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47 CFR §80.1115

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  1. (a)A station in the mobile or mobile-satellite service which learns that a mobile unit is in distress must initiate and transmit a distress alert relay in any of the following cases:
    1. (1)When the mobile unit in distress is not itself in a position to transmit the distress alert; or
    2. (2)When the master or person responsible for the mobile unit not in distress or the person responsible for the land station determines that further help is necessary.
  2. (b)A station transmitting a distress alert relay in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section or § 80.1121(c) must indicate that it is not itself in distress.