Sec.  80.393   Frequencies for AIS stations.

   Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) is a maritime broadcast service. The
   simplex channels at 161.975 MHz (AIS 1) and 162.025 MHz (AIS 2), each with a
   25 kHz bandwidth, may be authorized in VHF Public Coast Station Areas 1–9
   for AIS, and the frequency 162.025 MHz (AIS 2) also may be authorized in VHF
   Public Coast Station Areas 10–42 for AIS. The VHF Public Coast Station Areas
   are codified at 47 CFR 80.371(c)(1)(ii). In accordance with the Maritime
   Transportation Security Act, the United States Coast Guard regulates AIS
   carriage requirements for non-Federal Government ships. These requirements
   are codified at 33 CFR 164.46, 401.20.

   [ 71 FR 60075 , Oct. 12, 2006]

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