{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-80.157","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 80.157","heading":"Radio officer defined.","body":"A radio officer means a person holding a First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, or Radiotelegraph Operator License issued by the Commission, who is employed to operate a ship radio station in compliance with Part II of Title III of the Communications Act. Such a person is also required to be licensed as a radio officer by the U.S. Coast Guard when employed to operate a ship radiotelegraph station.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 80—STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES","Subpart D—Operator Requirements"],"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":"d3ff6334a8f2e48112133ebcf180cff4358bcdf1817aa991c2396f0626091f5c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-80.156","next":"us/47-cfr-80.159"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}