{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-80.1115","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 80.1115","heading":"Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself in distress.","body":"(a) A station in the mobile or mobile-satellite service which learns that a mobile unit is in distress must initiate and transmit a distress alert relay in any of the following cases:\n(1) When the mobile unit in distress is not itself in a position to transmit the distress alert; or\n(2) When the master or person responsible for the mobile unit not in distress or the person responsible for the land station determines that further help is necessary.\n(b) A station transmitting a distress alert relay in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section or § 80.1121(c) must indicate that it is not itself in distress.","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":"a75aac99840202c50fabf5b694d14ecd2af6da0c55cf3b2d7473d617870b81d2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-80.1114","next":"us/47-cfr-80.1117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}