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Part 80 — Stations in the Maritime Services

364 sections · Title 47: Telecommunication

§ 80.1-80.3§§ 80.1-80.3 [Reserved]
§ 80.5Definitions.
§ 80.7Incorporation by reference.
§ 80.11§ 80.11 [Reserved]
§ 80.13Station license required.
§ 80.15Eligibility for station license.
§ 80.17Administrative classes of stations.
§ 80.21Supplemental information required.
§ 80.25License term.
§ 80.31§ 80.31 [Reserved]
§ 80.37One authorization for a plurality of stations.
§ 80.39Authorized station location.
§ 80.41Control points and dispatch points.
§ 80.43Equipment acceptable for licensing.
§ 80.45§ 80.45 [Reserved]
§ 80.47Operation during emergency.
§ 80.49Construction and regional service requirements.
§ 80.51Ship earth station licensing.
§ 80.53Application for a portable ship station license.
§ 80.54Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS)—System Licensing.
§ 80.55Application for a fleet station license.
§ 80.57Canada/U.S.A. channeling arrangement for VHF maritime public correspondence.
§ 80.59Compulsory ship inspections.
§ 80.60Partitioned licenses and disaggregated spectrum.
§ 80.61Commission inspection of stations.
§ 80.63Maintenance of transmitter power.
§ 80.67General facilities requirements for coast stations.
§ 80.68Facilities requirements for public coast stations using telegraphy.
§ 80.69Facilities requirement for public coast stations using telephony.
§ 80.70Special conditions relative to coast station VHF facilities.
§ 80.71Operating controls for stations on land.
§ 80.72Antenna requirements for coast stations.
§ 80.74Public coast station facilities for a telephony busy signal.
§ 80.76Requirements for land station control points.
§ 80.79Inspection of ship station by a foreign Government.
§ 80.80Operating controls for ship stations.
§ 80.81Antenna requirements for ship stations.
§ 80.83§ 80.83 [Reserved]
§ 80.86International regulations applicable.
§ 80.87Cooperative use of frequency assignments.
§ 80.88Secrecy of communication.
§ 80.89Unauthorized transmissions.
§ 80.90Suspension of transmission.
§ 80.91Order of priority of communications.
§ 80.92Prevention of interference.
§ 80.93Hours of service.
§ 80.94Control by coast or Government station.
§ 80.95Message charges.
§ 80.96Maintenance tests.
§ 80.97Radiotelegraph operating procedures.
§ 80.98Radiotelegraph testing procedures.
§ 80.99Radiotelegraph station identification.
§ 80.100Morse code requirement.
§ 80.101Radiotelephone testing procedures.
§ 80.102Radiotelephone station identification.
§ 80.103Digital selective calling (DSC) operating procedures.
§ 80.104Identification of radar transmissions not authorized.
§ 80.105General obligations of coast stations.
§ 80.106Intercommunication in the mobile service.
§ 80.107Service of private coast stations and marine-utility stations.
§ 80.108§ 80.108 [Reserved]
§ 80.109Transmission to a plurality of mobile stations by a public coast station.
§ 80.110§ 80.110 [Reserved]
§ 80.111Radiotelephone operating procedures for coast stations.
§ 80.114Authority of the master.
§ 80.115Operational conditions for use of associated ship units.
§ 80.116Radiotelephone operating procedures for ship stations.
§ 80.121Public coast stations using telegraphy.
§ 80.122Public coast stations using facsimile and data.
§ 80.123Service to stations on land.
§ 80.131Radioprinter operations.
§ 80.133Private coast stations using facsimile in Alaska.
§ 80.141General provisions for ship stations.
§ 80.142Ships using radiotelegraphy.
§ 80.143Required frequencies for radiotelephony.
§ 80.145§ 80.145 [Reserved]
§ 80.146§ 80.146 [Reserved]
§ 80.147Watch on 2182 kHz.
§ 80.148Watch on 156.8 MHz (Channel 16).
§ 80.149§ 80.149 {Reserved]
§ 80.151Classification of operator licenses and endorsements.
§ 80.153Coast station operator requirements.
§ 80.155Ship station operator requirements.
§ 80.156Control by operator.
§ 80.157Radio officer defined.
§ 80.159Operator requirements of Title III of the Communications Act and the Safety Convention.
§ 80.161Operator requirements for subpart T vessels on the Great Lakes.
