---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 169.220"
title: "33"
number: "169.220"
heading: "When must a ship be fitted with LRIT equipment?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/169.220"
---

# §169.220. When must a ship be fitted with LRIT equipment?


A ship identified in [§ 169.205](/cfr/33/169.205.md) must be equipped with LRIT equipment—

- (a) **Before getting underway, if the ship is constructed on or after December 31, 2008.**
- (b) **By the first survey of the radio installation after December 31, 2008, if the ship is—**
  - (1) Constructed before December 31, 2008, and
  - (2) **Operates within—**
    - (i) One hundred (100) nautical miles of the United States baseline, or
    - (ii) Range of an Inmarsat geostationary satellite, or other Application Service Provider recognized by the Administration, with which continuous alerting is available.
- (c) **By the first survey of the radio installation after July 1, 2009, if the ship is—**
  - (1) Constructed before December 31, 2008, and
  - (2) Operates within the area or range specified in [paragraph (b)(2)](#b-2) of this section as well as outside the range of an Inmarsat geostationary satellite with which continuous alerting is available. While operating in the area or range specified in [paragraph (b)(2)](#b-2) of this section, however, a ship must install LRIT equipment by the first survey of the radio installation after December 31, 2008.

## 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.