Table of Parts
Subpart A—General Information
General
§ 80.1 Basis and purpose.
§ 80.2 Other regulations that apply.
§ 80.3 Other applicable rule parts of this chapter.
§ 80.5 Definitions.
Subpart B—Applications and Licenses
§ 80.11 Scope.
§ 80.13 Station license required.
§ 80.15 Eligibility for station license.
§ 80.17 Administrative classes of stations.
§ 80.21 Supplemental information required.
§ 80.25 License term.
§ 80.31 Cancellation of license.
§ 80.33 Developmental license.
§ 80.37 One authorization for a plurality of stations.
§ 80.39 Authorized station location.
§ 80.41 Control points and dispatch points.
§ 80.43 Equipment acceptable for licensing.
§ 80.45 Frequencies.
§ 80.47 Operation during emergency.
§ 80.49 Construction and regional service requirements.
§ 80.51 Ship earth station licensing.
§ 80.53 Application for a portable ship station license.
§ 80.54 Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS)—System
Licensing.
§ 80.55 Application for a fleet station license.
§ 80.57 Canada/U.S.A. channeling arrangement for VHF maritime public
correspondence.
§ 80.59 Compulsory ship inspections.
§ 80.60 Partitioned licenses and disaggregated spectrum.
Subpart C—Operating Requirements and Procedures
Station Requirements—General
§ 80.61 Commisson inspection of stations.
§ 80.63 Maintenance of transmitter power.
Station Requirements—Land Stations
§ 80.67 General facilities requirements for coast stations.
§ 80.68 Facilities requirements for public coast stations using
telegraphy.
§ 80.69 Facilities requirement for public coast stations using
telephony.
§ 80.70 Special conditions relative to coast station VHF facilities.
§ 80.71 Operating controls for stations on land.
§ 80.72 Antenna requirements for coast stations.
§ 80.74 Public coast station facilities for a telephony busy signal.
§ 80.76 Requirements for land station control points.
Station Requirements—Ship Stations
§ 80.79 Inspection of ship station by a foreign Government.
§ 80.80 Operating controls for ship stations.
§ 80.81 Antenna requirements for ship stations.
§ 80.83 Protection from potentially hazardous RF radiation.
Operating Procedures—General
§ 80.86 International regulations applicable.
§ 80.87 Cooperative use of frequency assignments.
§ 80.88 Secrecy of communication.
§ 80.89 Unauthorized transmissions.
§ 80.90 Suspension of transmission.
§ 80.91 Order of priority of communications.
§ 80.92 Prevention of interference.
§ 80.93 Hours of service.
§ 80.94 Control by coast or Government station.
§ 80.95 Message charges.
§ 80.96 Maintenance tests.
§ 80.97 Radiotelegraph operating procedures.
§ 80.98 Radiotelegraph testing procedures.
§ 80.99 Radiotelegraph station identification.
§ 80.100 Morse code requirement.
§ 80.101 Radiotelephone testing procedures.
§ 80.102 Radiotelephone station identification.
§ 80.103 Digital selective calling (DSC) operating procedures.
§ 80.104 Identification of radar transmissions not authorized.
Operating Procedures—Land Stations
§ 80.105 General obligations of coast stations.
§ 80.106 Intercommunication in the mobile service.
§ 80.107 Service of private coast stations and marine-utility
stations.
§ 80.108 Transmission of traffic lists by coast stations.
§ 80.109 Transmission to a plurality of mobile stations by a public
coast station.
§ 80.110 Inspection and maintenance of antenna structure markings and
associated control equipment.
§ 80.111 Radiotelephone operating procedures for coast stations.
Operating Procedures—Ship Stations
§ 80.114 Authority of the master.
§ 80.115 Operational conditions for use of associated ship units.
§ 80.116 Radiotelephone operating procedures for ship stations.
Special Procedures—Public Coast Stations
§ 80.121 Public coast stations using telegraphy.
§ 80.122 Public coast stations using facsimile and data.
§ 80.123 Service to stations on land.
Special Procedures—Private Coast Stations
§ 80.131 Radioprinter operations.
§ 80.133 Private coast stations using facsimile in Alaska.
