47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–12 Edition) § 87.39

§ 87.39 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–12 Edition)

(3) The operation of a developmental frequency may be restricted to one or station must not cause harmful inter- more geographical areas. ference to stations regularly author- (c) Government frequencies. Fre- ized to use the frequency. quencies allocated exclusively to fed- (f) Report of operation required. A re- eral government radio stations may be port on the results of the develop- licensed. The applicant for a govern- mental program must be filed within 60 ment frequency must provide a satis- days of the expiration of the license. A factory showing that such assignment report must accompany a request for is required for inter-communication renewal of the license. Matters which with government stations or required the applicant does not wish to disclose for coordination with activities of the publicly may be so labeled; they will be federal government. The Commission used solely for the Commission’s infor- will coordinate with the appropriate mation. However, public disclosure is government agency before a govern- governed by § 0.467 of the Commission’s ment frequency is assigned. rules. The report must include the fol- (d) Assigned frequency. The frequency lowing: coinciding with the center of an au- (1) Results of operation to date. thorized bandwidth of emission must (2) Analysis of the results obtained. be specified as the assigned frequency. (3) Copies of any published reports. For single sideband emission, the car- (4) Need for continuation of the pro- rier frequency must also be specified. gram. § 87.43 Operation during emergency. (5) Number of hours of operation on each authorized frequency during the A station may be used for emergency term of the license to the date of the communications in a manner other report. than that specified in the station license or in the operating rules when [53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, as amended at 54 normal communication facilities are FR 11719, Mar. 22, 1989; 63 FR 68957, Dec. 14, disrupted. The Commission may order 1998] the discontinuance f any such emergency service. § 87.39 Equipment acceptable for licensing. § 87.45 Time in which station is placed Transmitters listed in this part must in operation. be certificated for a particular use by This section applies only to unicom the Commission based upon technical stations and radionavigation land sta- requirements contained in subpart D of tions, excluding radionavigation land this part. test stations. When a new license has [53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, as amended at 63 been issued or additional operating fre- FR 36607, July 7, 1998] quencies have been authorized, the station or frequencies must be placed in § 87.41 Frequencies. operation no later than one year from (a) Applicant responsibilities. The ap- the date of the grant. The licensee plicant must propose frequencies to be must notify the Commission in accord- used by the station consistent with the ance with § 1.946 of this chapter that applicant’s eligibility, the proposed op- the station or frequencies have been eration and the frequencies available placed in operation. for assignment. Applicants must co- [69 FR 32879, June 14, 2004] operate in the selection and use of frequencies in order to minimize inter- § 87.47 Application for a portable air- ference and obtain the most effective craft station license. use of stations. See subpart E and the A person may apply for a portable appropriate subpart applicable to the aircraft radio station license if the class of station being considered. need exists to operate the same station (b) Licensing limitations. Frequencies on more than one U.S. aircraft. are available for assignment to stations on a shared basis only and will § 87.51 Aircraft earth station commis- not be assigned for the exclusive use of sioning. any licensee. The use of any assigned (a) [Reserved]

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(b) Aircraft earth stations authorized nated under the provisions of Section to operate in the Inmarsat space seg- 303(q) of the Communications Act of ment must display the Commission li- 1934, as amended, shall operate and cense together with the commissioning maintain the antenna structure paint- certificate issued by Inmarsat. Not- ing and lighting in accordance with withstanding the requirements of this part 17 of this chapter. In the event of paragraph, aircraft earth stations may default by the owner, each licensee or operate in the Inmarsat space segment permittee shall be individually respon- without an Inmarsat-issued commis- sible for conforming to the require- sioning certificate if written approval ments pertaining to antenna structure is obtained from Inmarsat in addition painting and lighting. to the license from the Commission. [61 FR 4368, Feb. 6, 1996] [57 FR 45749, Oct. 5, 1992, as amended at 63 FR 68957, Dec. 14, 1998] § 87.77 Availability for inspections. The licensee must make the station Subpart C—Operating and its records available for inspection Requirements and Procedures upon request.

OPERATING REQUIREMENTS RADIO OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS

§ 87.69 Maintenance tests. § 87.87 Classification of operator li- The licensee may make routine censes and endorsements. maintenance tests on equipment other (a) Commercial radio operator li- than emergency locator transmitters if censes issued by the Commission are there is no interference with the com- classified in accordance with the Radio munications of any other station. Pro- Regulations of the International Tele- cedures for conducting tests on emer- communication Union. gency locator transmitters are con- (b) The following licenses are issued tained in subpart F. by the Commission. International classification, if different from the license § 87.71 Frequency measurements. name, is given in parentheses. The li- A licensed operator must measure censes and their alphanumeric desig- the operating frequencies of all land- nator are listed in descending order. based transmitters at the following (1) T–1 First Class Radiotelegraph times: Operator’s Certificate (a) When the transmitter is origi- (2) T–2 Second Class Radiotelegraph nally installed; Operator’s Certificate (b) When any change or adjustment is (3) G General Radiotelephone Oper- made in the transmitter which may af- ator Licenes (radiotelephone operator’s fect an operating frequency; or general certificate) (c) When an operating frequency has (4) T–3 Third Class Radiotelegraph shifted beyond tolerance. Operator’s Certificate (radiotelegraph operator’s special certificate) § 87.73 Transmitter adjustments and (5) MP Marine Radio Operator Permit tests. (radiotelephone operator’s restricted A general radiotelephone operator certificate) must directly supervise and be respon- (6) RP Restricted Radiotelephone Op- sible for all transmitter adjustments or erator Permit (radiotelephone opera- tests during installation, servicing or tor’s restricted certificate) maintenance of a radio station. A general radiotelephone operator must be § 87.89 Minimum operator require- responsible for the proper functioning ments. of the station equipment. (a) A station operator must hold a commercial radio operator license or § 87.75 Maintenance of antenna struc- permit, except as listed in paragraph ture marking and control equip- (d). ment. (b) The minimum operator license or The owner of each antenna structure permit required for operation of each required to be painted and/or illumi- specific classification is:

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