[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 47CFR87.109]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 87_AVIATION SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart C_Operating Requirements and Procedures

 

Sec.  87.109  Station logs.



    (a) A station at a fixed location in the international aeronautical 

mobile service must maintain a log in accordance with Annex 10 of the 

ICAO Convention.

    (b) A station log must contain the following information:

    (1) The name of the agency operating the station.

    (2) The identification of the station.

    (3) The date.

    (4) The time of opening and closing the station.

    (5) The frequencies being guarded and the type of watch (continuous 

or scheduled) being maintained on each frequency.

    (6) Except at intermediate mechanical relay stations where the 

provisions of this paragraph need not be complied with, a record of each 

communication showing text of communication, time communications 

completed, station(s) communicated with, and frequency used.

    (7) All distress communications and action thereon.

    (8) A brief description of communications conditions and 

difficulties, including harmful interference. Such entries should 

include, whenever practicable, the time at which interference was 

experienced, the character, radio frequency and identification of the 

interfering signal.

    (9) A brief description of interruption to communications due to 

equipment failure or other troubles, giving the duration of the 

interruption and action taken.

    (10) Such additional information as may be considered by the 

operator to be of value as part of the record of the stations 

operations.

    (c) Stations maintaining written logs must also enter the signature 

of each operator, with the time the operator assumes and relinquishes a 

watch.



[69 FR 32879, June 14, 2004]