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987;
56 FR 3783, Jan. 31, 1991; 65 FR 77826, Dec. 13, 2000; 67 FR 48567, July
25, 2002; 69 FR 19948, Apr. 15, 2004]
Sec. 80.477 AMTS points of communication.
(a) AMTS coast stations may communicate with fixed platform stations
located in the offshore waters of the
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Gulf of Mexico, with ship stations, and with land units in accordance
with Sec. 80.123.
(b) AMTS licensees in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico may
use AMTS coast and ship station frequencies on a secondary basis for
fixed service communications to support offshore AMTS operations.
(c) AMTS service may be provided to any vessel within communication
service range of an AMTS station even though the vessel may not be
operating within the confines of a served waterway.
(d) AMTS licensees may use AMTS coast and ship frequencies on a
secondary basis for fixed service communications to support AMTS
deployment in remote fixed locations at which other communications
facilities are not available.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35245, Sept. 18, 1987;
62 FR 40307, July 28, 1997; 65 FR 77827, Dec. 13, 2000]
Sec. 80.479 Assignment and use of frequencies for AMTS.
(a) The frequencies assignable to AMTS stations are listed in
subpart H of this part. These frequencies are assignable to ship and
public coast stations for public correspondence communications.
(b) The transmissions from a station of an AMTS geographic area
licensee may not exceed a predicted 38 dBu field strength at the
geographic area border, unless all affected co-channel geographic area
licensees agree to the higher field strength. The predicted 38 dBu field
strength is calculated using the F(50, 50) field strength chart for
Channels 7 through 13 in Sec. 73.699 (Fig. 10) of this chapter, with a
9 dB correction factor for antenna height differential. Geographic area
licensees must coordinate to minimize interference at or near their
geographic area borders, and must cooperate to resolve any instances of
interference in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 80.70(a).
(c) AMTS frequencies may be used for mobile-to-mobile communications
if written consent is obtained from all affected licensees.
[67 FR 48567, July 25, 2002]
Sec. 80.481 Alternative technical parameters for AMTS transmitters.
In lieu of the technical parameters set forth in this part, AMTS
transmitters may utilize any modulation or channelization scheme so long
as emissions are attenuated in accordance with Sec. 80.211 at the band
edges of each station's assigned channel group or groups.
[65 FR 77827, Dec. 13, 2000]
Subpart K_Private Coast Stations and Marine Utility Stations
Sec. 80.501 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
(a) A private coast station or a marine utility station may be
granted only to a person who is:
(1) Regularly engaged in the operation, docking, direction,
construction, repair, servicing or management of one or more commercial
transport vessels or United States, state or local government vessels;
or is
(2) Responsible for the operation, control, maintenance or
development of a harbor, port or waterway used by commercial transport
vessels; or is
(3) Engaged in furnishing a ship arrival and departure service, and
will employ the station only for the purpose of obtaining the
information essential to that service; or is
(4) A corporation proposing to furnish a nonprofit radio
communication service to its parent corporation, to another subsidiary
of the same parent, or to its own subsidiary where the party to be
served performs any of the eligibility activities described in this
section; or is
(5) A nonprofit corporation or association, organized to furnish a
maritime mobile service solely to persons who operate one or more
commercial transport vessels; or is
(6) Responsible for the operation of bridges, structures or other
installations that area part of, or directly related to, a harbor, port
or waterway when the operation of such facilities requires radio
communications with vessels for safety or navigation; or is
(7) A person controlling public moorage facilities; or is
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(8) A person servicing or supplying vessels other than commercial
transport vessels; or is
(9) An organized yacht club with moorage facilities; or is
(10) A nonprofit organization providing noncommercial communications
to vessels other than commercial transport vessels.
(b) Each application for station authorization for a private coast
station or a marine utility station must be accompanied by a statement
indicating eligibility under paragraph (a) of this section.
Sec. 80.503 Cooperative use of facilities.
(a) A person engaged in the operation of one or more commercial
transport vessels or government vessels may receive maritime mobile
service from a private coast station or a marine utility station on
shore even though not the licensee of the private coast station or the
marine utility station. Restrictions on cooperative arrangements are as
follows:
(1) Foreign persons must be the licensees of the radio stations
installed on board their vessels.
(2) The licensee of a private coast station or marine utility
station on shore may install ship radio stations on board United States
commercial transport vessels of other persons. In each case these
persons must enter into a written agreement verifying that the ship
station licensee has the sole right of control of the ship stations,
that the vessel operators must use the ship stations subject to the
orders and instructions of the coast station or marine utility station
on shore, and that the ship station licensee will have sufficient
control of the ship station to enable it to carry out its
responsibilities under the ship station license.
(b) Cooperative arrangements are limited concerning cost and charges
as follows:
(1) The arrangement must be established on a non-profit, cost-
sharing basis by written contract. A copy of the contract must be kept
with the station records and made available for inspection by Commission
representatives.
(2) Contributions to capital and operating expenses are to be
prorated on an equitable basis among all persons who are parties to the
cooperative arrangement. Records which reflect the cost of the service
and its nonprofit, cost-sharing nature must be maintained by the
licensee of the station and made available for inspection by Commission
representatives.
Sec. 80.505 Points of communication.
(a) Private coast stations and marine utility stations are
authorized to communicate:
(1) With any mobile station in the maritime mobile service for the
exchange of safety communications;
(2) With any land station for the purpose of aiding the exchange of
safety communications;
(3) With ship stations.
(b) Private coast stations of the same licensee may be authorized to
communicate on a secondary basis between themselves if:
(1) The communications are confined exclusively to those for which
authority has been granted the coast station, and concerns ships with
which one or both of the coast stations are authorized to communicate;
and
(2) Other satisfactory point-to-point communication facilities
between the coast stations are unavailable; and
(3) Coast stations which communicate with each other are not more
than 160 km (100 miles) apart; and
(4) Harmful interference is not cause to mobile stations.
(c) A private coast station and associated marine utility stations
serving and located on a shipyard regularly engaged in construction or
repair of commercial transport vessels or Government vessels are
authorize to communicate between stations when they are licensed to the
same entity and communications are limited to serving the needs of ships
on a non-interference basis to other stations in the maritime mobile
service. A separate showing is required.
Sec. 80.507 Scope of service.
(a) A private coast station or marine utility station using
telephony serves the operational and business needs of
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ships including the transmission of safety communication.
(b) In areas where environmental communications are provided by U.S.
Government stations or by public coast stations, private coast stations
and marine utility stations on shore must not duplicate that service. In
other areas, private coast stations and marine utility stations on shore
may transmit weather and hydrographic information required for the ships
with which they normally communicate. Private coast stations may provide
environmental communication service in areas where adequate service is
not available.
(c) Each marine utility station on shore must be operated as a
private coast station except that it may be operated at temporary
unspecified locations. Marine utility stations on ships are operated as
ship stations.
(d) Each private coast station is authorized by rule to use hand-
held marine radios in the vicinity of the station's fixed transmitter
site on those frequencies assigned to the private coast station. Hand-
held communications must conform to those normally permitted under a
marine utility station authorization and must be limited to contact with
the associated private coast station and ship stations in the vicinity
of the private coast station.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 62 FR 40307, July 28, 1997]