§ 80.177   When operator license is not required.

   (a) No radio operator authorization is required to operate:

   (1)  A  shore  radar, a shore radiolocation, maritime support or shore
   radionavigation station;

   (2) A survival craft station or an emergency position indicating radio
   beacon;

   (3) A ship radar station if:

   (i) The radar frequency is determined by a nontunable, pulse type magnetron
   or other fixed tuned device, and

   (ii)  The  radar  is capable of being operated exclusively by external
   controls;

   (4) An on board station; or

   (5) A ship station operating in the VHF band on board a ship voluntarily
   equipped with radio and sailing on a domestic voyage.

   (b) No radio operator license is required to install a VHF transmitter in a
   ship station if the installation is made by, or under the supervision of,
   the licensee of the ship station and if modifications to the transmitter
   other than front panel controls are not made.

   (c) No operator license is required to operate coast telephone stations or
   marine utility stations.

   (d) No radio operator license is required to install a radar station on a
   voluntarily equipped ship when a manual is included with the equipment that
   provides step-by-step instructions for the installation, calibration, and
   operation of the radar. The installation must be made by, or under the
   supervision of, the licensee of that ship station and no modifications or
   adjustments other than to the front panel controls are to be made to the
   equipment.

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at  53 FR 41434 , Oct. 28, 1987;  62 FR 40305 , July 28, 1997]

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