Special Procedures—Ship Stations
§ 80.141 General provisions for ship stations.
§ 80.142 Ships using radiotelegraphy.
§ 80.143 Required frequencies for radiotelephony.
§ 80.145 [Reserved]
Shipboard General Purpose Watches
§ 80.146 [Reserved]
§ 80.147 Watch on 2182 kHz.
§ 80.148 Watch on 156.8 MHz (Channel 16).
Violations
§ 80.149 Answer to notice of violation.
Subpart D—Operator Requirements
§ 80.151 Classification of operator licenses and endorsements.
Coast Station Operator Requirements
§ 80.153 Coast station operator requirements.
Ship Station Operator Requirements
§ 80.155 Ship station operator requirements.
§ 80.156 Control by operator.
§ 80.157 Radio officer defined.
§ 80.159 Operator requirements of Title III of the Communications Act
and the Safety Convention.
§ 80.161 Operator requirements of the Great Lakes Radio Agreement.
§ 80.163 Operator requirements of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act.
§ 80.165 Operator requirements for voluntary stations.
General Operator Requirements
§ 80.167 Limitations on operators.
§ 80.169 Operators required to adjust transmitters or radar.
§ 80.175 Availability of operator licenses.
§ 80.177 When operator license is not required.
§ 80.179 Unattended operation.
Subpart E—General Technical Standards
§ 80.201 Scope.
§ 80.203 Authorization of transmitters for licensing.
§ 80.205 Bandwidths.
§ 80.207 Classes of emission.
§ 80.209 Transmitter frequency tolerances.
§ 80.211 Emission limitations.
§ 80.213 Modulation requirements.
§ 80.215 Transmitter power.
§ 80.217 Suppression of interference aboard ships.
§ 80.219 Special requirements for narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP)
equipment.
§ 80.221 Special requirements for automatically generating the
radiotelephone alarm signal.
§ 80.223 Special requirements for survival craft stations.
§ 80.225 Requirements for selective calling equipment.
§ 80.227 Special requirements for protection from RF radiation.
§ 80.229 Special requirements for automatic link establishment (ALE).
§ 80.231 Technical Requirements for Class B Automatic Identification
System (AIS) equipment.
Subpart F—Equipment Authorization for Compulsory Ships
§ 80.251 Scope.
§ 80.268 Technical requirements for radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.271 Technical requirements for portable survival craft
radiotelephone transceivers.
§ 80.273 Technical requirements for radar equipment.
§ 80.275 Technical Requirements for Class A Automatic Identification
System (AIS) equipment.
§ 80.277 Ship Security Alert System (SSAS).
§ 80.288 Direction finding and homing equipment.
§ 80.289 Requirements for radio direction finder.
§ 80.290 Auxiliary receiving antenna.
§ 80.291 Installation of direction finder.
§ 80.292 Contingent acceptance of direction finder calibration.
§ 80.293 Check bearings by authorized ship personnel.
Subpart G—Safety Watch Requirements and Procedures
Coast Station Safety Watches
§ 80.301 Watch requirements.
§ 80.302 Notice of discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of
service involving a distress watch.
§ 80.303 Watch on 156.800 MHz (Channel 16).
Ship Station Safety Watches
§ 80.304 Watch requirement during silence periods.
§ 80.305 Watch requirements of the Communications Act and the Safety
Convention.
§ 80.307 Compulsory use of radiotelegraph auto alarm.
§ 80.308 Watch required by the Great Lakes Radio Agreement.
§ 80.309 Watch required by the Bridge-to-Bridge Act.
§ 80.310 Watch required by voluntary vessels.
Distress, Alarm, Urgency and Safety Procedures
§ 80.311 Authority for distress transmission.
§ 80.312 Priority of distress transmissions.
§ 80.313 Frequencies for use in distress.
§ 80.314 Distress communications.
§ 80.317 Radiotelegraph and radiotelephone alarm signals.
§ 80.318 Use of alarm signals.
§ 80.319 Radiotelegraph distress call and message transmission
procedure.
§ 80.320 Radiotelephone distress call and message transmission
procedure.
§ 80.321 Acknowledgement of receipt of distress message.
§ 80.322 Form of acknowledgement.
