{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-80.312","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 80.312","heading":"Priority of distress transmissions.","body":"The distress call has absolute priority over all other transmissions. All stations which hear it must immediately cease any transmission capable of interfering with the distress traffic and must continue to listen on the frequency used for the emission of the distress call. This call must not be addressed to a particular station. Acknowledgement of receipt must not be given before the distress message which follows it is sent.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 80—STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES","Subpart G—Safety Watch Requirements and Procedures"],"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":"e5ddb736820f5be0f887d1376edd25d02a1ea9e31bf1deef0bb189ecd1e2cbd6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-80.311","next":"us/47-cfr-80.313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}