Federal Communications Commission § 80.871

§ 80.863 Antenna system. § 80.867 Ship station tools, instruction books, circuit diagrams and testing (a) An antenna system must be in- equipment. stalled which is as nondirectional and (a) Each ship station must be pro- as efficient as is practicable for the vided with such tools, testing equip- transmission and reception of radio ment, instruction books and circuit ground waves over seawater. The in- diagrams to enable the radiotelephone stallation and construction of the re- installation to be maintained in effi- quired antenna must insure operation cient working condition while at sea. in time of emergency. Each ship station licensee must com- (b) If the required antenna is sus- pile a list of spare parts, tools, test pended between masts or other sup- equipment and circuit diagrams it con- ports liable to whipping, a safety link siders necessary for compliance with which, under heavy stress, will operate this requirement. This list must be to greatly reduce such stress without available at inspection. The Commis- breakage of the antenna, the halyards, sion may consider equipment manufac- or other antenna-supporting elements, turer lists of recommended spare parts, must be installed. tools, test equipment, and repair cir- (c) When an electrical ground connec- cuit diagrams in determining compli- tion is used as an element of the an- ance with this subsection. These items tenna system, the connection must be must be located convenient to the radio room. efficient. (b) The testing equipment must in- § 80.864 Emergency electric lights. clude an instrument or instruments for measuring A.C. volts, D.C. volts and (a) Emergency electric light(s) must ohms. be installed to illuminate the oper- ating controls of the radiotelephone in- § 80.868 Card of instructions. stallation at the principal operating A card of instructions giving a clear position, the card of instructions, and summary of the radiotelephone distress the radiotelephone station clock if the procedure must be securely mounted latter is not self-illuminated. and displayed in full view of the prin- (b) The emergency electric light(s) cipal operating position. must be energized from the reserve § 80.869 Test of radiotelephone station. power supply, if a reserve power supply is required. In cases where a reserve Unless the normal use of the required power supply is not required, the emer- radiotelephone station demonstrates gency lights must be energized inde- that the equipment is operating, a test pendently of the system which supplies communication on a required or work- ing frequency must be made each day the normal lighting. the ship is navigated. When this test is § 80.865 Radiotelephone station clock. performed by a person other than the master and the equipment is found to A clock having a face of at least 12.7 be defective the master must be cm (5 in.) in diameter must be mounted promptly notified. in a position that can be observed from the principal operating position. § 80.871 VHF radiotelephone station. [58 FR 44953, Aug. 25, 1993] (a) All passenger ships irrespective of size and all cargo ships of 300 gross § 80.866 Spare antenna. tons and upwards subject to part II of title III of the Communications Act or A spare transmitting antenna com- to the Safety Convention are required pletely assembled for immediate erec- to carry a VHF radiotelephone station tion must be provided. If the installed complying with this subpart. Ships transmitting antenna is suspended be- subject only to the Communications tween supports, this spare antenna Act may use a VHF radiotelephone in- must be a single-wire transmitting an- stallation meeting the technical stand- tenna of the same length and must also ards of the Bridge-to-Bridge Act to sat- include suitable insulators. isfy the watch requirements of

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