§ 80.323 Information furnished by an acknowledging station.
§ 80.324 Transmission of distress message by station not itself in
distress.
§ 80.325 Control of distress traffic.
§ 80.326 Notification of resumption of normal working.
§ 80.327 Urgency signals and messages.
§ 80.329 Safety signals and messages.
§ 80.331 Bridge-to-bridge communication procedure.
§ 80.332 Equipment to aid search and rescue operations.
§ 80.333 Stations in the maritime mobile-satellite service.
§ 80.334 False distress alerts.
§ 80.335 Procedures for canceling false distress alerts.
Subpart H—Frequencies
Radiotelegraphy
§ 80.351 Scope.
§ 80.353 [Reserved]
§ 80.355 Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply Morse code
frequencies.
§ 80.357 Working frequencies for Morse code and data transmission.
§ 80.359 Frequencies for digital selective calling (DSC).
§ 80.361 Frequencies for narrow-band direct-printing (NBDP),
radioprinter and data transmissions.
§ 80.363 Frequencies for facsimile.
Radiotelephony
§ 80.365 Scope.
§ 80.367 General uses—radiotelephony.
§ 80.369 Distress, urgency, safety, call and reply frequencies.
§ 80.371 Public correspondence frequencies.
§ 80.373 Private communications frequencies.
§ 80.374 Provisions for frequencies in the 4000–4063 and the
8100–8195 kHz bands shared with the fixed service.
Radiodetermination
§ 80.375 Radiodetermination frequencies.
Ship Earth Stations
§ 80.377 Frequencies for ship earth stations.
Aircraft Stations
§ 80.379 Maritime frequencies assignable to aircraft stations.
Operational Fixed Stations
§ 80.381 Frequencies for operational fixed stations.
Vessel Traffic Services System (VTS)
§ 80.383 Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system frequencies.
Automated Systems
§ 80.385 Frequencies for automated systems.
Alaska Fixed Stations
§ 80.387 Frequencies for Alaska fixed stations.
Maritime Support Stations
§ 80.389 Frequencies for maritime support stations.
Developmental Stations
§ 80.391 Frequencies for developmental stations.
AIS Stations
§ 80.393 Frequencies for AIS stations.
Subpart I—Station Documents
§ 80.401 Station documents requirement.
§ 80.403 Availability of documents.
§ 80.405 Station license.
§ 80.407 Operator authorization.
§ 80.409 Station logs.
§ 80.411 Vessel certification or exemption.
§ 80.413 On-board station equipment records.
§ 80.415 Publications.
§ 80.417 FCC Rules and Regulations.
Subpart J—Public Coast Stations
Stations on Land
§ 80.451 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
§ 80.453 Scope of communications.
Use of Telegraphy
§ 80.455 Assignment and use of frequencies for manual Morse code
telegraphy.
§ 80.459 Digital selective calling.
§ 80.461 Narrow-band direct-printing.
Use of Telephony
§ 80.465 Assignment and use of frequencies for telephony.
§ 80.467 Duplication of VHF service.
§ 80.469 Maritime mobile repeater stations in Alaska.
§ 80.471 Discontinuance or impairment of service.
Automated Systems
§ 80.475 Scope of service of the Automated Maritime
Telecommunications System (AMTS).
§ 80.477 AMTS points of communication.
§ 80.479 Assignment and use of frequencies for AMTS.
§ 80.481 Alternative technical parameters for AMTS transmitters.
Subpart K—Private Coast Stations and Marine Utility Stations
§ 80.501 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
§ 80.503 Cooperative use of facilities.
§ 80.505 Points of communication.
§ 80.507 Scope of service.
§ 80.509 Frequency assignment.
§ 80.511 Assignment limitations.
§ 80.513 Frequency coordination.
§ 80.514 Marine VHF frequency coordinating committee(s).
§ 80.515 Limitations on use.
§ 80.517 Time limitation on communication.
§ 80.519 Station identification.
Subpart L—Operational Fixed Stations
§ 80.551 Applicability.
§ 80.553 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
§ 80.555 Scope of communication.
§ 80.557 Assignment and use of frequencies.
§ 80.559 Licensing limitations.
