Sec.  80.1101   Performance standards.

   (a) The abbreviations used in this section are as follows:

   (1) International Maritime Organization (IMO).

   (2) International Telecommunication Union—Telecommunication Standardization
   Bureau (ITU-T) (Standards formerly designated as CCITT are now designated as
   ITU-T.)

   (3) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

   (4) International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

   (5) International Telecommunication Union—Radiocommunication Bureau (ITU-R)
   (Standards formerly designated as CCIR are now designated as ITU-R.)

   (b)  All  equipment  specified  in  this subpart must meet the general
   requirements  for  shipboard  equipment in conformity with performance
   specifications  listed  in  this  paragraph, which are 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.

   (1) IMO Resolution A.694(17), “General Requirements for Shipborne Radio
   Equipment Forming Part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS) and for Electronic Navigational Aids,” adopted 6 November 1991.

   (2) ITU-T Recommendation E.161, “Arrangement of Digits, Letters and Symbols
   on Telephones and Other Devices that Can Be Used for Gaining Access to a
   Telephone Network,” 1993.

   (3) ITU-T Recommendation E.164.1, “Series E: Overall Network Operation,
   Telephone  Service,  Service  Operation  and Human Factors; Operation,
   Numbering, Routing and Mobile Services—International Operation—Numbering
   Plan of the International Telephone Service: Criteria and Procedures for the
   Reservation,  Assignment,  and  Reclamation of E.164 Country Codes and
   Associated Identification Codes (ICs),” March 1998.

   (4) IEC 60092–101, Edition 4.1, “Electrical installations in ships—part 101:
   Definitions and general requirements,” August 2002.

   (5)   IEC   60533,   “Electrical   and   electronic  installations  in
   ships—Electromagnetic compatibility,” November 1999.

   (6) IEC Publication 60945, “Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
   equipment and systems—General requirements—Methods of testing and required
   test results,” Edition 4.0, with Annexes, August 2002.

   (7)   ISO   Standard   3791,  “Office  Machines  and  Data  Processing
   Equipment—Keyboard Layouts for Numeric Applications,” First Edition 1976(E).

   (c)  The  equipment specified in this subpart must also conform to the
   appropriate performance standards listed in paragraphs (c)(1) through (10)
   of this section, which are incorporated by reference, and must be tested in
   accordance with the applicable IEC testing standards listed in paragraph
   (c)(11) of this section, and are also incorporated by reference.

   (1) NAVTEX receivers: (i) IMO Resolution A.525(13), “Performance Standards
   for Narrow-band Direct Printing Telegraph Equipment for the Reception of
   Navigational and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent Information to Ships,”
   including Annex, adopted 17 November 1983.

   (ii)   ITU-R   Recommendation   M.540–2,  “Operational  and  Technical
   Characteristics  for an Automated Direct-printing Telegraph System for
   Promulgation  of  Navigational  and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent
   Information to Ships,” including Annexes, 1990.

   (2)  VHF  radio  equipment: (i) IMO Resolution A.803(19), “Performance
   Standards  for  Shipborne  VHF  Radio  Installations  Capable of Voice
   Communication  and  Digital Selective Calling,” with Annex, adopted 23
   November  1995,  as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.68(68), “Adoption of
   Amendments  to  Performance Standards for Shipborne Radiocommunication
   Equipment,” GMDSS terrestrial communications—1.1(c), adopted 6 June 1997.

   (ii) ITU–R Recommendation M.493–11, “Digital Selective-calling System for
   Use in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004.

   (iii) ITU–R Recommendation M.541–9, “Operational Procedures for the Use of
   Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with
   Annexes 1 through 5, 2004.

   (3) MF radio equipment: (i) IMO Resolution 804(19), “Performance Standards
   for Shipborne MF Radio Installations Capable of Voice Communication and
   Digital Selective Calling,” with Annex, adopted 23 November 1995, as amended
   by  IMO  Resolution MSC.68(68), “Adoption of Amendments to Performance
   Standards for Shipborne Radiocommunication Equipment,” GMDSS terrestrial
   communications—1.2(c), adopted 6 June 1997.

