{"data":{"id":"us/47-u.s.c.-353a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 U.S.C. § 353a","heading":"Operators and watches on radiotelephone equipped ships","body":"(a) Each cargo ship which in accordance with this part is equipped with a radiotelephone station shall, for safety purposes, carry at least one operator who may be the master, an officer, or a member of the crew. (b) Each cargo ship of the United States which in accordance with this part is equipped with a radiotelephone station shall, while being navigated in the open sea outside of a harbor or port, maintain continuous watch whenever the station is not being used for authorized traffic.","path":["Title 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS","CHAPTER 5—WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc47@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:57Z","sha256":"1545150500a7718ab76ba08d7d51cbfad557b025ed0eb349395cc7833c621f86","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/47-u.s.c.-353","next":"us/47-u.s.c.-354"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}