2 NOVEMBER
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
3723

Radiocommunications Regulations
(General User Radio Licence for
Maritime Purposes) Notice 2001

Pursuant to regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001 (‘the regulations’) made under section 116(1)(b) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and acting under delegated authority from the Chief Executive, I give the following notice:

Notice

1. Short title and commencement
   (1) This notice is the Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Maritime Purposes) Notice 2001.
   (2) This notice comes into force on 1 November 2001.

2. General User Radio Licence
   A general user radio licence is granted for the transmission on any frequency specified in the licence by means of radiocommunication transmitters on ships for maritime purposes in accordance with the terms, conditions, and restrictions of this notice.

3. Terms, conditions, and restrictions
   (1) The frequencies, transmitter powers, and uses for transmitters operating in the international maritime mobile service band 156 MHz to 174 MHz, but not being coast stations, are those prescribed in the First Schedule to this notice.
   (2) The frequencies and transmitter power for maritime radio navigation (radar) transmitters operating on ships, are those prescribed in the Second Schedule to this notice.
   (3) The frequencies and transmitter power for certain radio buoys operating from ships for the purposes of locating nets, long-lines, pots and other materials are those prescribed in the Third Schedule to this notice.
   (4) Transmitters must meet the requirements, including compliance with technical standards, of the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility Compliance) Notice 2001 made under regulation 32(1) of the regulations.
   (5) Frequency use is on a shared basis and the Chief Executive does not accept liability under any circumstances for any loss or damage of any kind occasioned by the unavailability of frequencies, or interference to reception.
   (6) Should interference occur to services licensed pursuant to a radio licence or a spectrum licence, the Chief Executive reserves the right to require and ensure that any transmission pursuant to this General User Radio Licence change frequency, reduce power, or cease operation.
   (7) All transmissions must be properly identified. Existing callsigns allocated by the Chief Executive in the series ZMX / ZMS / ZMV / ZMR / ZMZ / ZMP should be used in conjunction with the current name of the ship. The Royal New Zealand Coastguard Federation Incorporated will allocate callsigns in the series ZMW or ZMY for ships, and ZMQ for portable units.
   (8) If a transmitter is fitted with Digital Selective Calling (DSC), a Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) must be obtained from the issuing authority, and be programmed into the transmitter.
   (9) Except in an emergency, only a person who is the holder of a valid Certificate of Competency granted under the regulations may operate a transmitter to which this licence applies. The operator must follow the radio procedures in the ‘Radio Handbook for Coastal Vessels’, published by the Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand (MSA).

4. Period of validity of licence
   This licence expires on 30 June 2006.

5. Consequential revocation of licences
   (1) The Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations (General Licence for Voluntarily Equipped (VHF) Ships) Notice 1999 dated 29 June 1999, and the Radiocommunications (Radio) Regulations (General Licence for Radio Buoy Apparatus) Notice 1999 dated 2 February 1999 are revoked.
   (2) Notwithstanding the revocation of notices under subsection (1), every transmitter compliant with the requirements of those notices on the commencement date of this notice is deemed to be compliant with the requirements of this notice.

FIRST SCHEDULE:
The channels specified in Appendix S18 of the International Radio Regulations must be used in accordance with the following designated uses: