[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 47CFR2.401]



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                       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.