§ 80.163Operator requirements of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act.
§ 80.165Operator requirements for voluntary stations.
§ 80.167Limitations on operators.
§ 80.169Operators required to adjust transmitters or radar.
§ 80.175Availability of operator licenses.
§ 80.177When operator license is not required.
§ 80.179Unattended operation.
§ 80.201§ 80.201 [Reserved]
§ 80.203Authorization of transmitters for licensing.
§ 80.205Bandwidths.
§ 80.207Classes of emission.
§ 80.209Transmitter frequency tolerances.
§ 80.211Emission limitations.
§ 80.213Modulation requirements.
§ 80.215Transmitter power.
§ 80.217Suppression of interference aboard ships.
§ 80.219Special requirements for narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) equipment.
§ 80.221Special requirements for automatically generating the radiotelephone alarm signal.
§ 80.223Special requirements for survival craft stations.
§ 80.225Requirements for selective calling equipment.
§ 80.227Special requirements for protection from RF radiation.
§ 80.229Special requirements for automatic link establishment (ALE).
§ 80.231Technical Requirements for Class B Automatic Identification System (AIS) equipment.
§ 80.233Technical requirements for Automatic Identification System Search and Rescue Transmitters (AIS-SART) equipment.
§ 80.251Scope.
§ 80.268Technical requirements for radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.271Technical requirements for portable survival craft radiotelephone transceivers.
§ 80.273Radar standards.
§ 80.275Technical Requirements for Class A Automatic Identification System (AIS) equipment.
§ 80.277Ship Security Alert System (SSAS).
§ 80.288Direction finding and homing equipment.
§ 80.289Requirements for radio direction finder.
§ 80.290Auxiliary receiving antenna.
§ 80.291Installation of direction finder.
§ 80.292Contingent acceptance of direction finder calibration.
§ 80.293Check bearings by authorized ship personnel.
§ 80.301Watch requirements.
§ 80.302Notice of discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of service involving a distress watch.
§ 80.303Watch on 156.800 MHz (Channel 16).
§ 80.304Watch requirement during silence periods.
§ 80.305Watch requirements of the Communications Act and the Safety Convention.
§ 80.307Compulsory use of radiotelegraph auto alarm.
§ 80.308Watch required for subpart T vessels on the Great Lakes.
§ 80.309Watch required by the Bridge-to-Bridge Act.
§ 80.310Watch required by voluntary vessels.
§ 80.311Authority for distress transmission.
§ 80.312Priority of distress transmissions.
§ 80.313Frequencies for use in distress.
§ 80.314Distress communications.
§ 80.317Radiotelegraph and radiotelephone alarm signals.
§ 80.318Use of alarm signals.
§ 80.319Radiotelegraph distress call and message transmission procedure.
§ 80.320Radiotelephone distress call and message transmission procedure.
§ 80.321Acknowledgement of receipt of distress message.
§ 80.322Form of acknowledgement.
§ 80.323Information furnished by an acknowledging station.
§ 80.324Transmission of distress message by station not itself in distress.
§ 80.325Control of distress traffic.
§ 80.326Notification of resumption of normal working.
§ 80.327Urgency signals and messages.
§ 80.329Safety signals and messages.
§ 80.331Bridge-to-bridge communication procedure.
§ 80.332Equipment to aid search and rescue operations.
§ 80.333Stations in the maritime mobile-satellite service.
§ 80.334False distress alerts.
§ 80.335Procedures for canceling false distress alerts.
§ 80.351§ 80.351 [Reserved]
§ 80.353§ 80.353 [Reserved]
§ 80.355Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply Morse code frequencies.
§ 80.357Working frequencies for Morse code and data transmission.
§ 80.359Frequencies for digital selective calling (DSC).
§ 80.361Frequencies for narrow-band direct-printing (NBDP), radioprinter and data transmissions.
§ 80.363Frequencies for facsimile.
§ 80.364Frequencies for VHF digital small message services (VDSMS).
§ 80.365§ 80.365 [Reserved]
§ 80.367General uses—radiotelephony.
§ 80.369Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply frequencies.
§ 80.371Public correspondence frequencies.
§ 80.373Private communications frequencies.
§ 80.374Provisions for frequencies in the 4000-4063 and the 8100-8195 kHz bands shared with the fixed service.
§ 80.375Radiodetermination frequencies.
