§  80.1101   Performance standards.

   (a) The abbreviations used in this section are as follows:

   (1) International Maritime Organization (IMO).

   (2) International Telecommunication Union—Telecommunication
   Standardization Bureau (ITU-T) (Standards formerly designated as CCITT
   are now designated as ITU-T.)

   (3) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

   (4) International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

   (5) International Telecommunication Union—Radiocommunication Bureau
   (ITU-R) (Standards formerly designated as CCIR are now designated as
   ITU-R.)

   (b) All equipment specified in this subpart must meet the general
   requirements for shipboard equipment in conformity with performance
   specifications listed in this paragraph, which are incorporated by
   reference. The Director of the Federal Register approves this
   incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
   part 51.

   (1) IMO Resolution A.694(17), “General Requirements for Shipborne Radio
   Equipment Forming Part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety
   System (GMDSS) and for Electronic Navigational Aids,” adopted 6
   November 1991.

   (2) ITU-T Recommendation E.161, “Arrangement of Digits, Letters and
   Symbols on Telephones and Other Devices that Can Be Used for Gaining
   Access to a Telephone Network,” 1993.

   (3) ITU-T Recommendation E.164.1, “Series E: Overall Network Operation,
   Telephone Service, Service Operation and Human Factors; Operation,
   Numbering, Routing and Mobile Services—International
   Operation—Numbering Plan of the International Telephone Service:
   Criteria and Procedures for the Reservation, Assignment, and
   Reclamation of E.164 Country Codes and Associated Identification Codes
   (ICs),” March 1998.

   (4) IEC 60092–101, Edition 4.1, “Electrical installations in ships—part
   101: Definitions and general requirements,” August 2002.

   (5) IEC 60533, “Electrical and electronic installations in
   ships—Electromagnetic compatibility,” November 1999.

   (6) IEC Publication 60945, “Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
   equipment and systems—General requirements—Methods of testing and
   required test results,” Edition 4.0, with Annexes, August 2002.

   (7) ISO Standard 3791, “Office Machines and Data Processing
   Equipment—Keyboard Layouts for Numeric Applications,” First Edition
   1976(E).

   (c) The equipment specified in this subpart must also conform to the
   appropriate performance standards listed in paragraphs (c)(1) through
   (10) of this section, which are incorporated by reference, and must be
   tested in accordance with the applicable IEC testing standards listed
   in paragraph (c)(11) of this section, and are also incorporated by
   reference.

   (1) NAVTEX receivers: (i) IMO Resolution A.525(13), “Performance
   Standards for Narrow-band Direct Printing Telegraph Equipment for the
   Reception of Navigational and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent
   Information to Ships,” including Annex, adopted 17 November 1983.

   (ii) ITU-R Recommendation M.540–2, “Operational and Technical
   Characteristics for an Automated Direct-printing Telegraph System for
   Promulgation of Navigational and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent
   Information to Ships,” including Annexes, 1990.

   (2) VHF radio equipment: (i) IMO Resolution A.803(19), “Performance
   Standards for Shipborne VHF Radio Installations Capable of Voice
   Communication and Digital Selective Calling,” with Annex, adopted 23
   November 1995, as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.68(68), “Adoption of
   Amendments to Performance Standards for Shipborne Radiocommunication
   Equipment,” GMDSS terrestrial communications—1.1(c), adopted 6 June
   1997.

   (ii) ITU–R Recommendation M.493–11, “Digital Selective-calling System
   for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004.

   (iii) ITU–R Recommendation M.541–9, “Operational Procedures for the Use
   of Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,”
   with Annexes 1 through 5, 2004.

   (3) MF radio equipment: (i) IMO Resolution 804(19), “Performance
   Standards for Shipborne MF Radio Installations Capable of Voice
   Communication and Digital Selective Calling,” with Annex, adopted 23
   November 1995, as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.68(68), “Adoption of
   Amendments to Performance Standards for Shipborne Radiocommunication
   Equipment,” GMDSS terrestrial communications—1.2(c), adopted 6 June
   1997.

   (ii) ITU–R Recommendation M.493–11, “Digital Selective-calling System
   for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004.