   (ii) ITU–R Recommendation M.493–11, “Digital Selective-calling System for
   Use in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004.

   (iii) ITU–R Recommendation M.541–9, “Operational Procedures for the Use of
   Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with
   Annexes 1 through 5, 2004.

   (4)  MF/HF radio equipment: (i) IMO Resolution A.806(19), “Performance
   Standards  for  Shipborne  MF/HF  Radio Installations Capable of Voice
   Communication, Narrow-Band Direct Printing and Digital Selective Calling,”
   with  Annex,  adopted  23  November 1995, as amended by IMO Resolution
   MSC.68(68), “Adoption of Amendments to Performance Standards for Shipborne
   Radiocommunication Equipment,” GMDSS terrestrial communications—1.3(c),
   adopted 6 June 1997.

   (ii) ITU–R Recommendation M.493–11, “Digital Selective-calling System for
   Use in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004.

   (iii) ITU–R Recommendation M.541–9, “Operational Procedures for the Use of
   Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with
   Annexes 1 through 5, 2004.

   (iv)  IMO Resolution A.700(17), “Performance Standards for Narrow-band
   Direct-printing Telegraph Equipment for the Reception of Navigational and
   Meteorological  Warnings and Urgent Information to Ships (MSI) by HF,”
   adopted 6 November 1991.

   (5) 406.0–406.1 MHz EPIRBs: (i) IMO Resolution A.810(19), “Performance
   Standards for Float-free Satellite Emergency Position-indicating Radio
   Beacons (EPIRBs) Operating on 406 MHz,” with Annex, adopted 23 November
   1995, and IMO Resolution A.812(19), “Performance Standards for Float-free
   Satellite Emergency Position-indicating Radio Beacons Operating Through the
   Geostationary INMARSAT Satellite System on 1.6 GHz,” with Annex, adopted 23
   November 1995.

   (ii) IMO Resolution A.662(16), “Performance Standards for Float-free Release
   and Activation Arrangements for Emergency Radio Equipment,” adopted 19
   October 1989.

   (iii) ITU–R Recommendation M.633–3, “Transmission characteristics of a
   satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (satellite EPIRB) system
   operating through a low polar-orbiting satellite system in the 406 MHz
   band,” 2000.

   (iv) The 406.0–406.1 MHz EPIRBs must also comply with  Sec. 80.1061.

   (6) 9 GHz radar transponders: (i) IMO Resolution A.802(19), “Performance
   Standards for Survival Craft Radar Transponders for Use in Search and Rescue
   Operations,” with Annex, adopted 23 November 1995.

   (ii) ITU-R Recommendation M.628–3, “Technical Characteristics for Search and
   Rescue Radar Transponders,” with Annexes, 1994.

   (7) Two-Way VHF radiotelephone: (i) IMO Resolution A.809(19), “Performance
   Standards  for  Survival  Craft Two-Way VHF Radiotelephone Apparatus,”
   including Annexes 1 and 2, adopted 23 November 1995.

   (ii) IMO Resolution MSC.80(70), “Adoption of New Performance Standards for
   Radiocommunication Equipment,” with Annexes, adopted 8 December 1998.

   (8) INMARSAT Ship Earth Station Capable of Two-Way Communications: IMO
   Resolution A.808(19), “Performance Standards for Ship Earth Stations Capable
   of Two-Way Communications,” with Annex, adopted 23 November 1995.

   (9) INMARSAT-C SES: IMO Resolution A.807(19), “Performance Standards for
   INMARSAT-C  Ship  Earth Stations Capable of Transmitting and Receiving
   Direct-Printing Communications,” with Annex, adopted 23 November 1995, as
   amended by IMO Resolution MSC.68(68), “Adoption of Amendments to Performance
   Standards   for  Shipborne  Radiocommunication  Equipment,”  Satellite
   communications—2.3(c), adopted 6 June 1997.

   (10) INMARSAT EGC: IMO Resolution A.664(16), “Performance Standards for
   Enhanced Group Call Equipment,” adopted 19 October 1989.

