47 C.F.R. § 80.871

Current through November 30, 2024
Section 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:

Channel designators Transmitting frequencies (MHz)
Ship station Coast station
60156.025160.625
01156.050160.650
61156.075160.675
02156.100160.700
62156.125160.725
03156.150160.750
63156.175160.775
04156.200160.800
64156.225160.825
05156.250160.850
65156.275160.875
06156.300
66156.325160.925
07156.350160.950
67156.375156.375
08156.400
68156.425156.425
09156.450156.450
69156.475156.475
10156.500156.500
11156.550156.550
71156.575156.575
12156.600156.600
72156.625
13156.650156.650
73156.675156.675
14156.700156.700
74156.725156.725
15156.750156.750
16156.800156.800
17156.850156.850
77156.875
18156.900161.500
78156.925161.525
19156.950161.550
79156.975161.575
20157.000161.600
80157.025161.625
21157.050161.650
81157.075161.675
22157.100161.700
82157.125161.725
23157.150161.750
83157.175161.775
24157.200161.800
84157.225161.825
25157.250161.850
85157.275161.875
26157.300161.900
86157.325161.925
27157.350161.950
87157.375161.975
28157.400162.000
88157.425162.025

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47 C.F.R. §80.871

51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 52 FR 35246, Sept. 18, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 40059, Sept. 29, 1989; 73 FR 4487 , Jan. 25, 2008; 82 FR 27213 , June 14, 2017
82 FR 27213 , 7/14/2017