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FCC 80.225
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 80.225 Requirements for selective calling equipment.
This section specifies the requirements for voluntary digital selective
calling (DSC) equipment and selective calling equipment installed in
ship and coast stations, and incorporates by reference ITU-R
Recommendation M.476-5, "Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment in the
Maritime Mobile Service," with Annex, 1995; ITU-R Recommendation
M.493-11, "Digital Selective-calling System for Use in the Maritime
Mobile Service," with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004; 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; ITU-R Recommendation M.625-3,
"Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment Employing Automatic Identification
in the Maritime Mobile Service," with Annex, 1995; RTCM Paper
56-95/SC101-STD, "RTCM Recommended Minimum Standards for Digital
Selective Calling (DSC) Equipment Providing Minimum Distress and Safety
Capability," Version 1.0, August 10, 1995; and IEC 62238, First
edition, "Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and
systems--VHF radiotelephone equipment incorporating Class `D' Digital
Selective Calling (DSC)--Methods of testing and required test results,"
March 2003. ITU-R Recommendations M.476-5 with Annex, M.493-11 with
Annexes 1 and 2, M.541-9 with Annexes 1 through 5, and M.625-3 with
Annex, RTCM Paper 56-95/SC101-STD Version 1.0, and IEC 62238, First
edition, 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. Copies of these standards 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 ITU-R Recommendations can be purchased from the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, CH-1211
Geneva 20, Switzerland. The RTCM standards can be purchased from the
Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), 1800 N. Kent
Street, Suite 1060, Arlington, Virginia 22209, http://www.rtcm.org ,
e-mail pubs@rtcm.org .
(a) The requirements for DSC equipment voluntarily installed in coast
or ships stations are as follows:
(1) Prior to March 25, 2009, DSC equipment must meet the requirements
of the following standards in order to be approved for use:
(i) RTCM Paper 56-95/SC101-STD, RTCM Recommended Minimum Standards for
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Equipment Providing Minimum Distress
and Safety Capability," Version 1.0, August 10, 1995, and ITU-R
Recommendation M.493-10, "Digital Selective-calling System for Use in
the Maritime Mobile Service," with Annexes 1 and 2, 2000 (including
only equipment classes A, B, D, and E); or
(ii) ITU-R Recommendation M.493-11, "Digital Selective-calling System
for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service," with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004,
and, in the case of Class D DSC equipment only, IEC 62238, First
edition, "Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and
systems--VHF radiotelephone equipment incorporating Class `D' Digital
Selective Calling (DSC)--Methods of testing and required test results,"
March 2003.
(2) Beginning March 25, 2009, the Commission will not accept new
applications (but will continue to process then-pending applications)
for certification of non-portable DSC equipment that does not meet the
requirements of ITU-R Recommendation M.493-11, "Digital
Selective-calling System for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service," with
Annexes 1 and 2, 2004, and, in the case of Class D DSC equipment only,
IEC 62238, First edition, "Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
equipment and systems--VHF radiotelephone equipment incorporating Class
`D' Digital Selective Calling (DSC)--Methods of testing and required
test results," March 2003.
(3) Beginning March 25, 2012, the Commission will not accept new
applications (but will continue to process then-pending applications)
for certification of handheld, portable DSC equipment that does not
meet the requirements of ITU-R Recommendation M.493-11, "Digital
Selective-calling System for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service," with
Annexes 1 and 2, 2004, and, in the case of Class D DSC equipment only,
IEC 62238, First edition, "Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
equipment and systems--VHF radiotelephone equipment incorporating Class
`D' Digital Selective Calling (DSC)--Methods of testing and required
test results," March 2003.
(4) The manufacture, importation, sale or installation of non-portable
DSC equipment that does not comply with either of the standards
referenced in paragraph (a)(2) of this section is prohibited beginning
March 25, 2011.
(5) The manufacture, importation, or sale of handheld, portable DSC
equipment that does not comply with either of the standards referenced
in paragraph (a)(3) of this section is prohibited beginning March 25,
2015.
(6) Approved DSC equipment that has been manufactured, sold, and
installed in conformity with the requirements of this section may be
used indefinitely.
(b) Manufacturers of Class C DSC equipment to be used on United States
vessels must affix a clearly discernible permanent plate or label
visible from the operating controls containing the following:
Warning. This equipment is designed to generate a digital maritime
distress and safety signal to facilitate search and rescue. To be
effective as a safety device, this equipment must be used only within
communication range of a shore-based VHF marine channel 70 distress and
safety watch system. The range of the signal may vary but under normal
conditions should be approximately 20 nautical miles.
(c) Selective calling equipment, other than that designed in accordance
with paragraph (a) of this section, is authorized as follows:
(1) Equipment used in conjunction with the Automated Maritime
Telecommunications System (AMTS) in the band 216-220 MHz,
(2) Equipment used to perform a selective calling function during
narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) operations in accordance with ITU-R
Recommendation M.476-5, "Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment in the
Maritime Mobile Service," with Annex, 1995, or ITU-R Recommendation
M.625-3, "Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment Employing Automatic
Identification in the Maritime Mobile Service," with Annex, 1995, ITU-R
Recommendation M.493-11, "Digital Selective-calling System for Use in
the Maritime Mobile Service," with Annexes 1 and 2, 2004, and
(3) Equipment functioning under the provisions of § 80.207(a) includes
the brief use of radiotelegraphy, including keying only the modulating
audio frequency, tone signals, and other signalling devices to
establish or maintain communications provided that:
(i) These signalling techniques are not used on frequencies designated
for general purpose digital selective calling (DSC) and distress and
safety DSC calling as listed in § 80.359;
(ii) The authorized radiotelephone emission bandwidth is not exceeded;
(iii) Documentation of selective calling protocols must be available to
the general public; and,
(iv) Harmful interference is not caused to stations operating in
accordance with the International Radio Regulations.
[ 54 FR 10009 , Mar. 9, 1989, as amended at 62 FR 40306 , July 28, 1997;
68 FR 46966 , Aug. 7, 2003; 73 FR 4482 , Jan. 25, 2008]
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Goto Year: 2010 |
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