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FCC 80.1095
Revised as of October 1, 2014
Goto Year:2013 |
2015
§ 80.1095 Survival craft equipment.
(a) At least three two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus must be
provided on every passenger ship and on every cargo ship of 500 tons
gross tonnage and upwards. At least two two-way VHF radiotelephone
apparatus must be provided on every cargo ship of between 300-500 tons
gross tonnage. Portable two-way VHF radiotelephones must be stowed in
such locations that they can be rapidly placed in any survival craft
other than life rafts required by Regulation III/26.1.4 of the SOLAS
Convention. (The SOLAS Convention can be purchased from International
Maritime Organization (IMO), Publications, International Maritime
Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom;
telephone 011 44 71 735 7611, www.imo.org.) Alternatively, survival
craft may be fitted with a fixed two-way VHF radiotelephone
installation. Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus, portable or fixed,
must conform to performance standards as specified in § 80.1101.
(b) At least one radar transponder must be carried on each side of
every passenger ship and every cargo ship of 500 tons gross tonnage and
upwards. At least one radar transponder must be carried on every cargo
ship of 300 tons gross tonnage and upwards but less than 500 tons gross
tonnage. Such radar transponders must conform to performance standards
as specified in § 80.1101. The radar transponders must be stowed in
such locations that they can be rapidly placed in any survival craft
other than liferafts required on cargo ships in forward and aft areas
(see Regulation III/26.1.4 of the SOLAS Convention). Alternatively, one
radar transponder must be stowed in each survival craft other than
those required by Regulation III/26.1.4 of the SOLAS Convention. One of
these radar transponders may be radar transponder required by
§ 80.1085(a)(3).
(c) Survival craft equipment must be tested at intervals not to exceed
twelve months. For batteries used for survival craft equipment, the
month and year of its manufacture must be permanently marked on the
battery. Also, the month and year upon which 50 percent of its useful
life will expire must be permanently marked on both the battery and the
outside of the transmitter. Batteries must be replaced if 50 percent of
their useful life has expired or if the transmitter has been used in an
emergency situation.
[ 57 FR 9065 , Mar. 16, 1992, as amended at 73 FR 4490 , Jan. 25, 2008]
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Goto Section: 80.1093 | 80.1099
Goto Year: 2013 |
2015
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