47 U.S.C. § 381 — Vessels transporting more than six passengers for hire required to be equipped with radiotelephone

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U.S. vessels carrying more than six paying passengers must have a working radiotelephone. This rule applies when the vessel travels on the open sea or connected U.S. tidewaters.

Except as allowed under section 382, it is illegal for a U.S. vessel that carries more than six paying passengers to sail on the open sea, or on any tidewater within U.S. jurisdiction that connects or is adjacent to the open sea, unless the vessel has an efficient radiotelephone installed and in working, operating condition.

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Except as provided in section 382 of this title, it shall be unlawful for any vessel of the United States, transporting more than six passengers for hire, to be navigated in the open sea or any tidewater within the jurisdiction of the United States adjacent or contiguous to the open sea, unless such vessel is equipped with an efficient radiotelephone installation in operating condition.

Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 381, as added Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1, 70 Stat. 1047; amended Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 303(a)(20)(A), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4295.)

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1934Enacted · Act of June 19, 1934, ch. 652 · 70 Stat. 1047
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-414 · 108 Stat. 4295

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