§ 80.1103   Equipment authorization.

   (a) All equipment specified in § 80.1101 must be certificated in
   accordance with 47 CFR part 2 specifically for GMDSS use, except for
   equipment used in the INMARSAT space segment which must be
   type-approved by INMARSAT and verified in accordance with 47 CFR part 2
   specifically for GMDSS use. The technical parameters of the equipment
   must conform to the performance standards as specified in § 80.1101. For
   emergency position-indicating radiobeacons operating on 406.0-406.1 MHz
   (406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRBs) that were authorized prior to April 15, 1992,
   and meet the requirements of § 80.1101, the manufacturer may attest by
   letter that the equipment (indicate FCC ID#) meets the requirements of
   § 80.1101 and request that it be denoted as approved for GMDSS use.

   (b) Applicants for certification must submit with their applications
   measurement data sufficiently complete to ensure compliance with the
   technical parameters. The application must include the items listed in
   47 CFR 2.1033. Additional measurement data or information may be
   requested depending upon the equipment. For items not listed in § 2.1033
   of this chapter, the applicant must attest that the equipment complies
   with performance standards as specified in § 80.1101 and, where
   applicable, that measurements have been made that demonstrate the
   necessary compliance. Submission of representative data demonstrating
   compliance is not required unless requested by the Commission.

   (c) Applicants for verification must attest that the equipment complies
   with performance standards as specified in § 80.1101 and, where
   applicable, that measurements have been made that demonstrate the
   necessary compliance. Submission of representative data demonstrating
   compliance is not required unless requested by the Commission. An
   application must include the items listed in § § 2.953 and 2.955 of this
   chapter and a copy of the type-approval certification indicating that
   equipment meets GMDSS standards and includes all peripheral equipment
   associated with the specific unit under review.

   (d) Submission of a sample unit is not required unless specifically
   requested by the Commission.

   (e) In addition to the requirements in part 2 of this chapter,
   equipment specified in § 80.1101 shall be labeled as follows: “This
   device complies with the GMDSS provisions of part 80 of the FCC rules.”
   Such a label is not required for emergency position-indicating
   radiobeacons operating on 406.0-406.1 MHz (406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRBs) that
   were authorized prior to April 15, 1992.

   [ 57 FR 9065 , Mar. 16, 1992, as amended at  57 FR 44702 , Sept. 29, 1992;
    63 FR 36607 , July 7, 1998;  68 FR 46980 , Aug. 7, 2003;  69 FR 64680 , Nov.
   8, 2004;  73 FR 4491 , Jan. 25, 2008]

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