Sec. 80.53  Application for a portable ship station license.

    (a) The Commission may grant a license permitting operation of a 
portable ship station aboard different vessels of the United States. 
Each application for a portable ship station must include a showing 
that:
    (1) The station will be operated as an established class of station 
on board ship, and
    (2) A station license for portable equipment is necessary to 
eliminate frequent application to operate a ship station on board 
different vessels.
    (b) [Reserved]