Goto Section: 80.1081 | 80.1085 | Table of Contents
FCC 80.1083
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 80.1083 Ship radio installations.
(a) Ships must be provided with radio installations capable of
complying with the functional requirements prescribed by § 80.1081
throughout its intended voyage and, unless exempted under § 80.1071,
complying with the requirements of § 80.1085 and, as appropriate for
the sea area of areas through which it will pass during its intended
voyage, the requirements of either § 80.1087, § 80.1089, § 80.1091, or
§ 80.1093.
(b) The radio installation must:
(1) Be so located that no harmful interference of mechanical,
electrical or other origin affects its proper use, and so as to ensure
electromagnetic compatibility and avoidance of harmful interaction with
other equipment and systems;
(2) Be so located as to ensure the greatest possible degree of safety
and operational availability;
(3) Be protected against harmful effects of water, extremes of
temperature and other adverse environmental conditions;
(4) Be provided with reliable, permanently arranged electrical
lighting, independent of the main and emergency sources of electrical
power, for the adequate illumination of the radio controls for
operating the radio installation; and
(5) Be clearly marked with the call sign, the ship station identity and
other codes as applicable for the use of the radio installation.
(c) Control of the VHF radiotelephone channels required for
navigational safety must be immediately available on the navigating
bridge convenient to the conning position and, where necessary,
facilities should be available to permit radiocommunications from the
wings of the navigating bridge. Portable VHF equipment may be used to
meet the latter provision.
(d) Shipborne Integrated Radiocommunication System (IRCS) may be
utilized to integrate all GMDSS equipment into a standard operator's
console. Such installation must be certified in accordance with
§ 80.1103 and meet the requirements of IMO Assembly Resolution
A.811(19), "Performance Standards for a Shipborne Integrated
Radiocommunication System (IRCS) When Used in the GMDSS," with Annex,
adopted 23 November 1995. IMO Assembly Resolution A.811(19) with Annex
is 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. Copies of this standard can be inspected at
the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC (Reference Information Center) 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. The IMO standards can be purchased from Publications,
International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1
7SR, United Kingdom.
(e) In passenger ships, a distress panel shall be installed at the
conning position. This panel shall contain either one single button
which, when pressed, initiates a distress alert using all
radiocommunications installations required on board for that purpose or
one button for each individual installation. The panel shall clearly
and visually indicate whenever any button or buttons have been pressed.
Means shall be provided to prevent inadvertent activation of the button
or buttons. If the satellite EPIRB is used as the secondary means of
distress alerting and is not remotely activated, it shall be acceptable
to have an additional EPIRB installed in the wheelhouse near the
conning position.
(f) In passenger ships, information on the ship's position shall be
continuously and automatically provided to all relevant
radiocommunications equipment to be included in the initial distress
alert when the button or buttons on the distress panel is pressed.
(g) In passenger ships, a distress alarm panel shall be installed at
the conning position. The distress alarm panel shall provide visual and
aural indication of any distress alert or alerts received on board and
shall also indicate through which radiocommunication service the
distress alerts have been received.
[ 57 FR 9065 , Mar. 16, 1992, as amended at 68 FR 46976 , Aug. 7, 2003; 69 FR 64679 , Nov. 8, 2004; 73 FR 4489 , Jan. 25, 2008]
Goto Section: 80.1081 | 80.1085
Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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