Sec.  80.871   VHF radiotelephone station.

   (a) All passenger ships irrespective of size and all cargo ships of 300
   gross tons and upwards subject to part II of title III of the Communications
   Act or to the Safety Convention are required to carry a VHF radiotelephone
   station complying with this subpart. Ships subject only to the
   Communications Act may use a VHF radiotelephone installation meeting the
   technical standards of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act to satisfy the watch
   requirements of  Sec. 80.305(a)(3) if the equipment can transmit and receive on
   156.800 MHz.

   (b) The VHF radiotelephone station must be installed to insure safe and
   effective operation of the equipment and facilitate repair. It must be
   protected against vibration, moisture and temperature.

   (c) The principal operating position of the radiotelephone station must be
   in the room from which the ship is normally steered while at sea.

   (d) The radiotelephone stations on ships subject to Part II of Title III of
   the Communications Act must be capable of operating on the frequency 156.800
   MHz and in other respects meet the requirements of  Sec. 80.143. The
   radiotelephone stations on ships subject to the Safety Convention must be
   capable of operating in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting
   frequencies specified in the frequency band 156.025 MHz to 157.425 MHz and
   in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the
   following table:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Transmitting frequencies
                                                          (MHz)
              Channel designators              -------------------------
                                                    Ship        Coast
                                                  station      station
------------------------------------------------------------------------
60............................................      156.025      160.625
01............................................      156.050      160.650
61............................................      156.075      160.675
02............................................      156.100      160.700
62............................................      156.125      160.725
03............................................      156.150      160.750
63............................................      156.175      160.775
04............................................      156.200      160.800
64............................................      156.225      160.825
05............................................      156.250      160.850
65............................................      156.275      160.875
06............................................      156.300  ...........
66............................................      156.325      160.925
07............................................      156.350      160.950
67............................................      156.375      156.375
08............................................      156.400  ...........
68............................................      156.425      156.425
09............................................      156.450      156.450
69............................................      156.475      156.475
10............................................      156.500      156.500
11............................................      156.550      156.550
71............................................      156.575      156.575
12............................................      156.600      156.600
72............................................      156.625  ...........
13............................................      156.650      156.650
73............................................      156.675      156.675
14............................................      156.700      156.700
74............................................      156.725      156.725
15............................................      156.750      156.750
75............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)
16............................................      156.800      156.800
76............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)
17............................................      156.850      156.850
77............................................      156.875  ...........
18............................................      156.900      161.500
78............................................      156.925      161.525
19............................................      156.950      161.550
79............................................      156.975      161.575
20............................................      157.000      161.600
80............................................      157.025      161.625
21............................................      157.050      161.650
81............................................      157.075      161.675
22............................................      157.100      161.700
82............................................      157.125      161.725
23............................................      157.150      161.750
83............................................      157.175      161.775
24............................................      157.200      161.800
84............................................      157.225      161.825
25............................................      157.250      161.850
85............................................      157.275      161.875
26............................................      157.300      161.900
86............................................      157.325      161.925
27............................................      157.350      161.950
87............................................      157.375      161.975
28............................................      157.400      162.000
88............................................      157.425      162.025
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\1\ Guard band.

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986;  52 FR 35246 , Sept. 18, 1987, as amended at  54 FR 40059 , Sept. 29, 1989]