47 C.F.R. § 80.1115 Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself in distress.
Title 47 - Telecommunication
(a) A station in the mobile or mobile-satellite service which learns that a mobile unit is in distress must initiate and transmit a distress alert relay in any of the following cases: (1) When the mobile unit in distress is not itself in a position to transmit the distress alert; or (2) When the master or person responsible for the mobile unit not in distress or the person responsible for the land station determines that further help is necessary. (b) A station transmitting a distress alert relay in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section or §80.1121(c) must indicate that it is not itself in distress.
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 80—STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES
Subpart W—Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
Operating Procedures for Distress and Safety Communications
§ 80.1115 Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself in distress.
