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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 359. Certificates of compliance; issuance, modification, and cancellation
(a) Each vessel of the United States to which the Safety
Convention applies shall comply with the radio and communication
provisions of said Convention at all times while the vessel is in
use, in addition to all other requirements of law, and shall have
on board an appropriate certificate as prescribed by the Safety
Convention.
(b) Appropriate certificates concerning the radio particulars
provided for in said Convention shall be issued upon proper request
to any vessel which is subject to the radio provisions of the
Safety Convention and is found by the Commission to comply
therewith. Cargo ship safety radio telegraphy certificates, cargo
ship safety radiotelephony certificates, and exemption certificates
with respect to radio particulars shall be issued by the
Commission. Other certificates concerning the radio particulars
provided for in the said Convention shall be issued by the
Commandant of the Coast Guard or whatever other agency is
authorized by law to do so upon request of the Commission made
after proper inspection or determination of the facts. If the
holder of a certificate violates the radio provisions of the Safety
Convention or the provisions of this chapter, or the rules,
regulations, or conditions prescribed by the Commission, and if the
effective administration of the Safety Convention or of this part
so requires, the Commission, after hearing in accordance with law,
is authorized to modify or cancel a certificate which it has
issued, or to request the modification or cancellation of a
certificate which has been issued by another agency upon the
Commission's request. Upon receipt of such request for modification
or cancellation, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, or whatever
agency is authorized by law to do so, shall modify or cancel the
certificate in accordance therewith.
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