Radiocommunications (General Licence for Voluntary Equipped Ships (VHF)) Notice 1998 Pursuant to regulations 13 and 55 of the Radiocommunication (Radio) Regulations 1993 (``the New Zealand regulations''), and acting under delegated authority from the Secretary of Commerce, I give the following notice: N o t i c e 1. Short title and commencement (1) This notice may be cited as the Radiocommunications (General Licence for Voluntary Equipped Ships (VHF)) Notice 1998. (2) This notice comes into force on 1 July 1998. 2. General licence A licence is granted for the installation, operation, and use of the following classes of apparatus: (a) Maritime VHF radio transmitting equipment on voluntary equipped ships; (b) Maritime VHF radio transmitting equipment for the purposes of the maritime mobile service; and (c) Radionavigation equipment on voluntary equipped ships for the purposes of the maritime radionavigation service. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this notice, the following terms have the following meanings: ``Maritime mobile service'' has the meaning given in Article S1 of the Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union Ed.1990 Rev.1994; ``Maritime radionavigation service'' has the meaning given in Article S1 of the Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union Ed.1990 Rev.1994; ``Radionavigation equipment'' means 3 cm maritime radar; ``Voluntary equipped ship'' means any vessel that is not required by law to fit or use marine radiocommunications equipment. 4. Application This licence applies only to apparatus within the territorial limits of New Zealand. 5. Terms, conditions and restrictions (1) This licence is subject to the technical and operational conditions specified in the First Schedule. (2) The apparatus to which this licence applies are restricted to operating within the frequencies specified in the Second Schedule. 6. Consequential revocation of licences Any ship station licences issued under the Radio Regulations 1970 in respect of any voluntary equipped ship and licences issued under the Radio Regulations 1987 for maritime mobile (ship) radio apparatus for voluntary equipped ships and which remained in force as at 1 January 1998 in accordance with regulation 55 of the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations 1993 and regulation 45 of the Radio Regulations 1987 are revoked. Dated at Wellington this 8th day of June 1998. KATHARINE J. MOODY, Manager - Radio Spectrum Management. First Schedule Technical and Operational Conditions Clause 5 (1) 1. The following technical and operational conditions apply in respect of maritime VHF radio transmitting equipment: (a) All transmissions made from a vessel must be properly identified. In the VHF band the following callsign and identification procedures must be used: (i) Callsigns Where already available, the existing callsigns from the ZMV/ZMR/ZMZ/ZMP series must continue to be used in conjunction with the current name of the vessel; for new vessels, the Royal New Zealand Coastguard will issue callsigns from the series ZMW, ZMY for ships, and the series ZMQ for portable units; (ii) Maritime mobile service identities (MMSI) When equipment with DSC capability is installed and otherwise complies with the provisions of this licence a MMSI must be obtained from the Ministry of Commerce and be programmed into the equipment; (iii) Other identification aspects Where the provisions of (i) do not apply operators must use the vessel's name, registration number if available, or their own certificate number; (b) Unless otherwise provided for under this licence, the general radio procedures and other guidelines listed in publication PIB 7 Rev. Small Ships Radiotelephone Service must be followed; (c) The designation of emission for the apparatus is 16K0F3EJN; and (d) The VHF channels specified in Appendix S18 of the International Radio Regulations within the frequency band 156 MHz to 174 MHz must be used in accordance with the following use designations: [tn,2] Channels Use designation [tn,2] 16 Distress, safety and calling channel. All ship stations licensed for operation in the authorised bands between 156 MHz and 174 MHz must be able to transmit and receive on this channel. [tn,2] 70 Digital selective calling channel (DSC) [tn,2] 6,8 Intership working. [tn,2] 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 67, 69, 73, 79 For communications with various New Zealand harbour company coast stations on port operation and ship movement matters. [tn,2] 21, 23 For the reception of automatic weather information. [tn,2] 2, 7, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 For access to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). [tn,2] 28 Two frequency channel for general maritime use (including subscriber access) at Auckland. [tn,2] 1, 3, 4, 5, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 For general communication through repeater stations. [tn,2] 15 Low powered channel for communications between ships involved in diving operations. [tn,2] 68 For use nationally by ``rescue'' organisations. Also used by the Maritime Safety Authority coast stations as a working channel. [tn,2] 71, 74 For communication with coast stations after initial contact on channel 16. [tn,2] 73 For communication with coast stations operated in conjunction with marina developments. [tn,2] 17, 77 For communication during aquatic events. [tn,2] 78, 80, 81, 82 For commercial communication through repeater stations. [tn,2] 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 For search and rescue communication through repeater stations. [tn,2] 2. Radionavigation equipment must meet the following technical requirements: Peak power : 10 kW PRF: 3753600 Hz Antenna B/W: 3 dB 6.2H, 30V Antenna gain: 27 dB Nominal frequency range: 94109445 MHz 30 Second Schedule Apparatus restricted to specified frequencies Clause 5 (2) 1. Maritime VHF radio transmitting equipment is restricted to operating within the frequencies specified in Appendix S18 of the International Radio Regulations but is not authorised to operate in the interleaved channels at 12.5 kHz spacing. 2. Radionavigation equipment is restricted to operating within the frequencies between 9.3 and 9.5 Ghz. Explanatory Note This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect. This notice prescribes that, pursuant to regulation 13 of the Radiocommunication (Radio) Regulations 1993, a general licence is granted in respect of the installation, operation, and use of radio apparatus on frequencies specified in this notice. Provided that the terms and conditions of the notice are met, no further licence is required and no fee is payable for use of such complying apparatus. The licence only applies to apparatus which complies with the technical specifications for such apparatus. Use and operation of the apparatus is restricted to persons who have been granted an operator qualification and applies to apparatus only while it is within the territorial limits of New Zealand. Vessels with current licences and callsigns should continue to use this form of identification, and operators of new vessels are encouraged to obtain callsigns to assist is correct vessel identity. Vessels intending to voyage outside these limits may require specific licences with appropriate fees being paid. This notice also authorises the use of radionavigation equipment on vessels provided they comply with the specific frequencies and technical specifications.