   (iii) ITU–R Recommendation M.541–9, “Operational Procedures for the Use
   of Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,”
   with Annexes 1 through 5, 2004.

   (4) MF/HF radio equipment: (i) IMO Resolution A.806(19), “Performance
   Standards for Shipborne MF/HF Radio Installations Capable of Voice
   Communication, Narrow-Band Direct Printing and Digital Selective
   Calling,” with Annex, adopted 23 November 1995, as amended by IMO
   Resolution MSC.68(68), “Adoption of Amendments to Performance Standards
   for Shipborne Radiocommunication Equipment,” GMDSS terrestrial
   communications—1.3(c), adopted 6 June 1997.

   (ii) ITU–R Recommendation M.493–11, “Digital Selective-calling System
   for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service,” with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004.

   (iii) ITU–R Recommendation M.541–9, “Operational Procedures for the Use
   of Digital Selective-Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service,”
   with Annexes 1 through 5, 2004.

   (iv) IMO Resolution A.700(17), “Performance Standards for Narrow-band
   Direct-printing Telegraph Equipment for the Reception of Navigational
   and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent Information to Ships (MSI) by
   HF,” adopted 6 November 1991.

   (5) 406.0–406.1 MHz EPIRBs: (i) IMO Resolution A.810(19), “Performance
   Standards for Float-free Satellite Emergency Position-indicating Radio
   Beacons (EPIRBs) Operating on 406 MHz,” with Annex, adopted 23 November
   1995, and IMO Resolution A.812(19), “Performance Standards for
   Float-free Satellite Emergency Position-indicating Radio Beacons
   Operating Through the Geostationary INMARSAT Satellite System on 1.6
   GHz,” with Annex, adopted 23 November 1995.

   (ii) IMO Resolution A.662(16), “Performance Standards for Float-free
   Release and Activation Arrangements for Emergency Radio Equipment,”
   adopted 19 October 1989.

   (iii) ITU–R Recommendation M.633–3, “Transmission characteristics of a
   satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (satellite EPIRB)
   system operating through a low polar-orbiting satellite system in the
   406 MHz band,” 2000.

   (iv) The 406.0–406.1 MHz EPIRBs must also comply with § 80.1061.

   (6) 9 GHz radar transponders: (i) IMO Resolution A.802(19),
   “Performance Standards for Survival Craft Radar Transponders for Use in
   Search and Rescue Operations,” with Annex, adopted 23 November 1995.

   (ii) ITU-R Recommendation M.628–3, “Technical Characteristics for
   Search and Rescue Radar Transponders,” with Annexes, 1994.

   (7) Two-Way VHF radiotelephone: (i) IMO Resolution A.809(19),
   “Performance Standards for Survival Craft Two-Way VHF Radiotelephone
   Apparatus,” including Annexes 1 and 2, adopted 23 November 1995.

   (ii) IMO Resolution MSC.80(70), “Adoption of New Performance Standards
   for Radiocommunication Equipment,” with Annexes, adopted 8 December
   1998.

   (8) INMARSAT Ship Earth Station Capable of Two-Way Communications: IMO
   Resolution A.808(19), “Performance Standards for Ship Earth Stations
   Capable of Two-Way Communications,” with Annex, adopted 23 November
   1995.

   (9) INMARSAT-C SE§  IMO Resolution A.807(19), “Performance Standards
   for INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Stations Capable of Transmitting and
   Receiving Direct-Printing Communications,” with Annex, adopted 23
   November 1995, as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.68(68), “Adoption of
   Amendments to Performance Standards for Shipborne Radiocommunication
   Equipment,” Satellite communications—2.3(c), adopted 6 June 1997.

   (10) INMARSAT EGC: IMO Resolution A.664(16), “Performance Standards for
   Enhanced Group Call Equipment,” adopted 19 October 1989.

   (11) INMARSAT–E EPIRBs: Note: Service to INMARSAT–E EPIRB stations
   terminated on December 1, 2006, so distress signals from INMARSAT–E
   EPIRB stations will not be received by any Rescue Coordination Center.

   (i) IMO Resolution A.812(19), “Performance Standards for Float-Free
   Satellite EPIRBs Operating Through the Geostationary INMARSAT Satellite
   System on 1.6 GHz,” adopted 23 November 1995, and Annex,
   “Recommendation on Performance.”

