---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s15.830"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 15.830 - Radio Officers."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "15.830"section_name: "Radio Officers."chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN"part_number: "15"part_name: "MANNING REQUIREMENTS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"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."regulatory_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."cfr_part: "15"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s15.830
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
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.
# 15.830 Radio Officers.Radio Officers are required on certain merchant vessels of the United States. The determination of when a Radio Officer is required is based on the Federal Communications Commission requirements as found in 47 CFR parts 13 and 80.[CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 78001, 78008, Dec. 24, 2013]