Goto Section: 80.102 | 80.104 | Table of Contents
FCC 80.103
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 80.103 Digital selective calling (DSC) operating procedures.
(a) Operating procedures for the use of DSC equipment in the maritime mobile
service are as contained in ITU–R M.541–9, “Operational Procedures for the
Use of Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile
Service,” with Annexes 1 through 5, 2004, and subpart W of this part.
(b) When using DSC techniques, coast stations and ship stations must use
maritime mobile service identities (MMSI) assigned by the Commission or its
designees.
(c) DSC acknowledgment of DSC distress and safety calls must be made by
designated coast stations and such acknowledgment must be in accordance with
procedures contained in ITU–R M.541–9, “Operational Procedures for the Use
of Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with
Annexes 1 through 5, 2004. Nondesignated public and private coast stations
must follow the guidance provided for ship stations in ITU–R M.541–9,
“Operational Procedures for the Use of Digital Selective-Calling Equipment
in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with Annexes 1 through 5, 2004, with
respect to DSC “Acknowledgment of distress calls” and “Distress relays.” (
See subpart W of this part.)
(d) Group calls to vessels under the common control of a single entity are
authorized. A group call identity may be created from an MMSI ending in a
zero, assigned to this single entity, by deleting the trailing zero and
adding a leading zero to the identity.
(e) ITU–R M.541–9 with Annexes 1 through 5, 2004, 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.
[ 68 FR 46961 , Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 73 FR 4480 , Jan. 25, 2008]
Goto Section: 80.102 | 80.104
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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