§ 41.13 - Carriers, services, and persons to which rules do not apply.

The rules in this part shall not apply to:

(a) Services rendered pursuant to lawful contracts for exchange of services under section 201(b) of the Act and which contracts are filed with the Commission, any free service rendered by a cable company pursuant to any obligation of its landing license, or any service rendered pursuant to any rule or order issued under the authority transferred by section 601 of the Act.

(b) Except as provided in this part, services rendered in connection with situations involving the safety of life and property, including hydrographic reports, weather reports, reports regarding aids to navigation and medical assistance to injured or sick persons on ships and aircraft at sea, as provided in section 359(e) of the Act, or in furnishing of reports of positions of ships at sea to newspapers of general circulation, as provided in section 201(b) of the Act.

(c) Free or concession service now or hereafter granted to officers, agents, or employees of common carriers subject to the Act, and to their families.

(d) Service rendered pursuant to the provisions of § 2.405 of this chapter.