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Code · U.S. Code · Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS · CHAPTER 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION · SUBCHAPTER III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO · § 381

§ 381. Vessels transporting more than six passengers for hire required to be equipped with radiotelephone

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Except as provided in section 382 of this title, it shall be unlawful for any vessel of the United States, transporting more than six passengers for hire, to be navigated in the open sea or any tidewater within the jurisdiction of the United States adjacent or contiguous to the open sea, unless such vessel is equipped with an efficient radiotelephone installation in operating condition.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 381, as added Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1, 70 Stat. 1047; amended Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 303(a)(20)(A), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4295.)
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  • June 19, 1934, ch. 652
  • Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1
  • 70 Stat. 1047
  • Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 303(a)(20)(A)
  • 108 Stat. 4295
  • Pub. L. 103–414
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§ 381
Vessels transporting more than six passengers for hire required to be equipped with radiotelephone
U.S.C.×7
Stat. Comp.×1
ActJune 19, 1934, ch. 652
ActAug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1
Stat.70 Stat. 1047
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 303(a)(20)(A)
Stat.108 Stat. 4295
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