I don't believe the US Government has anything to do with regulating you
outside their territories. Instead, each government's version of the
FCC does this. Our government has signed various treaties with other
governments under the International Telecommunications Union which
governs radio broadcast internationally.

My understanding is that obtaining these licenses are done to avoid
having the additional burden of requesting permits for every piece of
equipment your carry on board, for each country you enter. The FCC
allows you to register your vessel and this registration can be used as
the basis for permission to operate in foreign waters.

Of course, this is only my reading/understanding of the regulations. I
defer to anyone else who has expert information about this matter.

mr.b wrote:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:12:22 +0000, AMPowers wrote:


If you have a vessel you intend to cruise outside of US territorial
waters, the following may be of interest to you. snip


Since when does the US exert jurisdiction over vessels sailed outside the
limits of US territorial waters? Seems to me the regulations of the
proposed destinations would be of more interest.