Sec. 80.1065  Applicability.

    (a) The regulations contained in Sec. 80.1119 apply to public coast 
stations and coast earth stations as of February 1, 1992.
    (b) The regulations contained within this subpart apply to all 
passenger ships regardless of size and cargo ships of 300 tons gross 
tonnage and upwards as follows:
    (1) Ships must comply with Secs. 80.1085(a)(4) and 80.1085(a)(6) not 
later than August 1, 1993.
    (2) Ships constructed on or after February 1, 1992, must comply with 
Sec. 80.1095 as of that date. All other ships must comply with 
Sec. 80.1095 as of February 1, 1995.
    (3) Ships constructed on or after February 1, 1995, must comply with 
all requirements of this subpart.
    (4) Ships constructed before February 1, 1995, must comply with all 
requirements of this subpart as of February 1, 1999.
    (5) During the period between February 1, 1992, and February 1, 
1999, all ships must comply with:
    (i) The requirements of this subpart;
    (ii) The requirements of chapter IV of the International Convention 
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, in force prior to February 1, 1992 
(see subparts Q and R of this part); or
    (iii) The requirements of either Sec. 80.836 or Sec. 80.933.
    (6) The expression ``ships constructed'' means ``ships the keels of 
which are laid, or construction identificable with a specific ship 
begins and assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 
tons gross tonnage or 1% of the estimated mass of all structural 
material, whichever is less.
    (c) The requirements of this subpart do not modify the requirements 
for ships navigated on the Great Lakes or small passenger boats. The 
requirements contained in the Agreement Between the United States of 
America and Canada for Promotion of Safety on the Great Lakes by Means 
of Radio, 1973, continue to apply (see subpart T of this part). The 
requirements contained in part III of title III of the Communications 
Act continue to apply (see subpart S of this part).
    (d) No provision in this subpart is intended to prevent the use by 
any ship, survival craft, or person in distress, of any means at their 
disposal to attract attention, make known their position and obtain 
help.
[ 57 FR 9065 , Mar. 16, 1992, as amended at  60 FR 58245 , Nov. 27, 1995;  60 FR 62927 , Dec. 7, 1995]