Radiocommunications (Maritime Ship Station — 27 MHz and VHF) Class Licence Variation 2004 (No. 1)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Variation under section 134 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated   19 May 2004

R HORTON
Chair

A HORSLEY
Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1 Name of Variation

  This Variation is the Radiocommunications (Maritime Ship Station — 27 MHz and VHF) Class Licence Variation 2004 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This Variation commences on the date of its notification in the Gazette.

3 Variation of Radiocommunications (Maritime Ship Station — 27 MHz and VHF) Class Licence 2001

  Schedule 1 varies the Radiocommunications (Maritime Ship Station — 27 MHz and VHF) Class Licence 2001.

Schedule 1 Variations

(section 3)

[1] Section 3, after definition of Act

insert

AIS (also known as ‘Automatic Identification System’) means an automatic ship identification and surveillance system that generates digital messages sent from ship stations on AIS frequencies to provide identification, position and heading information to other ships or coast stations.

[2] After section 17

insert

18 Maritime ship stations and AIS frequencies

  A person must operate a maritime ship station on the following frequencies only in accordance with Part 2.11 of Schedule 2.

 (a) 161.975 MHz;

 (b) 162.025 MHz.

[3] Schedule 2, Part 2.4, item 22

omit

[4] Schedule 2, Part 2.4, item 24

omit

[5] Schedule 2, Part 2.7, after item 12

insert

[6] Schedule 2, after Part 2.10

insert

Part 2.11 Automatic Identification System