All transceivers,
VHF Marine hand held transceivers can be operated and licensed as follows:
a)Associated Ship Unit: A hand held VHF Marine transceiver can be operated under an existing valid ship station license under the following conditions only:
i)Except for safety purposes, the hand held transceivers must be used only to communicate with the ship station with which it is associated. Such associated ship units MAY NOT be operated from shore.
ii)The transmitting power is limited to ONE WATT only.
iii)The hand held transceiver must be identified by the call sign of the ship station along with its associated unit designator.
b)Portable Ship Station: The Commission may grant a station license permitting operation of a portable ship station aboard different vessels of the United States. Each application for a portable ship station license must include a showing that:
i)The station will be operated aboard vessel.
ii)A station license for portable equipment is necessary to eliminate separate applications to operate a ship station aboard different vessels.
c)Marine Utility Station: A utility station in the maritime mobile service consists of one or more hand held transceiver units licensed under a single authorization. Each unit is capable of operating while being hand carried by an individual. There are two types of stations authorized:
i)Marine Utility Coast - when transmitters are located on land; may communicate directly to vessel only.
ii)Marine Utility Coast/Ship - transmitters from land may communicate with vessels or when aboard a vessel, may communicate with other vessels or coast stations.
NOTE: A Marine Utility Ship license will not be authorized.
The station operates under the rules applicable to a private coast station when the unit(s) are on land and under the rules applicable to a ship station when the unit(s) are aboard a vessel.
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