Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Sandra Bauer ) File No. EB-10-HL-0030
M/V SHIBUI )
Licensee of Maritime Radio Station ) NOV No.  V201032860008
Honolulu, Hawaii )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released:  February 23, 2010
By the Resident Agent, Honolulu Office, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the 
Commission’s Rules,1 to Sandra Bauer, licensee of maritime radio station SHIBUI.
2. On February 19, 2010, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau’s Honolulu Office inspected 
ship radio station SHIBUI, documentation number 534693, moored at Keehi Harbor, pier 1000 in 
Honolulu, Hawaii, and observed the following violations:
47 C.F.R. § 80.89(a): “Stations must not engage in superfluous 
radiocommunication.”  Transmissions by EPIRBs are intended to be actuated 
manually or automatically and operated automatically as part of a ship or a survival 
craft station as a locating aid for survival purposes.  At the time of the inspection, the 
agent found that the ACR MagnumB EPIRB, serial number 7673, had been 
inadvertently activated, with the switch in the “ON” position.
47 C.F.R. § 80.1053: “Operation of Class A EPIRB stations shall be prohibited after 
December 31, 2006.”  The ACR EPIRB that was falsely activated may not be used on 
commercial or recreational watercraft, as it is a Class A device.
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
Federal Communications Commission
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3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and 
Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, must submit a written statement concerning this matter within 20 
days of release of this Notice.  The response must fully explain each violation, must contain a statement 
of the specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and should include a time 
line for completion of pending corrective action(s).  The response must be complete in itself and signed 
by Sandra Bauer, or his authorized representative.  All replies and documentation sent in response to this 
Notice should be marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to the following 
address:
Federal Communications Commission
Honolulu Office
P.O. Box 971030
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797-1030
4. This Notice shall be sent to Sandra Bauer at her address of record.
5. The Privacy Act of 19743 requires that we advise you that the Commission will use all 
relevant material information before it, including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine 
what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance.  Any false statement made knowingly 
and willfully in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. 
Code.4
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Ryan Hagihara
Resident Agent
Honolulu Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
2 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.