§ 80.165   Operator requirements for voluntary stations.

   Minimum Operator License
   Ship Morse telegraph T.
   Ship direct-printing telegraph MP.
   Ship telephone, with or without DSC, more than 250 watts carrier power or
   1,000 watts peak envelope power PG.
   Ship telephone, with or without DSC, not more than 250 watts carrier power
   or 1,000 watts peak envelope power MP.
   Ship telephone, with or without DSC, not more than 100 watts carrier power
   or 400 watts peak envelope power
   Above 30 MHz None.^1
   Below 30 MHz RP.
   Ship earth station RP.

   ^1RP required for compulsory ships and international voyages.

   [ 76 FR 67611 , Nov. 2, 2011, as amended at  78 FR 23155 , Apr. 18, 2013]

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General Operator Requirements

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