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FCC 80.1113
Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 |
2008
Sec. 80.1113 Transmission of a distress alert.
(a) The distress alert must identify the station in distress and its
position. The distress alert may also contain information regarding the
nature of the distress, the type of assistance required, the course and
speed of the mobile unit, the time that this information was recorded and
any other information which might facilitate rescue.
(b) The format of distress calls and distress messages must be 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, as
specified in Sec. 80.1101. ITU-R Recommendation M.493–10 with Annexes 1 and 2 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_loc
ations.html. The ITU-R Recommendation can be purchased from the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, CH–1211
Geneva 20, Switzerland.
(c) Ship-to-shore distress alerts are used to alert Rescue Coordination
Centers via coast stations or coast earth stations that a ship is in
distress. These alerts are based on the use of transmissions via satellites
(from a ship earth station or a satellite EPIRB) and terrestrial services
(from ship stations and EPIRBs).
(d) Ship-to-ship distress alerts are used to alert other ships in the
vicinity of the ship in distress and are based on the use of digital
selective calling in the VHF and MF bands. The HF bands should not be used
to notify ships in the vicinity unless no response is received within five
minutes on VHF or MF.
(e) Shore-to-ship distress alert relays are used by a station or Rescue
Coordination Center to relay information about a ship in distress to, as
appropriate, all ships, a selected group of ships, or a specific ship by
satellite and/or terrestrial means. The distress alert relay must contain
the identification of the mobile unit in distress, its position and all
other information which might facilitate rescue.
[ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46980 , Aug. 7, 2003]
Goto Section: 80.1111 | 80.1114
Goto Year: 2006 |
2008
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