(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............................................ 156.025 160.62501............................................ 156.050 160.65061............................................ 156.075 160.67502............................................ 156.100 160.70062............................................ 156.125 160.72503............................................ 156.150 160.75063............................................ 156.175 160.77504............................................ 156.200 160.80064............................................ 156.225 160.82505............................................ 156.250 160.85065............................................ 156.275 160.87506............................................ 156.300 ...........66............................................ 156.325 160.92507............................................ 156.350 160.95067............................................ 156.375 156.37508............................................ 156.400 ...........68............................................ 156.425 156.42509............................................ 156.450 156.45069............................................ 156.475 156.47510............................................ 156.500 156.50011............................................ 156.550 156.55071............................................ 156.575 156.57512............................................ 156.600 156.60072............................................ 156.625 ...........13............................................ 156.650 156.65073............................................ 156.675 156.67514............................................ 156.700 156.70074............................................ 156.725 156.72515............................................ 156.750 156.75075............................................ 156.775 156.77516............................................ 156.800 156.80076............................................ 156.825 156.82517............................................ 156.850 156.85077............................................ 156.875 ...........18............................................ 156.900 161.50078............................................ 156.925 161.52519............................................ 156.950 161.55079............................................ 156.975 161.57520............................................ 157.000 161.60080............................................ 157.025 161.62521............................................ 157.050 161.65081............................................ 157.075 161.67522............................................ 157.100 161.70082............................................ 157.125 161.72523............................................ 157.150 161.75083............................................ 157.175 161.77524............................................ 157.200 161.80084............................................ 157.225 161.82525............................................ 157.250 161.85085............................................ 157.275 161.87526............................................ 157.300 161.90086............................................ 157.325 161.92527............................................ 157.350 161.95087............................................ 157.375 161.97528............................................ 157.400 162.00088............................................ 157.425 162.025------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Guard band. [51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986; 52 FR 35246, Sept. 18, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 40059, Sept. 29, 1989; 73 FR 4487, Jan. 25, 2008]