FCC Marine Radio Inspections

Call Inlet Electronics to set up your FCC inspection, at (843) 446 - 8696

The FCC Communications Act requires that most commercial ships carry radio equipment, and further requires that this equipment is subject to yearly inspection by an FCC-licensed inspection officer.

Who needs inspections?

You will not need an inspection if you are a voluntary ship operating domestically (i.e. do not travel to foreign ports or do not transmit radio communications to foreign stations). The following are not "voluntary ships":

1. Cargo ships over 300 gross tons navigating in the open sea;
2. Ships certified by the U.S. Coast Guard to carry more than 6 passengers for hire in the open sea or tidewaters of the U.S.;
3. Power driven ships over 20 meters in length on navigable waterways;
4. Ships of more than 100 gross tons certified by the U.S. Coast Guard to carry at least one passenger on navigable waterways;
5. Tow boats of more than 7.8 meters in length on navigable waterways; and,
6. Uninspected commercial fishing industry vessels required to carry a VHF radio.
7. Ships required to carry an Automatic Identification System (AIS) transceiver by the U.S. Coast Guard regulations enacted pursuant to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2000.

Click here to learn more about which ships are covered by these requirements

Inlet Electronics performs licensed FCC marine radio inspections from Georgia to North Carolina. Don't let your inspection go out of date!