Sec. 80.871  VHF radiotelephone station.

    (a) All passenger ships irrespective of size and all cargo ships of 
300 gross tons and upwards subject to part II of title III of the 
Communications Act or to the Safety Convention are required to carry a 
VHF radiotelephone station complying with this subpart. Ships subject 
only to the Communications Act may use a VHF radiotelephone installation 
meeting the technical standards of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act to satisfy 
the watch requirements of Sec. 80.305(a)(3) if the equipment can 
transmit and receive on 156.800 MHz.
    (b) The VHF radiotelephone station must be installed to insure safe 
and effective operation of the equipment and facilitate repair. It must 
be protected against vibration, moisture and temperature.
    (c) The principal operating position of the radiotelephone station 
must be in the room from which the ship is normally steered while at 
sea.
    (d) The radiotelephone stations on ships subject to Part II of Title 
III of the Communications Act must be capable of operating on the 
frequency 156.800 MHz and in other respects meet the requirements of 
Sec. 80.143. The radiotelephone stations on ships subject to the Safety 
Convention must be capable of operating in the simplex mode on the ship 
station transmitting frequencies specified in the frequency band 156.025 
MHz to 157.425 MHz and in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency 
channels specified in the following table:

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                                                Transmitting frequencies
                                                          (MHz)         
              Channel designators              -------------------------
                                                    Ship        Coast   
                                                  station      station  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
60............................................      156.025      160.625
01............................................      156.050      160.650
61............................................      156.075      160.675
02............................................      156.100      160.700
62............................................      156.125      160.725
03............................................      156.150      160.750
63............................................      156.175      160.775
04............................................      156.200      160.800
64............................................      156.225      160.825
05............................................      156.250      160.850
65............................................      156.275      160.875
06............................................      156.300  ...........
66............................................      156.325      160.925
07............................................      156.350      160.950
67............................................      156.375      156.375
08............................................      156.400  ...........
68............................................      156.425      156.425
09............................................      156.450      156.450
69............................................      156.475      156.475
10............................................      156.500      156.500
11............................................      156.550      156.550
71............................................      156.575      156.575
12............................................      156.600      156.600
72............................................      156.625  ...........
13............................................      156.650      156.650
73............................................      156.675      156.675
14............................................      156.700      156.700
74............................................      156.725      156.725
15............................................      156.750      156.750
75............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)
16............................................      156.800      156.800
76............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)
17............................................      156.850      156.850
77............................................      156.875  ...........
18............................................      156.900      161.500
78............................................      156.925      161.525
19............................................      156.950      161.550
79............................................      156.975      161.575
20............................................      157.000      161.600
80............................................      157.025      161.625
21............................................      157.050      161.650
81............................................      157.075      161.675
22............................................      157.100      161.700
82............................................      157.125      161.725
23............................................      157.150      161.750
83............................................      157.175      161.775
24............................................      157.200      161.800
84............................................      157.225      161.825
25............................................      157.250      161.850
85............................................      157.275      161.875
26............................................      157.300      161.900
86............................................      157.325      161.925
27............................................      157.350      161.950
87............................................      157.375      161.975
28............................................      157.400      162.000
88............................................      157.425      162.025
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\1\ Guard band.                                                         

[ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986;  52 FR 35246 , Sept. 18, 1987, as amended at 
 54 FR 40059 , Sept. 29, 1989]