§  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 § 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]