Sec. 80.477  AMTS points of communication.

    (a) AMTS coast stations may communicate with fixed platform stations 
located in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with ship 
stations, and with land units in accordance with Sec. 80.123.
    (b) AMTS licensees in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico may 
use AMTS coast and ship station frequencies on a secondary basis for 
fixed service communications to support offshore AMTS operations.
    (c) AMTS service may be provided to any vessel within communication 
service range of an AMTS station even though the vessel may not be 
operating within the confines of a served waterway.
[ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at  52 FR 35245 , Sept. 18, 1987; 
 62 FR 40307 , July 28, 1997]