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c) Marine Utility Station:
A utility station in the maritime mobile service consists of one or more hand
held transceiver units licensed under a single authorization. Each unit is capable
of operating while being hand carried by an individual. There are two types of
stations authorized:
i) Marine Utility Coast- when transmitters are located on land; may
communicate directly to vessels only.
ii) Marine Utility Coast/Ship- transmitters from land may communicate with
vessels or when aboard a vessel, may communicate with other vessels or coast
stations.
NOTE: A Marine Utility Ship license will not be authorized.
The station operates under the rules applicable to a private coast station when the unit
(s) are on land and under the rules applicable to a ship station when the unit(s) are
aboard a vessel. FCC Form 503, application for Land Radio Station License is used
when applying for a marine utility License.
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