§ 80.169   Operators required to adjust transmitters or radar.

   (a) All adjustments of radio transmitters in any radiotelephone station or
   coincident  with  the  installation, servicing, or maintenance of such
   equipment which may affect the proper operation of the station, must be
   performed by or under the immediate supervision and responsibility of a
   person holding a First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, Second
   Class  Radiotelegraph  Operator's Certificate, Radiotelegraph Operator
   License, or General Radiotelephone Operator License.

   (b)  Only  persons  holding  a  First  Class Radiotelegraph Operator's
   Certificate,  Second  Class  Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, or
   Radiotelegraph   Operator  License  must  perform  such  functions  at
   radiotelegraph stations transmitting Morse code.

   (c) Only persons holding an operator certificate containing a ship radar
   endorsement must perform such functions on radar equipment.

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at  54 FR 40058 , Sept. 29, 1989;  78 FR 23155 , Apr. 18, 2013]

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