{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-80.1081","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 80.1081","heading":"Functional requirements.","body":"Ships, while at sea, must be capable:\n(a) Except as provided in §§ 80.1087(a)(1) and 80.1091(a)(4)(iii), of transmitting ship-to-shore distress alerts by at least two separate and independent means, each using a different radiocommunication service;\n(b) Of receiving shore-to-ship distress alerts;\n(c) Of transmitting and receiving ship-to-ship distress alerts;\n(d) Of transmitting and receiving search and rescue co-ordinating communications;\n(e) Of transmitting and receiving on-scene communications;\n(f) Of transmitting and receiving signals for locating;\n(g) Of transmitting and receiving maritime safety information;\n(h) Of transmitting and receiving general radiocommunications to and from shore-based radio sytsems or networks; and\n(i) Of transmitting and receiving bridge-to-bridge communications.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 80—STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES","Subpart W—Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"2aa5a8f64799b540139b1bdcaa0194dc7754406b5b42c5031f3bb361ac4c91e6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-80.1077","next":"us/47-cfr-80.1083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}