1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I
  4. part 15
  5. subpart H
  6. § 15.817

View all text of Subpart H [§ 15.801 - § 15.865]

§ 15.817 - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Radio Operator.

Every person in the required complement of deck officers, including the Master, on seagoing vessels equipped with a GMDSS, except those vessels listed in § 15.105(f) and (g), must provide evidence of a valid STCW endorsement as GMDSS Radio Operator.

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 78007, Dec. 24, 2013]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 3306, 3703, 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8301, 8304, 8502, 8503, 8701, 8702, 8901, 8902, 8903, 8904, 8905(b), 8906 and 9102; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; and DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

SOURCE: CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93118, Nov. 25, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 15.817