Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-102
§322 Exchanging Radio Communications Between Land and Ship Stations and From Ship to Ship
Title 47 › CHAPTER 5 — WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › SUBCHAPTER III — SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I — General Provisions › § 322
Summary
Public land radio stations that serve the public and link the shore with ships or aircraft at sea must, during normal operations, exchange radio signals with any ship or aircraft at sea. Ships and aircraft must do the same with each other and with those land stations, regardless of the radio systems they use.
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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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47 U.S.C. § 322
Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102