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PUBLIC LAW 985-AUG. 6, 1956

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STAT.

" P A R T III — E A D I O INSTALLATIONS ON VESSELS CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR H I R E

50 Stat. 192. 47 USC 351.

Exemptions.

Authority.

Inspections. Forfeittu-es. 48 Stat. 1100. 47 USC 501.

50 Stat. 197. 68 Stat. 729. 47 USC 504.

"SEC, 381. Except as provided in section 382, it shall be unlawful for any vessel of the United States, transporting more than six passengers for hire, to be navigated in the open sea or any tidewater within the jurisdiction of the United States adj<icent or contiguous to the open sea, unless such vessel is equipped with an efficient radiotelephone installation in operating condition. "SEC. 382. The provisions of this part shall not apply to— "(1) vessels which are equipped with a radio installation in accordance with the provisions of part II of title III of this Act, or in accordance with the radio requirements of the Safety Convention; and "(2) vessels of the United States belonging to and operated by the Government, except a vessel of the United States Maritime Administration, the Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, or the Panama Railroad Company, and "(3) vessels navigating on the Great Lakes. "SEC. 383. The Commission shall exempt from the provisions of this part any vessel, or class of vessels, in the case of which the route or conditions of the voyage, or other conditions or circumstances, are such as to render a radio installation unreasonable, unnecessary, or ineffective, for the purposes of this Act. "SEC. 384. The Commission shall have authority with respect to any vessel subject to this part— "(1) to specify operating and technical conditions and characteristics including frequencies, emissions, power, communication capability and range, of installations required by reason of this part; "(2) to approve the details as to the location and manner of installation of the equipment required by this part or of equipment necessitated by reason of the purposes and requirements of this part; "(3) to approve installations, apparatus and spare parts necessary to comply with the purposes and requirements of this part; "(4) to prescribe such additional equipment as may be determined to be necessary to supplement that specified herein for the proper functioning of the radio installation installed in accordance with this part or for the proper conduct of radio communication in time of emergency or distress. "SEC. 385. The Commission shall make such inspections as may be necessary to insure compliance with the requirements of this part. "SEC. 386. The following forfeitures shall apply to this part in addition to penalties and forfeitures provided by title V of this Act: " (a) Any vessel of the United States that is navigated in violation of the provisions of this part or of the rules any regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $500 recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each day during which such navigation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. "(b) Every willful failure on the part of the master of a vessel of the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of this part or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof shall cause him to forfeit to the United States the sum of $100." SEC. 2. Section 504(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, is amended by deleting "part II of title III and section 507", and inserting in lieu thereof "parts II and III of title III and section 507".

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