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 vessels 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. FCC Form 503, application for Land Radio Station License is used when applying for a marine utility License.
USAGE GUIDE
Emergency | Calling | Monitoring | Intership Safety | U.S. Coast Guard |
Navigation | Port Operations | Noncommercial | Commercial | Marine Operator |
State Control | Environmental | Weather |
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