FCC Web Documents citing 80.225

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  • designators on non-distress frequencies. 4 Declined to remove rules pertaining to Morse code radiotelegraphy. Declined to take action on certain proposals regarding frequencyallotments and limitations for ship facsimile communications, radiotelephone public correspondence communications, and private maritime communications. Adopted a number of non-substantive amendments to update and clarifythe maritime radio service rules and correct typographical errors. A. DSC Equipment Standards Section 80.225(a) was amended based on a conclusion that DSC equipment should be required to meet the ITU-R M.493-11 and ITU-R M.541-9standards and, in the case of Class D equipment, the IEC 62238 standard as well. Compliance with IEC 62238 would require Class D VHF DSC radios to incorporate many new safety features and functions, including dual receiver functionality, revised alarmingdesigned to
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  • in a recent United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert. For further information, contact Ghassan Khalek of the Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0680, TTY (202) 418-7233, or via email to Ghassan.Khalek@fcc.gov. -FCC- At present, the Part 80 rules specify that the ITU standard with which DSC-equipped radios must comply is ITU Recommendation M.493-11. See 47 C.F.R. § 80.225. Earlier this year, however, the Commission amended Section 80.225 and other Part 80 rules to require compliance with a newer version of that standard, ITU Recommendation M.493-13. See Amendment of Parts 13 and 80 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications, Fourth Report and Order and Second Memorandum Opinion and Order, WT Docket No. 00-48, 25 FCC Rcd 7781 (2010).
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  • meeting these standards will be prohibited as of March 25, 2015.4 Compliance with these new technical standards will ensure that DSC-equipped radios incorporate many new safety features and functions,5and will eliminate the dangers associated with the automatic 1At present, the Part 80 rules specify that the ITU standard with which DSC-equipped radios must comply is ITU Recommendation M.493-11. See47 C.F.R. §80.225. Earlier this year, however, the Commission amended Section 80.225 and other Part 80 rules to require compliance with a newer version of that standard, ITU Recommendation M.493-13. SeeAmendment of Parts 13 and 80 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications, Fourth Report and Order and Second Memorandum Opinion and Order, WT Docket No. 00-48, 25 FCC Rcd 7781 (2010). Those
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 11-2010 Released: December 12, 2011 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU CLARIFIES AND TEMPORARILY WAIVES REQUIREMENTS FOR MARITIME DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING EQUIPMENT In this Public Notice, we clarify and temporarily waive certain requirements for maritime fixed mounted (non-portable) digital selective calling (DSC) equipment. Section 80.225(a)(4) of the Commission's Rules prohibits, as of March 25, 2011, the manufacture, importation, sale or installation of non-portable DSC equipment that does not comply with the standards referenced in Section 80.225(a)(2) of the Commission's Rules. Section 80.225(a)(2) previously referenced International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R) Recommendation M.493-11 and, in the case of Class D VHF DSC equipment, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) International
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  • D.C. 20554 News Media Information202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov DA 11-2010 Released: December 12, 2011 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU CLARIFIES AND TEMPORARILY WAIVES REQUIREMENTS FOR MARITIME DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING EQUIPMENT In this Public Notice, we clarify and temporarily waive certain requirements for maritime fixed mounted (non-portable) digital selective calling (DSC) equipment. Section 80.225(a)(4) of the Commission's Rules prohibits, as of March 25, 2011, the manufacture, importation, sale or installation of non-portable DSC equipment that does not comply with the standards referenced in Section 80.225(a)(2) of the Commission's Rules.1Section 80.225(a)(2) previously referenced International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R) Recommendation M.493-11 and, in the case of Class D VHF DSC equipment, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) International Standard
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  • new channels proposed by the USCG. Further, we are interested in receiving suggestions on appropriate grandfathering clauses, should the new transmitter power and channel addition proposals be implemented. Finally, we seek comment on whether we should narrowband these channels to relieve the strain of any perceived deficiencies in the number of available marine channels. 7. Digital Selective Calling Equipment § 80.225. Section 80.225 contains the requirements for selective calling equipment. The USCG recommends that this section be amended to incorporate the RTCM Special Committee 101's Recommended Practices for Digital Selective Calling Equipment Design and Implementation. It recommends that the following language be added to Section 80.225(a): allow the operator to disable any automatic radiotelephone channel switching function, allow the operator the
