It’s part of part 97 like you’re saying: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/97.403 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/97.403 > § 97.403 Safety of li

It’s part of part 97 like you’re saying: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/97.403 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/97.403 > § 97.403 Safety of life and protection of property. No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station of any means of radiocommunication at its disposal to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property when normal communication systems are not available. It defines as amateur station as: > (5) Amateur station. A station in an amateur radio service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radiocommunications. Which I read is being related to the physical equipment. I’m also almost positive that this was a question my license test.