T&T: Installation of Transmitters aboard vessels

[Chuck and Susan]

Mike, I believe your statement applies to Commercial installations and not
pleasure vessels. If that were the case a full 90% of SSB installations would
be illegal. And there is no stipulation on the FCC application for the install
by a licensed tech. In all of my years of installing SSB as part of what I do
for a living I have never met an FCC licensed tech. Many SSB radios are
installed on new boats and I can attest to the fact that no factory I have
dealt with has a FCC licensed tech on premisis. Icom and most other SSB
manufacturers sell their radios as a do-it-yourseld project. Chuck

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--- On Sun, 2/1/09, Mike. Maurice <mikem at yachtsdelivered.com> wrote:
 

FCC rules require an FCC licensed technician to install Marine SSB sets
(80.169). Ham radio transmitters can be installed by the operator, if
properly licensed. This does not mean that a HAM can legally install a
marine SSB set that will be used in the Marine bands, just because it
can or will be used by a licensed Ham, in the Ham bands.

All this presents some problems for US Flagged vessels built in foreign
countries and where the SSB set is installed at the factory. However, I
think anyone can hold the correct FCC license to do installations,
regardless of what country they live in or are citizen of.

VHF and radar sets can be installed by a non licensed individual if done
by or under the supervision of the station licensee, if the vessel is a
voluntarily equipped one. If a commercial or if required to have, the
installation has to be by a licensed technician. See FCC rules part
80.177 and 169.

Regards,
Mike