Sec. 80.832  Tests of survival craft radio equipment.

    (a) Except for emergency position indicating radio beacons and two-
way radiotelephone equipment, inspections and tests of survival craft 
radio equipment must be conducted by the licensee at weekly intervals 
while the ship is at sea or, if a test or inspection has not been 
conducted within a week prior to its departure, within 24 hours prior to 
the ship's departure from a port. The inspection and tests must include 
operation of the transmitter connected to an artificial antenna and 
determination of the specific gravity or voltage under normal load of 
any batteries.
    (b) When the ship is in a harbor or port of the United States an 
authorized representative of the Commission may require:
    (1) Inspection and test of the survival craft radio equipment in the 
survival craft afloat, including an operational test of the transmitter 
and receiver connected to the required antenna to determine that the 
equipment is in operating condition;
    (2) Demonstration in accordance with Sec. 80.808 that a battery used 
as a part of the survival craft nonportable radio installation is 
capable of energizing the installation for the required 6 hours.
    (c) The results of the inspections and test must be made known to 
the master, and be entered in the ship's radio station log, or in the 
ship's log if the ship is not provided with a radio station.