§ 80.1181   Station identification.

   (a) On-board stations must identify when:

   (1) The vessel is within 32 km (20 miles) of any coastline; or

   (2) The communications are likely to be received aboard another vessel.

   (b) Identification, when required, must be:

   (1) Transmitted at the beginning and the end of a series of
   communications. Whenever communications are sustained for a period
   exceeding 15 minutes, station identification must be transmitted at
   intervals not exceeding 15 minutes.

   (2) In English and must include the name of the vessel, followed by a
   number or name designating the respective mobile unit, for example:
   "S.S. United States Mobile One, this is Mobile Two."

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at  58 FR 44954 , Aug. 25, 1993]

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