FCC Regulations - Part 97 Amateur Radio Service
[Effective Oct 1, 2006.]
Subpart A General Provisions
Sec. 97.11 Stations aboard ships or aircraft.
(a) The installation and operation of an amateur station on a ship
or aircraft must be approved by the master of the ship or pilot in
command of the aircraft.
(b) The station must be separate from and independent of all other
radio apparatus installed on the ship or aircraft, except a common
antenna may be shared with a voluntary ship radio installation. The
station's transmissions must not cause interference to any other
apparatus installed on the ship or aircraft.
(c) The station must not constitute a hazard to the safety of life
or property. For a station aboard an aircraft, the apparatus shall not
be operated while the aircraft is operating under Instrument Flight
Rules, as defined by the FAA, unless the station has been found to
comply with all applicable FAA Rules.
