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All transceivers, hand-helds included, operated in the Maritime Radio Services are required
to be operated under an appropriate maritime station license. Operation of hand held VHF
Marine transceivers without proper station license can lead to fines and/or administrative
sanctions issued against its user and/or owner.
VHF Marine hand held transceivers can be operated and licensed as follows:
a) Associated Ship Unit: A hand held VHF Marine transceiver can be operated under an
existing valid ship station license under the following conditions only:
i) Except for safety purposes, the hand held transceivers must be used only to
communicate with the ship station with which it is associated. Such associated ship
units MAY NOT be operated from shore.
ii) The transmitting power is limited to ONE WATT only.
iii) The hand held transceiver must be identified by the call sign of the ship station
along with its associated unit designator.
b) Portable Ship Station: The Commission may grant a station license permitting
operation of a portable ship station aboard different vessels of the United States.
Each application for a portable ship station license must include a showing that:
i) The station will be operated aboard vessel.
ii) A station license for portable equipment is necessary to eliminate separate
applications to operate a ship station aboard different vessels.
c) Marine Utility Station: A utility station in the maritime mobile service consists of one
or more hand held transceiver units licensed under a single authorization. Each unit is
capable of operating while being hand carried by an individual. There are two types of
stations authorized:
i) Marine Utility Coast - when transmitters are located on land; may communicate
directly to vessel only.
ii) Marine Utility Coast/Ship - transmitters from land may communicate with vessels
or when aboard a vessel, may communicate with other vessels or coast stations.
NOTE: A Marine Utility Ship license will not be authorized.
The station operates under the rules applicable to a private coast station when the unit(s) are
on land and under the rules applicable to a ship station when the unit(s) are aboard a vessel.