Goto Section: 80.951 | 80.955 | Table of Contents
FCC 80.953
Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 |
2008
Sec. 80.953 Inspection and certification.
(a) Each U.S. flag vessel subject to the Great Lakes Agreement must have an
inspection of the required radiotelephone installation at least once every
13 months. This inspection must be made while the vessel is in active
service or within not more than one month before the date on which it is
placed in service.
(b) An inspection and certification of a ship subject to the Great Lakes
Agreement must be made 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. The
results of the inspection must be recorded in the ship's radiotelephone log
and include:
(1) The date the inspection was conducted;
(2) The date by which the next inspection needs to be completed;
(3) The inspector's printed name, address, class of FCC license (including
the serial number);
(4) The results of the inspection, including any repairs made; and
(5) 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.
(c) The vessel owner, operator, or ship's master must certify that the
inspection required by paragraph (b) was satisfactory.
(d) The ship's log must be retained on-board the vessel for at least two
years from the date of the inspection.
[ 61 FR 25807 , May 23, 1996]
Goto Section: 80.951 | 80.955
Goto Year: 2006 |
2008
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