🔍 Key Concepts

• FCC maritime radio regulations (47 CFR Part 80) for required documents on board • Difference between a vessel’s inspection documents and its radio-related documents • What must be carried specifically because a radiotelephone is installed

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: which of these items is a formal authorization from the government to operate a radio on a specific vessel? • Which choices could be useful references, and which are actually required legal documents tied to the presence of a radiotelephone? • Consider: if the radiotelephone were removed, which of these documents would no longer be necessary on board?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option is an official authorization to operate the radio equipment, not just information or reference material • Eliminate any item that is already required (or not required) for vessels even without a radiotelephone • Think about what document an inspector or FCC official would specifically ask to see for the radio installation