§ 80.376Radio buoy operations.
§ 80.377Frequencies for ship earth stations.
§ 80.379Maritime frequencies assignable to aircraft stations.
§ 80.381Frequencies for operational fixed stations.
§ 80.383Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system frequencies.
§ 80.385Frequencies for automated systems.
§ 80.387Frequencies for Alaska fixed stations.
§ 80.389Frequencies for maritime support stations.
§ 80.393Frequencies for AIS stations.
§ 80.401Station documents requirement.
§ 80.403Availability of documents.
§ 80.405Station license.
§ 80.407Operator authorization.
§ 80.409Station logs.
§ 80.411Vessel certification or exemption.
§ 80.413On-board station equipment records.
§ 80.415-80.417§§ 80.415-80.417 [Reserved]
§ 80.451§ 80.451 [Reserved]
§ 80.453Scope of communications.
§ 80.455-80.461§§ 80.455-80.461 [Reserved]
§ 80.465§ 80.465 [Reserved]
§ 80.467Duplication of VHF service.
§ 80.469Maritime mobile repeater stations in Alaska.
§ 80.471Discontinuance or impairment of service.
§ 80.475Scope of service of the Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS).
§ 80.477AMTS points of communication.
§ 80.479Assignment and use of frequencies for AMTS.
§ 80.481Alternative technical parameters for AMTS transmitters.
§ 80.501Supplemental eligibility requirements.
§ 80.503Cooperative use of facilities.
§ 80.505Points of communication.
§ 80.507Scope of service.
§ 80.509§ 80.509 [Reserved]
§ 80.513Frequency coordination.
§ 80.514Marine VHF frequency coordinating committee(s).
§ 80.515Limitations on use.
§ 80.517Time limitation on communication.
§ 80.519Station identification.
§ 80.551§ 80.551 [Reserved]
§ 80.553Supplemental eligibility requirements.
§ 80.555Scope of communication.
§ 80.557Assignment and use of frequencies.
§ 80.559Licensing limitations.
§ 80.601Scope of communications.
§ 80.603§ 80.603 [Reserved]
§ 80.605U.S. Coast Guard coordination.
§ 80.651Supplemental eligibility requirements.
§ 80.653Scope of communications.
§ 80.655Use of frequencies.
§ 80.659Technical requirements.
§ 80.701Scope of service.
§ 80.703Priority of distress and other signals.
§ 80.705Hours of service of Alaska-public fixed stations.
§ 80.707Cooperative use of frequency assignments.
§ 80.709§ 80.709 [Reserved]
§ 80.711Use of U.S. Government frequencies.
§ 80.751§ 80.751 [Reserved]
§ 80.753Signal strength requirements at the service area contour.
§ 80.755Applicability.
§ 80.757Topographical data.
§ 80.759Average terrain elevation.
§ 80.761Conversion graphs.
§ 80.763Effective antenna height.
§ 80.765Effective radiated power.
§ 80.767Propagation curve.
§ 80.769Shadow loss.
§ 80.771Method of computing coverage.
§ 80.773Co-channel interference protection.
§ 80.851Applicability.
§ 80.853Radiotelephone station.
§ 80.854Radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.855Radiotelephone transmitter.
§ 80.858Radiotelephone receiver.
§ 80.859Main power supply.
§ 80.860Reserve power supply.
§ 80.861Required capacity.
§ 80.862Proof of capacity.
§ 80.863Antenna system.
§ 80.864Emergency electric lights.
§ 80.865Radiotelephone station clock.
§ 80.866Spare antenna.
§ 80.867Ship station tools, instruction books, circuit diagrams and testing equipment.
§ 80.868Card of instructions.
§ 80.869Test of radiotelephone station.
§ 80.871VHF radiotelephone station.
§ 80.872The VHF radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.873VHF radiotelephone transmitter.
§ 80.874VHF radiotelephone receiver.
§ 80.875VHF radiotelephone power supply.
§ 80.876VHF radiotelephone antenna system.
§ 80.877Controls and indicators required for VHF radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.880Vessel radio equipment.
§ 80.881Equipment requirements for ship stations.
§ 80.8822182 kHz watch.
§ 80.901Applicability.
§ 80.903Inspection of radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.905Vessel radio equipment.
§ 80.907Principal operating position.
§ 80.909Radiotelephone transmitter.
