Sec.  80.1065   Applicability.

   (a) The regulations contained within this subpart apply to all passenger
   ships regardless of size and cargo ships of 300 tons gross tonnage and
   upwards.

   (b) 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).

   (c) 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;  73 FR 4489 , Jan. 25, 2008]