---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 169.215"
title: "33"
number: "169.215"
heading: "How must a ship transmit position reports?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/169.215"
---

# §169.215. How must a ship transmit position reports?


A ship must transmit position reports using Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) equipment that has been type-approved by their Administration. To be type-approved by the Coast Guard, LRIT equipment must meet the requirements of IMO Resolutions A.694(17), MSC.210(81), and MSC.254(83), and IEC standard IEC 60945 (Incorporated by reference, see [§ 169.15](/cfr/33/169.15.md)).


## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2005-22612, 73 FR 23319, Apr. 29, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70005, 70034, 70115, Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-5525, 64 FR 29234, June 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted.