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47 U.S.C. § 381 — Vessels transporting more than six passengers for hire required to be equipped with radiotelephone
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Except as provided in [section 382 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section382&num=0&edition=prelim), it shall be unlawful for any vessel of the United States, transporting more than six passengers for hire, to be navigated in the open sea or any tidewater within the jurisdiction of the United States adjacent or contiguous to the open sea, unless such vessel is equipped with an efficient radiotelephone installation in operating condition.
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Except as provided in [section 382 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section382&num=0&edition=prelim), it shall be unlawful for any vessel of the United States, transporting more than six passengers for hire, to be navigated in the open sea or any tidewater within the jurisdiction of the United States adjacent or contiguous to the open sea, unless such vessel is equipped with an efficient radiotelephone installation in operating condition.
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The provisions of this part shall not apply to—
(1) vessels which are equipped with a radio installation in accordance with the provisions of part II of this subchapter, or in accordance with the radio requirements of the Safety Convention; and
(2) vessels of the United States belonging to and operated by the Government, and
(3) vessels navigating on the Great Lakes.
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For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires—
(1) **Advanced communications services** — The term “advanced communications services” means—
(A) interconnected VoIP service;
(B) non-interconnected VoIP service;
(C) electronic messaging service;
(D) interoperable video conferencing service; and
(E) any audio or video communications service used by inmates for the purpose of communicating with individuals outside the correctional institution where the inmate is held, regardless of technology used.
(2) **Affiliate** — The term “affiliate” means a person that (directly or indirectly) owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “own” means to own an equity interest (or the equivalent thereof) of more than 10 percent.
(3) **Amateur station** — The term “amateur station” means a radio station operated by a duly authorized person interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.
(4) **AT&T Consent Decree** — The term “AT&T Consent Decree” means the order entered August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States v. Western Electric, Civil Action No. 82–0192, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and includes any judgment or order with respect to such action entered on or after August 24, 1982.
(5) **Bell operating company** — The term “Bell operating company”—
(A) means any of the following companies: Bell Telephone Company of Nevada, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, New York Telephone Company,
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The Commission shall exempt from the provisions of this part any vessel, or class of vessels, in the case of which the route or conditions of the voyage, or other conditions or circumstances, are such as to render a radio installation unreasonable, unnecessary, or ineffective, for the purposes of this chapter.
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The Commission shall have authority with respect to any vessel subject to this part—
(1) to specify operating and technical conditions and characteristics including frequencies, emissions, power, communication capability and range, of installations required by reason of this part;
(2) to approve the details as to the location and manner of installation of the equipment required by this part or of equipment necessitated by reason of the purposes and requirements of this part;
(3) to approve installations, apparatus and spare parts necessary to comply with the purposes and requirements of this part;
(4) to prescribe such additional equipment as may be determined to be necessary to supplement that specified herein for the proper functioning of the radio installation installed in accordance with this part or for the proper conduct of radio communication in time of emergency or distress.
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The Commission or an entity designated by the Commission shall make such inspections as may be necessary to insure compliance with the requirements of this part. In accordance with such other provisions of law as apply to Government contracts, the Commission may enter into contracts with any person for the purpose of carrying out such inspections and certifying compliance with those requirements, and may, as part of any such contract, allow any such person to accept reimbursement from the license holder for travel and expense costs of any employee conducting an inspection or certification.
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The following forfeitures shall apply to this part in addition to penalties and forfeitures provided by subchapter V of this chapter:
**(a)** Any vessel of the United States that is navigated in violation of the provisions of this part or of the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $5,000 recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each day during which such navigation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
**(b)** Every willful failure on the part of the master of a vessel of the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of this part or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof shall cause him to forfeit to the United States the sum of $1,000.
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**(a) Recovery** The forfeitures provided for in this chapter shall be payable into the Treasury of the United States, and shall be recoverable, except as otherwise provided with respect to a forfeiture penalty determined under [section 503(b)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section503/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim), in a civil suit in the name of the United States brought in the district where the person or carrier has its principal operating office or in any district through which the line or system of the carrier runs: Provided, That any suit for the recovery of a forfeiture imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be a trial de novo: Provided further, That in the case of forfeiture by a ship, said forfeiture may also be recoverable by way of libel in any district in which such ship shall arrive or depart. Such forfeitures shall be in addition to any other general or specific penalties provided in this chapter. It shall be the duty of the various United States attorneys, under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, to prosecute for the recovery of forfeitures under this chapter. The costs and expenses of such prosecutions shall be paid from the appropriation for the expenses of the courts of the United States.
**(b) Remission and mitigation** The forfeitures imposed by subchapter II, parts II and III of subchapter III, and sections 503(b) and 507 of this title shall be subject to remission or mitigation by the Commission under such regulations and methods of ascertaining the facts as may seem to it advisable, and, if suit has been instituted, the Attorney General, upon request of the Commission, shall direct the discontinuance of any prosecution to recover such forfeitures: Provid
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 362
the Commission over all matters connected with
the radio equipment and its operation on ship-
board and its decision and determination in re-
gard to the radio requirements, installations, or
exemptions from prescribed radio requirements
shall be final, subject only to review in accord-
ance with law.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 363, formerly
§ 361, as added May 20, 1937, ch. 229, § 10(b), 50
Stat. 196; renumbered § 363, Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 729,
§ 2(a)(1), 68 Stat. 706.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective May 20, 1937, see section 16 of act
May 20, 1937, set out as a note under section 351 of this
title.
§ 362. Forfeitures; recovery
The following forfeitures shall apply to this
part, in addition to the penalties and forfeitures
provided by subchapter V of this chapter:
(a) Any ship that leaves or attempts to leave
any harbor or port of the United States in viola-
tion of the provisions of this part, or the rules
and regulations of the Commission made in pur-
suance thereof, or any ship of the United States
that is navigated outside of any harbor or port
in violation of any of the provisions of this part,
or the rules and regulations of the Commission
made in pursuance thereof, shall forfeit to the
United States the sum of $5,000, recoverable by
way of suit or libel. Each such departure or at-
tempted departure, and in the case of a ship of
the United States each day during which such
navigation occurs shall constitute a separate of-
fense.
(b) Every willful failure on the part of the
master of a ship of the United States to enforce
or to comply with the provisions of this chapter
or the rules and regulations of the Commission
as to equipment, operato
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