U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

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Author: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel"

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§ 363. Automated Ship Distress and Safety Systems

     Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other provision of law or regulation, a ship documented under the laws of the United States operating in accordance with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System provisions of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention shall not be required to be equipped with a radio telegraphy station operated by one or more radio officers or operators. This section shall take effect for each vessel upon a determination by the United States Coast Guard that such vessel has the equipment required to implement the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System installed and operating in good working condition.

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 365, as added Pub. L. 104–104, title II, § 206, Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 114.)

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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 363. Automated Ship Distress and Safety Systems," U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs in U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed March 29, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QBMM73D2QWSF1MR.

MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 363. Automated Ship Distress and Safety Systems." U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, in U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 29 Mar. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QBMM73D2QWSF1MR.

Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 363. Automated Ship Distress and Safety Systems' in U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 29 March 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QBMM73D2QWSF1MR.