33 U.S.C. § 1205 : US Code - Section 1205: Radiotelephone capability; maintenance; restoration; consequences of loss: navigation of vessel

Search 33 U.S.C. § 1205 : US Code - Section 1205: Radiotelephone capability; maintenance; restoration; consequences of loss: navigation of vessel

Whenever radiotelephone capability is required by this chapter, a
vessel's radiotelephone equipment shall be maintained in effective
operating condition. If the radiotelephone equipment carried aboard
a vessel ceases to operate, the master shall exercise due diligence
to restore it or cause it to be restored to effective operating
condition at the earliest practicable time. The failure of a
vessel's radiotelephone equipment shall not, in itself, constitute
a violation of this chapter, nor shall it obligate the master of
any vessel to moor or anchor his vessel; however, the loss of
radiotelephone capability shall be given consideration in the
navigation of the vessel.