§ 80.225   Requirements for selective calling equipment.

   This section specifies the requirements for voluntary digital selective
   calling (DSC) equipment and selective calling equipment installed in ship
   and coast stations, and incorporates by reference ITU-R M.476-5; ITU-R
   M.493-13; ITU-R M.541-9; ITU-R M.625-3; RTCM Paper 56-95/SC101-STD; and IEC
   62238 (all incorporated by reference, see § 80.7).

   (a) The requirements for DSC equipment voluntarily installed in coast or
   ships stations are as follows:

   (1) Prior to March 25, 2009, DSC equipment must meet the requirements of the
   following standards in order to be approved for use:

   (i) RTCM Paper 56-95/SC101-STD and ITU-R M.493-13 (both incorporated by
   reference, see § 80.7) (including only equipment classes A, B, D, and E); or

   (ii) ITU-R M.493-13 and, in the case of Class D DSC equipment only, IEC
   62238 (both incorporated by reference, see § 80.7).

   (2)  Beginning  March  25,  2009,  the  Commission will not accept new
   applications (but will continue to process then-pending applications) for
   certification  of  non-portable  DSC  equipment that does not meet the
   requirements of ITU-R M.493-13 and, in the case of Class D DSC equipment
   only, IEC 62238 (both incorporated by reference, see § 80.7).

   (3)  Beginning  March  25,  2012,  the  Commission will not accept new
   applications (but will continue to process then-pending applications) for
   certification of handheld, portable DSC equipment that does not meet the
   requirements of ITU-R M.493-13 and, in the case of Class D DSC equipment
   only, IEC 62238 (both incorporated by reference, see § 80.7).

   (4) The manufacture, importation, sale or installation of non-portable DSC
   equipment that does not comply with either of the standards referenced in
   paragraph (a)(2) of this section is prohibited beginning March 25, 2011.

   (5)  The  manufacture,  importation, or sale of handheld, portable DSC
   equipment that does not comply with either of the standards referenced in
   paragraph (a)(3) of this section is prohibited beginning March 25, 2015.

   (6) Approved DSC equipment that has been manufactured, sold, and installed
   in  conformity  with  the  requirements  of  this  section may be used
   indefinitely.

   (b) Manufacturers of Class C DSC equipment to be used on United States
   vessels must affix a clearly discernible permanent plate or label visible
   from the operating controls containing the following:

   Warning. This equipment is designed to generate a digital maritime distress
   and safety signal to facilitate search and rescue. To be effective as a
   safety device, this equipment must be used only within communication range
   of a shore-based VHF marine channel 70 distress and safety watch system. The
   range  of  the  signal  may vary but under normal conditions should be
   approximately 20 nautical miles.

   (c) Selective calling equipment, other than that designed in accordance with
   paragraph (a) of this section, is authorized as follows:

   (1)   Equipment  used  in  conjunction  with  the  Automated  Maritime
   Telecommunications System (AMTS) in the band 216-220 MHz,

   (2)  Equipment  used  to  perform  a selective calling function during
   narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) operations in accordance with ITU-R
   M.476-5 or ITU-R M.625-3 or ITU-R M.493-13 (all incorporated by reference,
   see § 80.7), and

   (3) Equipment functioning under the provisions of § 80.207(a) includes the
   brief use of radiotelegraphy, including keying only the modulating audio
   frequency,  tone signals, and other signalling devices to establish or
   maintain communications provided that:

   (i) These signalling techniques are not used on frequencies designated for
   general purpose digital selective calling (DSC) and distress and safety DSC
   calling as listed in § 80.359;

   (ii) The authorized radiotelephone emission bandwidth is not exceeded;

   (iii) Documentation of selective calling protocols must be available to the
   general public; and,

   (iv) Harmful interference is not caused to stations operating in accordance
   with the International Radio Regulations.

   [ 54 FR 10009 , Mar. 9, 1989, as amended at  62 FR 40306 , July 28, 1997;  68 FR 46966 , Aug. 7, 2003;  73 FR 4482 , Jan. 25, 2008;  76 FR 67611 , Nov. 2, 2011]

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