---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 80.903"
title: "47"
number: "80.903"
heading: "Inspection of radiotelephone installation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/80.903"
---

# §80.903. Inspection of radiotelephone installation.


Every vessel subject to Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must have a detailed inspection of the radio installation by an FCC-licensed technician in accordance with [§ 80.59](/cfr/47/80.59.md) once every five years. The FCC-licensed technician must use the latest FCC Information Bulletin, How to Conduct an Inspection of a Small Passenger Vessel. If the ship passes the inspection, the technician will issue a Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate. Communications Act Radiotelephony Certificates may be obtained from the Commission's National Call Center—(888) 225-5322—or from its forms contractor.


## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 29660, June 1, 1998]

### 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.

### Amendments

[63 FR 29660, June 1, 1998]