47 CFR 80.165 - Operator requirements for voluntary stations.

Regulations last checked for updates: Mar 10, 2026

Title 47 - Telecommunication last revised: Feb 26, 2026

§ 80.165 - Operator requirements for voluntary stations.

Minimum Operator License

Ship Morse telegraph	T.
Ship direct-printing telegraph	MP.
Ship telephone, with or without DSC, more than 250 watts carrier power or 1,000 watts peak envelope power	PG.
Ship telephone, with or without DSC, not more than 250 watts carrier power or 1,000 watts peak envelope power	MP.
Ship telephone, with or without DSC, not more than 100 watts carrier power or 400 watts peak envelope power
Above 30 MHz	None. ¹
Below 30 MHz	RP.
Ship earth station	RP.

¹ RP required for compulsory ships and international voyages.

[76 FR 67611, Nov. 2, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 23155, Apr. 18, 2013]

authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-155,301; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377

source: 51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 47 CFR 80.165