[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: 47CFR2.403]



[Page 690]

 

                       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.  2.403  Retransmission of distress message.



    Any station which becomes aware that a mobile station is in distress 

may transmit the distress message in the following cases:

    (a) When the station in distress is not itself in a position to 

transmit the message.

    (b) In the case of mobile stations, when the master or the person in 

charge of the ship, aircraft, or other vehicles carrying the station 

which intervenes believes that further help is necessary.

    (c) In the case of other stations, when directed to do so by the 

station in control of distress traffic or when it has reason to believe 

that a distress call which it has intercepted has not been received by 

any station in a position to render aid.