§ 80.233   Technical requirements for Automatic Identification System Search
and Rescue Transmitters (AIS-SART) equipment.

   (a) Automatic Identification System Search and Rescue Transmitter
   (AIS-SART) equipment must meet the technical requirements of IEC
   61097-14 and IMO Resolution MSC.246(83) (incorporated by reference, see
   § 80.7(b)).

   (b) Prior to submitting a certification application for an AIS-SART
   device, the following information must be submitted in duplicate to the
   U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7126,
   Washington, DC 20593-7126:

   (1) The name of the manufacturer or grantee and the model number of the
   AIS-SART device; and

   (2) Copies of the test report and test data obtained from the test
   facility showing that the device complies with the environmental and
   operational requirements identified in IEC 61097-14.

   (c) After reviewing the information described in paragraph (b) of this
   section, the U.S. Coast Guard will issue a letter stating whether the
   AIS-SART device satisfies all of the requirements specified in IEC
   61097-14.

   (d) A certification application for an AIS-SART device must contain a
   copy of the U.S. Coast Guard letter stating that the device satisfies
   all of the requirements specified in IEC 61097-14, a copy of the
   technical test data, and the instruction manual(s).

   [ 81 FR 90747 , Dec. 15, 2016]

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Subpart F—Equipment Authorization for Compulsory Ships

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