Scope of communications.

(a) Maritime support stations are land stations authorized to operate at permanent locations or temporary unspecified locations. (b) Maritime support stations are authorized to conduct the following operations: (1) Training of personnel in maritime telecommunications; (2) Transmissions necessary for the test and maintenance of maritime radio equipment at repair shops and at temporary unspecified locations; (3) Transmissions necessary to test the technical performance of the licensee's public coast station(s) radiotelephone receiver(s); and (4) Transmissions necessary for radar/racon equipment demonstration. [51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 62 FR 40308, July 28, 1997]