47 CFR 97.11
§ 97.11 Stations aboard ships or aircraft.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 97.11, § 97.11 Stations aboard ships or aircraft, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/238562
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(a) The installation and operation of an amateur station on a ship or aircraft must be approved by the master of the ship or pilot in command of the aircraft.
(b) The station must be separate from and independent of all other radio apparatus installed on the ship or aircraft, except a common antenna may be shared with a voluntary ship radio installation. The station's transmissions must not cause interference to any other apparatus installed on the ship or aircraft.
(c) The station must not constitute a hazard to the safety of life or property. For a station aboard an aircraft, the apparatus shall not be operated while the aircraft is operating under Instrument Flight Rules, as defined by the FAA, unless the station has been found to comply with all applicable FAA Rules.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.