Sec.  80.1005   Inspection of station.

   The bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone station will be inspected on vessels
   subject to regular inspections pursuant to the requirements of Parts II and
   III of Title III of the Communications Act, the Safety Convention or the
   Great Lakes Agreement at the time of the regular inspection. If after such
   inspection, the Commission determines that the Bridge-to-Bridge Act, the
   rules of the Commission and the station license are met, an endorsement will
   be made on the appropriate document. The validity of the endorsement will
   run concurrently with the period of the regular inspection. Each vessel must
   carry  a  certificate  with  a  valid endorsement while subject to the
   Bridge-to-Bridge Act. All other bridge-to-bridge stations will be inspected
   from time to time. An inspection of the bridge-to-bridge station on a Great
   Lakes Agreement vessel must normally be made at the same time as the Great
   Lakes Agreement inspection is conducted by a technician holding one of the
   following:  a  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. Additionally, the
   technician must not be the vessel's owner, operator, master, or an employee
   of any of them. Ships subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act may, in lieu of an
   endorsed 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]