   (ii) IMO Resolution A.662(16), “Performance Standards for Float-Free
   Release and Activation Arrangements for Emergency Radio Equipment,”
   with Annex, adopted 19 October 1989.

   (iii) Recommendation ITU–R M.632–3, “Transmission Characteristics of a
   Satellite Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (Satellite EPIRB)
   System Operating Through Geostationary Satellites in the 1.6 GHz Band,”
   1997.

   (iv) IEC 61097–5, First Edition “Global maritime distress and safety
   system (GMDSS)—part 5: Inmarsat-E Emergency position indicating radio
   beacon (EPIRB) operating through the Inmarsat system—operational and
   performance requirements, methods of testing and required test
   results,” including Annexes A, B, and C, 1997.

   (v) The INMARSAT E–EPIRBs must also comply with § 80.1063.

   (12) Automatic Identification Systems (AIS): (i) ITU–R M.1371–1,
   “Technical characteristics for a universal shipborne automatic
   identification system using time division multiple access in the VHF
   maritime mobile band,” with Annexes, August 2001.

   (ii) IMO Resolution MSC.74(69), “Adoption of New and Amended
   Performance Standards, Annex 3 Recommendation on Performance Standards
   for a Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification Systems (AIS),”
   adopted 12 May 1998.

   (iii) IEC 61162–1, Second Edition, “Maritime navigation and
   radiocommunication equipment and systems—Digital interfaces—Part 1:
   Single talker and multiple listeners,” July 2000.

   (iv) IEC 61162–100, Edition 1.0, “Maritime navigation and
   radiocommunication equipment and systems—Digital interfaces—Part 100:
   Single talker and multiple listeners—Extra requirements to IEC 61162–1
   for the UAIS,” April 2002.

   (v) IEC 61993–2, First Edition, “Maritime navigation and
   radiocommunication equipment and systems—Automatic identification
   systems (AIS)—Part 2: Class A shipborne equipment of the universal
   automatic identification system (AIS)—Operational and performance
   requirements, methods of test and required test results,” December
   2001, with Annexes.

   (vi) With respect to Class B AIS devices only, IEC 62287–1
   International Standard, “Maritime navigation and radio communication
   equipment and systems—Class B shipborne equipment of the Automatic
   Identification System—part 1: Carrier—sense time division multiple
   access (CSTDMA) techniques,” First Edition 2006–03 (incorporated by
   reference at § 80.231).

   (13) Standards for testing GMDSS equipment:

   (i) IEC 1097–1 Ed 1.0, “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS)—Part 1: Radar transponder—Marine Search and Rescue
   (SART)—Operational and Performance Requirements, Methods of Testing and
   Required Test Results,” with Annexes, July 1992.

   (ii) IEC 61097–3 Ed 1.0, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part 3: Digital selective calling (DSC) equipment—Operational
   and performance requirements, methods of testing and required testing
   results,” with Annexes, June 1994.

   (iii) IEC 61097–4 Ed 1.0, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part 4: INMARSAT–C Ship Earth Station and INMARSAT enhanced
   group call (EGC) equipment—Operational and performance requirements,
   methods of testing and required test results,” November 1994.

   (iv) IEC 61097–6, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part 6: Narrowband direct-printing telegraph equipment for the
   reception of navigational and meteorological warnings and urgent
   information to ships (NAVTEX)—Operational and performance requirements,
   methods of testing and required test results,” February 1995.

   (v) IEC 61097–7, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part 7: Shipborne VHF radiotelephone transmitter and
   receiver—Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing
   and required test results,” October 1996.

   (vi) IEC 61097–8 Ed 1.0, “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS)—Part 8: Shipborne watchkeeping receivers for the reception of
   digital selective calling (DSC) in the maritime MF, MF/HF, and VHF
   bands—Operational and Performance Requirements, Methods of Testing and
   Required Test Results,” with Annexes, September 1998.

   (vii) IEC 61097–9 Ed 1.0, “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS)—Part 9: Shipborne Transmitters and Receivers for Use in the MF
   and HF Bands Suitable for Telephony, Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
   and Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP)—Operational and Performance
   Requirements, Methods of Testing and Required Test Results,” with
   Annexes, December 1997.