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  • new channels proposed by the USCG. Further, we are interested in receiving suggestions on appropriate grandfathering clauses, should the new transmitter power and channel addition proposals be implemented. Finally, we seek comment on whether we should narrowband these channels to relieve the strain of any perceived deficiencies in the number of available marine channels. 7. Digital Selective Calling Equipment § 80.225. Section 80.225 contains the requirements for selective calling equipment. The USCG recommends that this section be amended to incorporate the RTCM Special Committee 101's Recommended Practices for Digital Selective Calling Equipment Design and Implementation. It recommends that the following language be added to Section 80.225(a): allow the operator to disable any automatic radiotelephone channel switching function, allow the operator the
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  • to believe that this approach will leave manufacturers with stranded inventory. Finally, we decline to narrowband channels 75 and 76 because, as noted by the USCG, this conversion could potentially affect the interoperability of existing equipment with new equipment. Digital Selective Calling Equipment The Commission proposed in the FNPRM, based on a USCG recommendation supported by RBAW, to amend section 80.225 of its rules, which sets forth the requirements for selective calling equipment, to incorporate the RTCM Special Committee 101's Recommended Practices for Digital Selective Calling Equipment Design and Implementation. Commenters were asked, inter alia, to consider whether further amendments to section 80.225 are warranted in light of continued revisions to DSC requirements under consideration by both the ITU and the
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  • priority in the use of the channels. This action will foster international interoperability and spectral efficiency, providing vessels with an additional mechanism for routine ship-to-ship calling without undermining the primary function of the DSC frequencies as distress and safety channels. third report and order DSC Equipment Standards Background. In the Second Further Notice, the Commission requested comment on whether Section 80.225(a) of the Commission's Rules should be amended to impose more rigorous requirements for DSC equipment voluntarily installed in coast or ship stations. Currently, the rule specifies that such DSC equipment must meet either the requirements of ITU-R M.493-10 (including only equipment classes A, B, D and E) or RTCM Paper 56-95/SC101-STD (SC101). However, the ITU has approved a new version
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  • approved for §§ 80.273, 80.1101. (21) IMO Circular MSC/Circ.1040, ``Guidelines on annual testing of 406 MHz satellite EPIRBs'' adopted 28 May 2002, IBR approved for § 80.1085. (c) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland. (1) ITU-R Recommendation M.476-5, ``Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995, IBR approved for §§ 80.219, 80.225. (2) ITU-R Recommendation M.492-6, ``Operational Procedures for the use of Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annex, 1995, IBR approved for § 80.142. (3) ITU-R Recommendation ITU-R M.493-13, ``Digital Selective-calling System for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service,'' with Annexes 1, 2, 3, and 4 (10/2009), IBR approved for §§ 80.5, 80.179, 80.225, 80.1101, 80.1113. (4) ITU-R
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  • * * * * * 13. Section 80.179 is amended by revising paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) to read as follows: § 80.179 Unattended operation. * * * * * (b) Automatic use of a transmitter during narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) operations in accordance with § 80.219. (c) Automatic use of a transmitter during selective calling operations in accordance with § 80.225. (d) Automatic use of a transmitter when operating as part of the Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS), an automated multi-station system for which provisions 54 are contained in this Part, or an automated public coast station. * * * * * 14. Section 80.203 is amended by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows: § 80.203 Authorization of
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  • Guard and marine radio manufacturers, RTCM Paper 56-95/SC101-STD (SC101), or 91 (2) the international standard that presently applies to all marine radios, ITU-R Recommendation Federal Communications Commission FCC 97-217 Presently, DSC equipment used aboard U.S. vessels must meet the requirements of ITU-R Recommendation 92 493, Digital Selective Calling System for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service. See 47 C.F.R. § 80.225. RTCM Comments at 10. See also Coast Guard Comments at 2; SEA Comments at 3-4. Each class of DSC 93 equipment is described in ITU-R Recommendation 493, Annex II. Necode Comments at 3; ROSS Reply Comments at 2. 94 See ITU-R Recommendation 493, Appendix II. 95 Necode Comments at 3. 96 22 493, limited to equipment classes A, B, D,
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  • addition, geographic area licensees shall be afforded a renewal expectancy when their license terms expire, provided that they demonstrate that they (1) have provided substantial service during their license term; and (2) have Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-151 See 800 MHz SMR Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 1502. 107 As defined in note 46, supra. 108 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 80.225(b), 80.905(a)(1). 109 See 33 C.F.R. § 2.05-20(b), Part 80. 110 MMR Comments at 10. 111 BRC Reply Comments at 3. 112 See, e.g., Replacement of Part 90 by Part 88 to Revise the Private Land Mobile Radio Services and Modify the Policies 113 Governing Them, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, PR Docket No. 92-235, 10 FCC