47 C.F.R. § 80.871   VHF radiotelephone station.


Title 47 - Telecommunication


Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 80—STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES
Subpart R—Compulsory Radiotelephone Installations for Vessels 300 Gross Tons

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§ 80.871   VHF radiotelephone station.

(a) All passenger ships irrespective of size and all cargo ships of 300 gross tons and upwards subject to part II of title III of the Communications Act or to the Safety Convention are required to carry a VHF radiotelephone station complying with this subpart. Ships subject only to the Communications Act may use a VHF radiotelephone installation meeting the technical standards of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act to satisfy the watch requirements of §80.305(a)(3) if the equipment can transmit and receive on 156.800 MHz.

(b) The VHF radiotelephone station must be installed to insure safe and effective operation of the equipment and facilitate repair. It must be protected against vibration, moisture and temperature.

(c) The principal operating position of the radiotelephone station must be in the room from which the ship is normally steered while at sea.

(d) The radiotelephone stations on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act must be capable of operating on the frequency 156.800 MHz and in other respects meet the requirements of §80.143. The radiotelephone stations on ships subject to the Safety Convention must be capable of operating in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting frequencies specified in the frequency band 156.025 MHz to 157.425 MHz and in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the following table:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                Transmitting frequencies                                                          (MHz)              Channel designators              -------------------------                                                    Ship        Coast                                                  station      station------------------------------------------------------------------------60............................................      156.025      160.62501............................................      156.050      160.65061............................................      156.075      160.67502............................................      156.100      160.70062............................................      156.125      160.72503............................................      156.150      160.75063............................................      156.175      160.77504............................................      156.200      160.80064............................................      156.225      160.82505............................................      156.250      160.85065............................................      156.275      160.87506............................................      156.300  ...........66............................................      156.325      160.92507............................................      156.350      160.95067............................................      156.375      156.37508............................................      156.400  ...........68............................................      156.425      156.42509............................................      156.450      156.45069............................................      156.475      156.47510............................................      156.500      156.50011............................................      156.550      156.55071............................................      156.575      156.57512............................................      156.600      156.60072............................................      156.625  ...........13............................................      156.650      156.65073............................................      156.675      156.67514............................................      156.700      156.70074............................................      156.725      156.72515............................................      156.750      156.75075............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)16............................................      156.800      156.80076............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)17............................................      156.850      156.85077............................................      156.875  ...........18............................................      156.900      161.50078............................................      156.925      161.52519............................................      156.950      161.55079............................................      156.975      161.57520............................................      157.000      161.60080............................................      157.025      161.62521............................................      157.050      161.65081............................................      157.075      161.67522............................................      157.100      161.70082............................................      157.125      161.72523............................................      157.150      161.75083............................................      157.175      161.77524............................................      157.200      161.80084............................................      157.225      161.82525............................................      157.250      161.85085............................................      157.275      161.87526............................................      157.300      161.90086............................................      157.325      161.92527............................................      157.350      161.95087............................................      157.375      161.97528............................................      157.400      162.00088............................................      157.425      162.025------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Guard band.

[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 52 FR 35246, Sept. 18, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 40059, Sept. 29, 1989]

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