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.

   (d) AMTS licensees may use AMTS coast and ship frequencies on a secondary
   basis for fixed service communications to support AMTS deployment in remote
   fixed locations at which other communications facilities are not available.

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at  52 FR 35245 , Sept. 18, 1987;  62 FR 40307 , July 28, 1997;  65 FR 77827 , Dec. 13, 2000]