§  80.275   Technical Requirements for Class A Automatic Identification System
(AIS) equipment.

   (a) Prior to submitting a certification application for a Class A AIS
   device, the following information must be submitted in duplicate to the
   Commandant (G-PSE), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington,
   DC 20593-0001:

   (1) The name of the manufacturer or grantee and the model number of the
   AIS device;

   (2) Copies of the test report and test data obtained from the test
   facility showing that the device complies with the environmental and
   operational requirements identified in § 80.1101.

   (b) After reviewing the information described in paragraph (a) of this
   section, the U.S. Coast Guard will issue a letter stating whether the
   AIS device satisfies all of the requirements specified in § 80.1101.

   (c) A certification application for an AIS device submitted to the
   Commission must contain a copy of the U.S. Coast Guard letter stating
   that the device satisfies all of the requirements specified in
   § 80.1101, a copy of the technical test data, and the instruction
   manual(s).

   [ 69 FR 64673 , Nov. 8, 2004, as amended at  74 FR 5125 , Jan. 29, 2009]