§80.1115. Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself in distress.
47 C.F.R. § 80.1115
A station in the mobile or mobile-satellite service which learns that a mobile unit is in distress must initiate and transmit a distress alert relay in any of the following cases:
When the mobile unit in distress is not itself in a position to transmit the distress alert; or
When the master or person responsible for the mobile unit not in distress or the person responsible for the land station determines that further help is necessary.
A station transmitting a distress alert relay in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section or § 80.1121(c) must indicate that it is not itself in distress.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377.
Source
Source: 51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.