Every radio station on board a ship must be licensed by the vessel's flag authority. Operating such equipment without a licence is illegal.
With the licence the vessel obtains an official call sign and MMSI. If a vessel is equipped with a telex or Inmarsat station, the selective number or Inmarsat identification number is also provided.
In the majority of states a radio licence is for the lifetime of the certified party, remaining valid for as long as the licence details remain correct or until such time as the licence is either revoked by authorities or surrendered by the licensee.
A radio licence contains the following:
With the licence the vessel obtains an official call sign and MMSI. If a vessel is equipped with a telex or Inmarsat station, the selective number or Inmarsat identification number is also provided.
In the majority of states a radio licence is for the lifetime of the certified party, remaining valid for as long as the licence details remain correct or until such time as the licence is either revoked by authorities or surrendered by the licensee.
A radio licence contains the following:
- Ship’s name
- Call sign and indentification number
- Owner's name
- Working frequencies
- Transmission power
- Type of transmission
- Correspondence category
- Other requirements
- Date of validation
- Options (if the vessel carries such equipment):
- GMDSS sea area
- Availability of equipment (maintenance strategy)
- Minimum required no. of radio personnel
- Record of equipment (inventory)
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