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FCC 80.1071
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 | 2016
§ 80.1071   Exemptions.

   (a) In certain circumstances, partial or conditional exemptions may be
   granted to individual ships from the requirements of § § 80.1085, 80.1087,
   80.1089,  80.1091,  and  80.1093  provided: such ships comply with the
   functional requirements of § 80.1081 and a showing is made that such an
   exemption will not have a material effect upon the general efficiency of the
   service for the safety of all ships.

   (b) An exemption may be granted under paragraph (a) of this section only:

   (1)  If the conditions affecting safety are such as to render the full
   application  of  § § 80.1085,  80.1087,  80.1089,  80.1091,  and 80.1093
   unreasonable or unnecessary or otherwise not in the public interest;

   (2) In exceptional circumstances, for a single voyage outside the sea area
   or sea areas for which the ship is equipped.

   (c) All fishing vessels of 300 gross tons and upward are exempt from subpart
   W requirements applicable for carriage of VHF-DSC and MF-DSC equipment until
   one year after the USCG establishes GMDSS coast facilities for Sea Areas A1
   and A2, if the following provisions are met:

   (1) The ship is equipped with:

   (i) A VHF radiotelephone installation.

   (ii) A MF or HF radiotelephone installation.

   (iii)  A Category 1, 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB meeting the requirements of
   § 80.1061;

   (iv) A NAVTEX receiver meeting the requirements of § 80.1101(c)(1);

   (v) Survival craft equipment meeting the requirements of § 80.1095;

   (vi)  A  Search  and  Rescue  Transponder  meeting the requirements of
   § 80.1101(c)(6); and

   (2) The ship remains within coverage of a VHF coast station and maintains a
   continuous watch on VHF Channel 16; or

   (3) The vessel remains within coverage of an MF coast station and maintains
   a continuous watch on 2182 kHz and VHF Channel 16.

   [ 57 FR 9065 , Mar. 16, 1992, as amended at  68 FR 46975 , Aug. 7, 2003;  73 FR 4489 , Jan. 25, 2008]

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