Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73

§322 Exchanging radio communications between land and ship stations and from ship to ship

Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions › § 322

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Land-based radio stations that serve the public between the shore and ships or airplanes at sea must, as part of their normal work, send and receive radio messages with any ship or aircraft station at sea. Ship and aircraft radio stations must also, as part of their normal work, exchange messages with other ships or aircraft or with those land stations. They must do this no matter what type of radio equipment each uses.

Full Legal Text

Title 47, §322

Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Every land station open to general public service between the coast and vessels or aircraft at sea shall, within the scope of its normal operations, be bound to exchange radio communications or signals with any ship or aircraft station at sea; and each station on shipboard or aircraft at sea shall, within the scope of its normal operations, be bound to exchange radio communications or signals with any other station on shipboard or aircraft at sea or with any land station open to general public service between the coast and vessels or aircraft at sea: Provided, That such exchange of radio communication shall be without distinction as to radio systems or instruments adopted by each station.

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1937—Act May 20, 1937, provided for radio communications with aircraft stations.

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Citation

47 U.S.C. § 322

Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73