47 CFR § 80.288 - Direction finding and homing equipment.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s80.288"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 80.288 - Direction finding and homing equipment."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "80.288"
section_name: "Direction finding and homing equipment."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "80"
part_name: "STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "80"
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# 80.288 Direction finding and homing equipment.
Each compulsory ship of 1,600 gross tons or over whose keel was laid:
(a) *Prior to May 25, 1980,* must be equipped with radio direction finding apparatus in operating condition and approved by the Commission during an inspection.
(b) *On or after May 25, 1980,* must be equipped with radio direction finding apparatus having a homing capability in accordance with § 80.824.
[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 29960, June 1, 1998. Redesignated at 68 FR 46973, Aug. 7, 2003]