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 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