§  80.219   Special requirements for narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP)
equipment.

   NB-DP and data transmission equipment installed in ship and coast
   stations before October 1, 1990, that operates on the frequencies in
   the 4,000–27,500 kHz bands must be capable of operation in accordance
   with the technical requirements of either ITU-R Recommendation M.476–5,
   “Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,”
   with Annex, 1995, or ITU-R Recommendation M.625–3, “Direct-Printing
   Telegraph Equipment Employing Automatic Identification in the Maritime
   Mobile Service,” with Annex, 1995, and may be used indefinitely.
   Equipment installed on or after October 1, 1990, must be capable of
   operation in accordance with the technical requirements of ITU-R
   Recommendation M.625–3, “Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment Employing
   Automatic Identification in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with Annex,
   1995. NB-DP and data transmission equipment are additionally permitted
   to utilize any modulation, so long as emissions are within the limits
   set forth in § 80.211(f) and the equipment is also capable of operation
   in accordance with ITU-R Recommendation M.625–3, “Direct-Printing
   Telegraph Equipment Employing Automatic Identification in the Maritime
   Mobile Service,” with Annex, 1995. ITU-R Recommendations M. 476–5 and
   M.625–3 with Annexes 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. Copies of these standards 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/ib
   r_locations.html. The ITU-R Recommendations can be purchased from the
   International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, CH–1211
   Geneva 20, Switzerland.

   [ 68 FR 46966 , Aug. 7, 2003]