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PUBLIC LAW 584-AUG. 13, 1954
[68 ST A T.
Redesignation of " °'^*
SEC. 2. (a) Such Act is amended by— (1) redesignating sections 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, and 362 thereof as sections 355, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 47 USC 354-362, and 364 thereof, respectively; and (2) amending each such section number wherever it appears therein to conform to the redesignation prescribed by paragraph (1) of this subsection. (b) Such Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 353 thereof, the following new section: " O P E R A TO R S, WATCHES—^RADIOTELEPHONE EQUIPPED SHIPS
"SEC. 354. (a) Each cargo ship fitted with a radiotelephone installation in accordance with section 356 shall, for safety purposes, carry at least one qualified operator who may be a member of the crew holding only a certificate for radio telephony. (b) Each cargo ship of the United States fitted with a radiotelephone installation in accordance with section 356 shall, while being navigated outside a harbor or port, keep a listening watch in such manner and during such periods as determined by the Commission." (c) That portion of section 355 of such Act, as redesignated hereby, which precedes subsection (b) thereof is amended to read as follows: " T E C H N I C A L REQUIREMENTS—^RADIOTELEGRAPH EQUIPPED SHIPS
"SEC. 355. The radio installation and the radio direction finding apparatus required by section 351 of this part shall comply with the following requirements: " (a) The radio installation shall comprise a main and an emergency or reserve radiotelegraph installation: Provided, That, in the case of an existing installation on a cargo ship and a new installation on a cargo ship of five hundred gross tons and upwards but less than one thousand six hundred gross tons, if the main installation complies with all requirements of an emergency or reserve installation, the emergency or reserve installation may be omitted, except that a separate emergency receiver must, in all cases, be provided." (d) Such Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 355 thereof, as redesignated hereby, the following new section: " T E C H N I C A L REQUIREMENTS—RADIOTELEPHONE EQUIPPED SHIPS
"SEC. 356. Cargo ships of less than sixteen hundred gross tons may, in lieu of the radiotelegraph installation prescribed by section 355, carry a radiotelephone installation meeting the following requirements: " (a) The ship's radiotelephone installation shall be in the upper part of the ship and, unless situated on the bridge, there shall be efficient communication with the bridge. " (b) The radiotelephone installation shall be capable of transmitting and receiving on the frequencies and with types of emissions designated by the Commission pursuant to law for the purpose of distress and safety of navigation. "(c) The transmitter shall be capable of transmitting clearly perceptible signals from ship to ship during daytime, under normal conditions and circumstances, over a minimum normal range of one hundred and fifty nautical miles. " (d) There shall be available at all times a source of energy sufficient to operate the installation over the normal range required by paragraph (c). If batteries are provided they shall have sufficient capacity to operate the transmitter and receiver for at least six hours
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