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Code · U.S. Code · Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS · CHAPTER 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION · SUBCHAPTER III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO · § 353a

§ 353a. Operators and watches on radiotelephone equipped ships

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(a)Each cargo ship which in accordance with this part is equipped with a radiotelephone station shall, for safety purposes, carry at least one operator who may be the master, an officer, or a member of the crew.
(b)Each cargo ship of the United States which in accordance with this part is equipped with a radiotelephone station shall, while being navigated in the open sea outside of a harbor or port, maintain continuous watch whenever the station is not being used for authorized traffic.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 354, as added Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 729, § 2(b), 68 Stat. 706; amended Pub. L. 89–121, § 5, Aug. 13, 1965, 79 Stat. 514.)
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  • June 19, 1934, ch. 652
  • Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 729, § 2(b)
  • 68 Stat. 706
  • Pub. L. 89–121, § 5
  • 79 Stat. 514
  • Pub. L. 89–121
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§ 353a
Operators and watches on radiotelephone equipped ships
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ActJune 19, 1934, ch. 652
ActAug. 13, 1954, ch. 729, § 2(b)
Stat.68 Stat. 706
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–121, § 5
Stat.79 Stat. 514
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