   (viii) IEC 61097–10 Ed 1.0, “Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
   (GMDSS)—Part 10: INMARSAT-B Ship Earth Station Equipment—Operational
   and Performance Requirements, Methods of Testing and Required Test
   Results,” with Annexes, June 1999.

   (ix) IEC 61097–12 Ed 1.0, “Global maritime distress and safety system
   (GMDSS)—part 12: Survival craft portable two-way VHF radiotelephone
   apparatus—Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing
   and required test results,” December 1996.

   (x) IEC 61097–13, First edition, “Global maritime distress and safety
   system (GMDSS)—part 13: INMARSAT F77 ship earth station
   equipment—Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing
   and required test results,” May 2003.

   (d) The documents referenced in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this
   section have been approved for incorporation by reference by the
   Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
   1 CFR part 51. Identification data and place to purchase for each of
   the referenced documents are listed as follows:

   (1) Copies of IMO Resolutions, the 1974 SOLAS Convention, and the 1983
   and 1988 amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention can be purchased from
   Publications, International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment,
   London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.

   (i) IMO Resolution A.525(13) is contained in the Resolutions and Other
   Decisions of the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization,
   13th Session, 1983, (IMO, London, 1984), Sales Number 073 84.07.E.

   (ii) IMO Resolutions A.802(19), A.803(19), A.804(19), A.806(19),
   A.807(19), A.808(19), A.810(19), A.811(19) and A.812(19) are contained
   in the Resolutions and Other Decisions of the Assembly of the
   International Maritime Organization, 19th Session, 1995, (IMO, London,
   1988), Sales Number IMO–194E ISBN No. 91–801–1416–6.

   (iii) IMO Resolutions A.662(16) and A.664(16) are contained in the
   Resolutions and Other Decisions of the Assembly of the International
   Maritime Organization, 16th Session, 1989, (IMO, London, 1990), Sales
   Number 136 90.04.E

   (iv) IMO Resolutions A.694(17), and A.700(17) are contained in the
   Resolutions and Other Decisions of the Assembly of the International
   Maritime Organization, 17th Session, 1991, (IMO, London, 1991), Sales
   Number IMO–142E ISBN No. 91–801–1281–3.

   (2) ITU-R Recommendations, ITU Radio Regulations, and ITU-T
   publications can be purchased from the International Telecommunication
   Union (ITU), Place des Nations, CH–1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

   (i) All ITU-R Recommendations referenced in this section are contained
   in Recommendations of the ITU-R, Volume M series parts 3, 4, and 5.

   (ii) ITU-T Recommendation E.161 is contained in Facicle II.2 Volume
   II—Telephone Network and ISDN Operation, Numbering, Routing and Mobile
   Service, (ITU, Geneva, 1989, revised in 1993 and 1995).

   (iii) ITU-T Recommendation E.164.1 is contained in Facicle VI.1 Volume
   II Numbering Plan for the International Telephone Service, (ITU,
   Geneva, 1989, revised in 1997).

   (3) IEC publications can be purchased from the International
   Electrotechnical Commission, 3 Rue de Varembe, CH–1211 Geneva 20,
   Switzerland, or from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
   through its NSSN operation ( www.nssn.org ), at Customer Service,
   American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York,
   NY 10036, telephone (212) 642–4900.

   (4) ISO Standards can be purchased from the International Organization
   for Standardization, 1 Rue de Varembe, CH–1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland,
   or from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) through its
   NSSN operation ( www.nssn.org ), at Customer Service, American National
   Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036, telephone
   (212) 642–4900.

   (5) Copies of the publications listed in this section that are
   incorporated by reference can be inspected at the Federal
   Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., (room CY-A257),
   Washington, DC, or at the National Archives and Records Administration
   (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA,
   call 202–741–6030, or go to:
   http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ib
   r_locations.html.

   [ 68 FR 46977 , Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at  69 FR 64680 , Nov. 8, 2004;  73 FR 4490 , Jan. 25, 2008;  74 FR 5125 , Jan. 29, 2009]