Sec. 80.1155  Radioprinter.

    Radioprinter operations provide record communications between 
authorized maritime mobile stations.
    (a) Supplementary eligibility requirements. Ships must be less than 
1600 gross tons.
    (b) Scope of communication. (1) Ship radioprinter communications may 
be conducted with an associated private coast station.
    (2) Ships authorized to communicate by radioprinter with a common 
private coast station may also conduct intership radioprinter 
operations.
    (3) Only those communications which are associated with the business 
and operational needs of the ship are authorized.
    (c) Assignment and use of frequencies. (1) Frequencies for 
radioprinter operations are shared by several radio services including 
the maritime mobile service.
    (2) Ship stations must conduct radioprinter operations only on 
frequencies assigned to their associated private coast station for that 
purpose.
    (d) Authorization procedure. The authorization procedure for ship 
station radioprinter operations is as follows:
    (1) The associated private coast station must submit an application 
for specific radioprinter frequencies and provide the names of ships to 
be served.
    (2) When the private coast station receives a radioprinter license, 
it must provide copies of their license to all ships with which they are 
authorized to conduct radioprinter operations. The private coast station 
license copy must be kept as part of the ship station license.
    (3) Any addition or deletion of ships must be notified to the 
Commission by letter.