47 CFR 80.301
§ 80.301 Watch requirements.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 80.301, § 80.301 Watch requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/237461
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(a) Each public coast station licensed to operate in the band 1605-3500 kHz must monitor such frequency(s) as are used for working or, at the licensee's discretion, maintain a watch on 2182 kHz.
(b) Except for distress, urgency or safety messages, coast stations must not transmit on 2182 kHz during the silence periods for three minutes twice each hour beginning at x h.00 and x h.30 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
(c) Each public coast station must provide assistance for distress communications when requested by the Coast Guard.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.