46 CFR § 15.818 - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) At-sea Maintainer.
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s15.818
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
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Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
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 D... 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.
# 15.818 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) At-sea Maintainer.Every person employed or engaged to maintain GMDSS equipment at sea, when the service of a person so designated is used to meet the maintenance requirements of SOLAS Regulation IV/15 (incorporated by reference, see § 15.103), must provide documentary evidence that they are competent to maintain GMDSS equipment at sea.[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 78008, Dec. 24, 2013]