# Maritime Communications
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2011-11-02 · Effective 2012-01-03 · 76 FR 67604
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-27587
- **Category:** spectrum-allocation
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 67604
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 2
- **Publication date:** 2011-11-02
- **Effective date:** 2012-01-03
- **FCC docket:** WT Docket No. 00-48
## Abstract

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) addresses a number of issues pertaining to the Maritime Radio Services that were raised in the Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Third FNPRM), and amends its rules accordingly. The decisions adopted by the Commission herein advance the key objectives underlying this proceeding, which are to promote maritime safety, maximize effective and efficient use of the spectrum available for maritime communications, accommodate technological innovation, avoid unnecessary regulatory burdens, maintain consistency with international maritime standards to the extent consistent with the United States public interest, and regulate the Maritime Radio Services in a manner that advances our nation's homeland security.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/11/02/2011-27587/maritime-communications)
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