[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR2.401]

[Page 569]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart E--Distress, Disaster, and Emergency Communications
 
Sec. 2.401  Distress messages.


    Each station licensee shall give absolute priority to 
radiocommunications or signals relating to ships or aircraft in 
distress; shall cease all sending on frequencies which will interfere 
with hearing a radiocommunication or signal of distress and except when 
engaged in answering or aiding the ship or aircraft in distress, shall 
refrain from sending any radiocommunications or signals until there is 
assurance that no interference will be caused with the 
radiocommunications or signals relating thereto; and shall assist the 
ship or aircraft in distress, so far as possible, by complying with its 
instructions.