§ 80.911VHF transmitter.
§ 80.913Radiotelephone receivers.
§ 80.915Main power supply.
§ 80.917Reserve power supply.
§ 80.919Required capacity.
§ 80.921Proof of capacity.
§ 80.923Antenna system.
§ 80.925Electric light.
§ 80.927Antenna radio frequency indicator.
§ 80.929Nameplate.
§ 80.931Test of radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.933General small passenger vessel exemptions.
§ 80.935Station clock.
§ 80.951Applicability.
§ 80.953Inspection and certification.
§ 80.955Radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.956Required frequencies and uses.
§ 80.957Principal operating position.
§ 80.959Radiotelephone transmitter.
§ 80.961Radiotelephone receiver.
§ 80.963Main power supply.
§ 80.965Reserve power supply.
§ 80.967Antenna system.
§ 80.969Illumination of operating controls.
§ 80.971Test of radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.1001Applicability.
§ 80.1003Station required.
§ 80.1005Inspection of station.
§ 80.1007Bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.1009Principal operator and operating position.
§ 80.1011Transmitter.
§ 80.1013Receiver.
§ 80.1015Power supply.
§ 80.1017Antenna system.
§ 80.1019Antenna radio frequency indicator.
§ 80.1021Nameplate.
§ 80.1023Test of radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.1051§ 80.1051 [Reserved]
§ 80.1053Prohibition on certification, manufacture, importation, sale or use of Class A, Class B, Class S, and INMARSAT-E EPIRBs.
§ 80.1055-80.1059§§ 80.1055-80.1059 [Reserved]
§ 80.1061Special requirements for 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB stations.
§ 80.1065Applicability.
§ 80.1067Inspection of station.
§ 80.1069Maritime sea areas.
§ 80.1071Exemptions.
§ 80.1073Radio operator requirements for ship stations.
§ 80.1074Radio maintenance personnel for at-sea maintenance.
§ 80.1075Radio records.
§ 80.1077Frequencies.
§ 80.1081Functional requirements.
§ 80.1083Ship radio installations.
§ 80.1085Ship radio equipment—General.
§ 80.1087Ship radio equipment—Sea area A1.
§ 80.1089Ship radio equipment—Sea areas A1 and A2.
§ 80.1091Ship radio equipment—Sea areas A1, A2, and A3.
§ 80.1093Ship radio equipment—Sea areas A1, A2, A3, and A4.
§ 80.1095Survival craft equipment.
§ 80.1099Ship sources of energy.
§ 80.1101Performance standards.
§ 80.1103Equipment authorization.
§ 80.1105Maintenance requirements.
§ 80.1107Test of radiotelephone station.
§ 80.1109Distress, urgency, and safety communications.
§ 80.1111Distress alerting.
§ 80.1113Transmission of a distress alert.
§ 80.1114False distress alerts.
§ 80.1115Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself in distress.
§ 80.1117Procedure for receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts.
§ 80.1119Receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts by coast stations and coast earth stations.
§ 80.1121Receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts by ship stations and ship earth stations.
§ 80.1123Watch requirements for ship stations.
§ 80.1125Search and rescue coordinating communications.
§ 80.1127On-scene communications.
§ 80.1129Locating and homing signals.
§ 80.1131Transmissions of urgency communications.
§ 80.1133Transmission of safety communications.
§ 80.1135Transmission of maritime safety information.
§ 80.1151Voluntary radio operations.
§ 80.1153Station log and radio watches.
§ 80.1155Radioprinter.
§ 80.1157Facsimile.
§ 80.1159Narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP).
§ 80.1161Emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB).
§ 80.1165Assignment and use of frequencies.
§ 80.1169§ 80.1169 [Reserved]
§ 80.1171Assignment and use of frequencies.
§ 80.1175Scope of communications of on-board stations.
§ 80.1177Assignment and use of frequencies.
§ 80.1179On-board repeater limitations.
§ 80.1181Station identification.
§ 80.1183Remote control for maneuvering or navigation.
§ 80.1185Supplemental eligibility for mobile-satellite stations.
§ 80.1187Scope of communication.
§ 80.1189Portable ship earth stations.
§ 80.1201Special provisions for cable-repair ship stations.
§ 80.1251Maritime communications subject to competitive bidding.
§ 80.1252§ 80.1252 [Reserved]