   (11)  INMARSAT–E  EPIRBs:  Note:  Service to INMARSAT–E EPIRB stations
   terminated on December 1, 2006, so distress signals from INMARSAT–E EPIRB
   stations will not be received by any Rescue Coordination Center.

   (i)  IMO  Resolution  A.812(19), “Performance Standards for Float-Free
   Satellite EPIRBs Operating Through the Geostationary INMARSAT Satellite
   System on 1.6 GHz,” adopted 23 November 1995, and Annex, “Recommendation on
   Performance.”

   (ii) IMO Resolution A.662(16), “Performance Standards for Float-Free Release
   and Activation Arrangements for Emergency Radio Equipment,” with Annex,
   adopted 19 October 1989.

   (iii) Recommendation ITU–R M.632–3, “Transmission Characteristics of a
   Satellite Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (Satellite EPIRB)
   System Operating Through Geostationary Satellites in the 1.6 GHz Band,”
   1997.

   (iv) IEC 61097–5, First Edition “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part  5: Inmarsat-E Emergency position indicating radio beacon
   (EPIRB) operating through the Inmarsat system—operational and performance
   requirements, methods of testing and required test results,” including
   Annexes A, B, and C, 1997.

   (v) The INMARSAT E–EPIRBs must also comply with  Sec. 80.1063.

   (12) Automatic Identification Systems (AIS): (i) ITU–R M.1371–1, “Technical
   characteristics for a universal shipborne automatic identification system
   using time division multiple access in the VHF maritime mobile band,” with
   Annexes, August 2001.

   (ii) IMO Resolution MSC.74(69), “Adoption of New and Amended Performance
   Standards, Annex 3 Recommendation on Performance Standards for a Universal
   Shipborne Automatic Identification Systems (AIS),” adopted 12 May 1998.

   (iii)   IEC   61162–1,   Second   Edition,  “Maritime  navigation  and
   radiocommunication equipment and systems—Digital interfaces—Part 1: Single
   talker and multiple listeners,” July 2000.

   (iv) IEC 61162–100, Edition 1.0, “Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
   equipment  and  systems—Digital interfaces—Part 100: Single talker and
   multiple listeners—Extra requirements to IEC 61162–1 for the UAIS,” April
   2002.

   (v) IEC 61993–2, First Edition, “Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
   equipment and systems—Automatic identification systems (AIS)—Part 2: Class A
   shipborne  equipment  of the universal automatic identification system
   (AIS)—Operational and performance requirements, methods of test and required
   test results,” December 2001, with Annexes.

   (13) Standards for testing GMDSS equipment: 

   (i)  IEC  1097–1  Ed  1.0, “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS)—Part   1:   Radar   transponder—Marine   Search   and   Rescue
   (SART)—Operational and Performance Requirements, Methods of Testing and
   Required Test Results,” with Annexes, July 1992.

   (ii)  IEC  61097–3 Ed 1.0, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part 3: Digital selective calling (DSC) equipment—Operational and
   performance  requirements,  methods  of  testing  and required testing
   results,” with Annexes, June 1994.

   (iii)  IEC 61097–4 Ed 1.0, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part 4: INMARSAT–C Ship Earth Station and INMARSAT enhanced group
   call (EGC) equipment—Operational and performance requirements, methods of
   testing and required test results,” November 1994.

   (iv) IEC 61097–6, “Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS)—part
   6: Narrowband direct-printing telegraph equipment for the reception of
   navigational and meteorological warnings and urgent information to ships
   (NAVTEX)—Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and
   required test results,” February 1995.

   (v) IEC 61097–7, “Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS)—part 7:
   Shipborne  VHF radiotelephone transmitter and receiver—Operational and
   performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results,”
   October 1996.

   (vi)  IEC  61097–8 Ed 1.0, “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS)—Part  8: Shipborne watchkeeping receivers for the reception of
   digital  selective  calling  (DSC)  in the maritime MF, MF/HF, and VHF
   bands—Operational and Performance Requirements, Methods of Testing and
   Required Test Results,” with Annexes, September 1998.

