§ 80.501   Supplemental eligibility requirements.

   (a) A private coast station or a marine utility station may be granted
   only to a person who is:

   (1) Regularly engaged in the operation, docking, direction,
   construction, repair, servicing or management of one or more commercial
   transport vessels or United States, state or local government vessels;
   or is

   (2) Responsible for the operation, control, maintenance or development
   of a harbor, port or waterway used by commercial transport vessels; or
   is

   (3) Engaged in furnishing a ship arrival and departure service, and
   will employ the station only for the purpose of obtaining the
   information essential to that service; or is

   (4) A corporation proposing to furnish a nonprofit radio communication
   service to its parent corporation, to another subsidiary of the same
   parent, or to its own subsidiary where the party to be served performs
   any of the eligibility activities described in this section; or is

   (5) A nonprofit corporation or association, organized to furnish a
   maritime mobile service solely to persons who operate one or more
   commercial transport vessels; or is

   (6) Responsible for the operation of bridges, structures or other
   installations that area part of, or directly related to, a harbor, port
   or waterway when the operation of such facilities requires radio
   communications with vessels for safety or navigation; or is

   (7) A person controlling public moorage facilities; or is

   (8) A person servicing or supplying vessels other than commercial
   transport vessels; or is

   (9) An organized yacht club with moorage facilities; or is

   (10) A nonprofit organization providing noncommercial communications to
   vessels other than commercial transport vessels.

   (b) Each application for station authorization for a private coast
   station or a marine utility station must be accompanied by a statement
   indicating eligibility under paragraph (a) of this section.

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