Sec. 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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