§  80.503   Cooperative use of facilities.

   (a) A person engaged in the operation of one or more commercial
   transport vessels or government vessels may receive maritime mobile
   service from a private coast station or a marine utility station on
   shore even though not the licensee of the private coast station or the
   marine utility station. Restrictions on cooperative arrangements are as
   follows:

   (1) Foreign persons must be the licensees of the radio stations
   installed on board their vessels.

   (2) The licensee of a private coast station or marine utility station
   on shore may install ship radio stations on board United States
   commercial transport vessels of other persons. In each case these
   persons must enter into a written agreement verifying that the ship
   station licensee has the sole right of control of the ship stations,
   that the vessel operators must use the ship stations subject to the
   orders and instructions of the coast station or marine utility station
   on shore, and that the ship station licensee will have sufficient
   control of the ship station to enable it to carry out its
   responsibilities under the ship station license.

   (b) Cooperative arrangements are limited concerning cost and charges as
   follows:

   (1) The arrangement must be established on a non-profit, cost-sharing
   basis by written contract. A copy of the contract must be kept with the
   station records and made available for inspection by Commission
   representatives.

   (2) Contributions to capital and operating expenses are to be prorated
   on an equitable basis among all persons who are parties to the
   cooperative arrangement. Records which reflect the cost of the service
   and its nonprofit, cost-sharing nature must be maintained by the
   licensee of the station and made available for inspection by Commission
   representatives.

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