   (vii)  IEC 61097–9 Ed 1.0, “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS)—Part 9: Shipborne Transmitters and Receivers for Use in the MF and
   HF Bands Suitable for Telephony, Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and Narrow
   Band  Direct Printing (NBDP)—Operational and Performance Requirements,
   Methods of Testing and Required Test Results,” with Annexes, December 1997.

   (viii) IEC 61097–10 Ed 1.0, “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS)—Part 10: INMARSAT-B Ship Earth Station Equipment—Operational and
   Performance Requirements, Methods of Testing and Required Test Results,”
   with Annexes, June 1999.

   (ix)  IEC 61097–12 Ed 1.0, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part  12:  Survival  craft portable two-way VHF radiotelephone
   apparatus—Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and
   required test results,” December 1996.

   (x) IEC 61097–13, First edition, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part 13: INMARSAT F77 ship earth station equipment—Operational and
   performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results,” May
   2003.

   (d) The documents referenced in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section
   have been approved for incorporation by reference by the Director of the
   Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51.
   Identification  data  and place to purchase for each of the referenced
   documents are listed as follows:

   (1) Copies of IMO Resolutions, the 1974 SOLAS Convention, and the 1983 and
   1988  amendments  to  the  1974 SOLAS Convention can be purchased from
   Publications, International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment,
   London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.

   (i) IMO Resolution A.525(13) is contained in the Resolutions and Other
   Decisions of the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization, 13th
   Session, 1983, (IMO, London, 1984), Sales Number 073 84.07.E.

   (ii) IMO Resolutions A.802(19), A.803(19), A.804(19), A.806(19), A.807(19),
   A.808(19),  A.810(19),  A.811(19)  and  A.812(19) are contained in the
   Resolutions  and  Other Decisions of the Assembly of the International
   Maritime Organization, 19th Session, 1995, (IMO, London, 1988), Sales Number
   IMO–194E ISBN No. 91–801–1416–6.

   (iii)  IMO  Resolutions  A.662(16)  and A.664(16) are contained in the
   Resolutions  and  Other Decisions of the Assembly of the International
   Maritime Organization, 16th Session, 1989, (IMO, London, 1990), Sales Number
   136 90.04.E

   (iv)  IMO  Resolutions  A.694(17),  and A.700(17) are contained in the
   Resolutions  and  Other Decisions of the Assembly of the International
   Maritime Organization, 17th Session, 1991, (IMO, London, 1991), Sales Number
   IMO–142E ISBN No. 91–801–1281–3.

   (2) ITU-R Recommendations, ITU Radio Regulations, and ITU-T publications can
   be purchased from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des
   Nations, CH–1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

   (i) All ITU-R Recommendations referenced in this section are contained in
   Recommendations of the ITU-R, Volume M series parts 3, 4, and 5.

   (ii)  ITU-T  Recommendation  E.161 is contained in Facicle II.2 Volume
   II—Telephone Network and ISDN Operation, Numbering, Routing and Mobile
   Service, (ITU, Geneva, 1989, revised in 1993 and 1995).

   (iii) ITU-T Recommendation E.164.1 is contained in Facicle VI.1 Volume II
   Numbering Plan for the International Telephone Service, (ITU, Geneva, 1989,
   revised in 1997).

   (3)   IEC   publications  can  be  purchased  from  the  International
   Electrotechnical  Commission,  3  Rue  de  Varembe, CH–1211 Geneva 20,
   Switzerland,  or from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
   through its NSSN operation ( www.nssn.org ), at Customer Service, American
   National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036,
   telephone (212) 642–4900.

   (4) ISO Standards can be purchased from the International Organization for
   Standardization, 1 Rue de Varembe, CH–1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, or from
   the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) through its NSSN operation
   (  www.nssn.org  ),  at  Customer Service, American National Standards
   Institute,  25  West  43rd Street, New York, NY 10036, telephone (212)
   642–4900.

   (5) Copies of the publications listed in this section that are incorporated
   by reference can be inspected at the Federal Communications Commission, 445
   12th  Street,  SW., (room CY-A257), Washington, DC, 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. 

   [ 68 FR 46977 , Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at  69 FR 64680 , Nov. 8, 2004;  73 FR 4490 , Jan. 25, 2008]