§ 80.1103   Equipment authorization.

   (a) All equipment specified in § 80.1101 must be certified in accordance
   with subpart J of part 2 of this chapter specifically for GMDSS use,
   except for equipment used in the INMARSAT space segment which must be
   type-approved by INMARSAT and are subject to Supplier's Declaration of
   Conformity pursuant to the procedures in subpart J of part 2 of this
   chapter specifically for GMDSS use. The technical parameters of the
   equipment must conform to the performance standards as specified in
   § 80.1101. For emergency position-indicating radiobeacons operating on
   406.0-406.1 MHz (406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRBs) that were authorized prior to
   April 15, 1992, and meet the requirements of § 80.1101, the manufacturer
   may attest by letter that the equipment (indicate FCC ID#) meets the
   requirements of § 80.1101 and request that it be denoted as approved for
   GMDSS use.

   (b) Applicants for certification must submit with their applications
   measurement data sufficiently complete to ensure compliance with the
   technical parameters. The application must include the items listed in
   47 CFR 2.1033. Additional measurement data or information may be
   requested depending upon the equipment. For items not listed in § 2.1033
   of this chapter, the applicant must attest that the equipment complies
   with performance standards as specified in § 80.1101 and, where
   applicable, that measurements have been made that demonstrate the
   necessary compliance. Submission of representative data demonstrating
   compliance is not required unless requested by the Commission.

   (c) Applicants using Supplier's Declaration of Conformity must attest
   that the equipment complies with performance standards as specified in
   § 80.1101 and, where applicable, that measurements have been made that
   demonstrate the necessary compliance. Submission of representative data
   demonstrating compliance is not required unless requested by the
   Commission. An application must include the items listed in § § 2.931 and
   2.938 of this chapter and a copy of the type-approval certification
   indicating that equipment meets GMDSS standards and includes all
   peripheral equipment associated with the specific unit under review.

   Note 1 to paragraph (c): The verification procedure has been replaced
   by Supplier's Declaration of Conformity. Equipment previously
   authorized under subpart J of part 2 of this chapter may remain in use.
   See § 2.950 of this chapter.

   (d) Submission of a sample unit is not required unless specifically
   requested by the Commission.

   (e) In addition to the requirements in part 2 of this chapter,
   equipment specified in § 80.1101 shall be labeled as follows: “This
   device complies with the GMDSS provisions of part 80 of the FCC rules.”
   Such a label is not required for emergency position-indicating
   radiobeacons operating on 406.0-406.1 MHz (406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRBs) that
   were authorized prior to April 15, 1992.

   [ 57 FR 9065 , Mar. 16, 1992, as amended at  57 FR 44702 , Sept. 29, 1992;
    63 FR 36607 , July 7, 1998;  68 FR 46980 , Aug. 7, 2003;  69 FR 64680 , Nov.
   8, 2004;  73 FR 4491 , Jan. 25, 2008;  82 FR 50837 , Nov. 2, 2017]

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