Subpart M—Stations in the Radiodetermination Service
§ 80.601 Scope of communications.
§ 80.603 Assignment and use of frequencies.
§ 80.605 U.S. Coast Guard coordination.
Subpart N—Maritime Support Stations
§ 80.651 Supplemental eligibility requirements.
§ 80.653 Scope of communications.
§ 80.655 Use of frequencies.
§ 80.659 Technical requirements.
Subpart O—Alaska Fixed Stations
§ 80.701 Scope of service.
§ 80.703 Priority of distress and other signals.
§ 80.705 Hours of service of Alaska-public fixed stations.
§ 80.707 Cooperative use of frequency assignments.
§ 80.709 Frequencies available.
§ 80.711 Use of U.S. Government frequencies.
Subpart P—Standards for Computing Public Coast Station VHF Coverage
§ 80.751 Scope.
§ 80.753 Signal strength requirements at the service area contour.
§ 80.755 Applicability.
§ 80.757 Topographical data.
§ 80.759 Average terrain elevation.
§ 80.761 Conversion graphs.
§ 80.763 Effective antenna height.
§ 80.765 Effective radiated power.
§ 80.767 Propagation curve.
§ 80.769 Shadow loss.
§ 80.771 Method of computing coverage.
§ 80.773 Co-channel interference protection.
Subpart Q [Reserved]
Subpart R—Technical Equipment Requirements for Cargo Vessels Not
Subject to Subpart W
§ 80.851 Applicability.
§ 80.853 Radiotelephone station.
§ 80.854 Radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.855 Radiotelephone transmitter.
§ 80.858 Radiotelephone receiver.
§ 80.859 Main power supply.
§ 80.860 Reserve power supply.
§ 80.861 Required capacity.
§ 80.862 Proof of capacity.
§ 80.863 Antenna system.
§ 80.864 Emergency electric lights.
§ 80.865 Radiotelephone station clock.
§ 80.866 Spare antenna.
§ 80.867 Ship station tools, instruction books, circuit diagrams and
testing equipment.
§ 80.868 Card of instructions.
§ 80.869 Test of radiotelephone station.
§ 80.871 VHF radiotelephone station.
§ 80.872 The VHF radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.873 VHF radiotelephone transmitter.
§ 80.874 VHF radiotelephone receiver.
§ 80.875 VHF radiotelephone power supply.
§ 80.876 VHF radiotelephone antenna system.
§ 80.877 Controls and indicators required for VHF radiotelephone
installation.
§ 80.880 Vessel radio equipment.
§ 80.881 Equipment requirements for ship stations.
§ 80.882 2182 kHz watch.
Subpart S—Compulsory Radiotelephone Installations for Small Passenger
Boats
§ 80.901 Applicability.
§ 80.903 Inspection of radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.905 Vessel radio equipment.
§ 80.907 Principal operating position.
§ 80.909 Radiotelephone transmitter.
§ 80.911 VHF transmitter.
§ 80.913 Radiotelephone receivers.
§ 80.915 Main power supply.
§ 80.917 Reserve power supply.
§ 80.919 Required capacity.
§ 80.921 Proof of capacity.
§ 80.923 Antenna system.
§ 80.925 Electric light.
§ 80.927 Antenna radio frequency indicator.
§ 80.929 Nameplate.
§ 80.931 Test of radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.933 General small passenger vessel exemptions.
§ 80.935 Station clock.
Subpart T—Radiotelephone Installation Required for Vessels on the Great
Lakes
§ 80.951 Applicability.
§ 80.953 Inspection and certification.
§ 80.955 Radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.956 Required frequencies and uses.
§ 80.957 Principal operating position.
§ 80.959 Radiotelephone transmitter.
§ 80.961 Radiotelephone receiver.
§ 80.963 Main power supply.
§ 80.965 Reserve power supply.
§ 80.967 Antenna system.
§ 80.969 Illumination of operating controls.
§ 80.971 Test of radiotelephone installation.
Subpart U—Radiotelephone Installations Required by the Bridge-to-Bridge
Act
§ 80.1001 Applicability.
§ 80.1003 Station required.
§ 80.1005 Inspection of station.
§ 80.1007 Bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone installation.
