Sec. 80.13  Station license required.

    (a) Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, stations in 
the maritime service must be licensed by the FCC either individually or 
by fleet.
    (b) One ship station license will be granted for operation of all 
maritime services transmitting equipment on board a vessel. 
Radiotelegraph and narrow-band directing-printing equipment will not be 
authorized, however, unless specifically requested by the applicant.
    (c) A ship station is licensed by rule and does not need an 
individual license issued by the FCC if the ship station is not subject 
to the radio equipment carriage requirements any statute, treaty or 
agreement to which the United States is signatory, the ship station does 
not travel to foreign ports, and the ship station does not make 
international communications. A ship station licensed by rule is 
authorized to transmit radio signals using a marine radio operating in 
the 156-162 MHz band, any type of EPIRB, and any type of radar 
installation. All other transmissions must be authorized under a ship 
station license. Even though an individual license is not required, a 
ship station licensed by rule must be operated in accordance with all 
applicable operating requirements, procedures, and technical 
specifications found in this part.
[ 61 FR 58010 , Nov. 12, 1996, as amended at  62 FR 40304 , July 28, 1997]