[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR80.93]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 80_STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart C_Operating Requirements and Procedures

 

Sec. 80.93  Hours of service.



    (a) All stations. All stations whose hours of service are not 

continuous must not suspend operation before having concluded all 

communication required in connection with a distress call or distress 

traffic.

    (b) Public coast stations. (1) Each public coast station whose hours 

of service are not continuous must not suspend operation before having 

concluded all communication involving messages or calls originating in 

or destined to mobile stations within range and mobile stations which 

have indicated their presence.

    (2) Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission upon adequate 

showing of need, each public coast station authorized to operate on 

frequencies in the 3000-23,000 kHz band must maintain continuous hours 

of service.

    (c) Compulsory ship stations. (1) Compulsory ship stations whose 

service is not continuous may not suspend operation before concluding 

all traffic originating in or destined for public coast stations 

situated within their range and mobile stations which have indicated 

their presence.

    (2) For GMDSS ships, radios shall be turned on and set to proper 

watch channels while ships are underway. If a ship has duplicate GMDSS 

installations for DSC or INMARSAT, only one of each must be turned on 

and keeping watch.

    (d) Ships voluntarily fitting GMDSS subsystems. For ships 

voluntarily fitting GMDSS subsystems, radios shall be turned on and set 

to proper watch channels while ships are underway. If ship has duplicate 

GMDSS installations for DSC or INMARSAT, only one of each must be turned 

on and keeping watch.

    (e) Other than public coast or compulsory ship stations. The hours 

of service of stations other than those described in paragraphs (b), 

(c), and (d) of this section are determined by the station licensee.



[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 46960, Aug. 7, 2003]