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47 U.S.C. § 385 — Inspections
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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 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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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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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 385
amending sections 153 and 504 of this title] shall take
effect March 1, 1957.’’
§ 382. Vessels excepted from radiotelephone re-
quirement
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 Con-
vention; and
(2) vessels of the United States belonging to
and operated by the Government, and
(3) vessels navigating on the Great Lakes.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 382, as added
Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, § 1, 70 Stat. 1048; amended
Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 303(a)(20)(B), Oct. 25,
1994, 108 Stat. 4295; Pub. L. 104–104, title IV,
§ 403(h)(2), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 131.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Part II of this subchapter, referred to in par. (1), is
classified to section 351 et seq. of this title.
AMENDMENTS
1996—Par. (2). Pub. L. 104–104 struck out ‘‘except a
vessel of the United States Maritime Administration,
the Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, or the
Panama Canal Company,’’ after ‘‘the Government,’’.
1994—Pub. L. 103–414 inserted section catchline.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Mar. 1, 1957, see section 4 of act Aug.
6, 1956, set out as a note under section 381 of this title.
§ 383. Exemptions by Commission
The Commission shall exempt from the provi-
sions 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
cir-
cumstances, are such as to render a radio instal-
lation unreasonable, unnecessary, or ineffective,
for the purposes of this chapter.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, titl
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