§ 80.1009 Principal operator and operating position.
§ 80.1011 Transmitter.
§ 80.1013 Receiver.
§ 80.1015 Power supply.
§ 80.1017 Antenna system.
§ 80.1019 Antenna radio frequency indicator.
§ 80.1021 Nameplate.
§ 80.1023 Test of radiotelephone installation.
Subpart V—Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRB's)
§ 80.1051 Scope.
§ 80.1053 Special requirements for Class A EPIRB stations.
§ 80.1055 Special requirements for Class B EPIRB stations.
§ 80.1057 [Reserved]
§ 80.1059 Special requirements for Class S EPIRB stations.
§ 80.1061 Special requirements for 406.0–406.1 MHz EPIRB stations.
§ 80.1063 Special requirements for INMARSAT–E EPIRB stations.
Subpart W—Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
General Provisions
§ 80.1065 Applicability.
§ 80.1067 Inspection of station.
§ 80.1069 Maritime sea areas.
§ 80.1071 Exemptions.
§ 80.1073 Radio operator requirements for ship stations.
§ 80.1074 Radio maintenance personnel for at-sea maintenance.
§ 80.1075 Radio records.
§ 80.1077 Frequencies.
Equipment Requirements for Ship Stations
§ 80.1081 Functional requirements.
§ 80.1083 Ship radio installations.
§ 80.1085 Ship radio equipment—General.
§ 80.1087 Ship radio equipment—Sea area A1.
§ 80.1089 Ship radio equipment—Sea areas A1 and A2.
§ 80.1091 Ship radio equipment—Sea areas A1, A2, and A3.
§ 80.1093 Ship radio equipment—Sea areas A1, A2, A3, and A4.
§ 80.1095 Survival craft equipment.
§ 80.1099 Ship sources of energy.
§ 80.1101 Performance standards.
§ 80.1103 Equipment authorization.
§ 80.1105 Maintenance requirements.
Operating Procedures for Distress and Safety Communications
§ 80.1109 Distress, urgency, and safety communications.
§ 80.1111 Distress alerting.
§ 80.1113 Transmission of a distress alert.
§ 80.1114 False distress alerts.
§ 80.1115 Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself in
distress.
§ 80.1117 Procedure for receipt and acknowledgement of distress
alerts.
§ 80.1119 Receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts by coast
stations and coast earth stations.
§ 80.1121 Receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts by ship
stations and ship earth stations.
§ 80.1123 Watch requirements for ship stations.
§ 80.1125 Search and rescue coordinating communications.
§ 80.1127 On-scene communications.
§ 80.1129 Locating and homing signals.
§ 80.1131 Transmissions of urgency communications.
§ 80.1133 Transmission of safety communications.
§ 80.1135 Transmission of maritime safety information.
Subpart X—Voluntary Radio Installations
General
§ 80.1151 Voluntary radio operations.
§ 80.1153 Station log and radio watches.
Voluntary Telegraphy
§ 80.1155 Radioprinter.
§ 80.1157 Facsimile.
§ 80.1159 Narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP).
§ 80.1161 Emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB).
Voluntary Telephony
§ 80.1165 Assignment and use of frequencies.
§ 80.1169 [Reserved]
§ 80.1171 Assignment and use of frequencies.
On-Board Communications
§ 80.1175 Scope of communications of on-board stations.
§ 80.1177 Assignment and use of frequencies.
§ 80.1179 On-board repeater limitations.
§ 80.1181 Station identification.
§ 80.1183 Remote control for maneuvering or navigation.
Mobile-Satellite Stations
§ 80.1185 Supplemental eligibility for mobile-satellite stations.
§ 80.1187 Scope of communication.
§ 80.1189 Portable ship earth stations.
Radiodetermination
§ 80.1201 Special provisions for cable-repair ship stations.
Subpart Y—Competitive Bidding Procedures
§ 80.1251 Maritime communications subject to competitive bidding.
§ 80.1252 Designated entities.
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Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082,
as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, unless otherwise
noted. Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064–1068, 1081–1105, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 151–155, 301–609; 3 UST 3450, 3 UST 4726, 12 UST 2377.
Source: 51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A—General Information
General