NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 99 — 3 NOVEMBER 2016

20. The channels in bands 156.4375 – 156.4625 MHz and 156.6625 – 156.6875 MHz may also be used by light aircraft and helicopters to communicate with ships or coast stations in predominantly maritime support operations.

21. Use is limited to diving operations.

22. Use is limited to Automatic Identification System (AIS).

23. Use is limited to maritime radionavigation radar.

24. Use is limited to radio buoys operating for the purposes of locating nets, long-lines, pots and other materials.

25. Use is limited to ship earth stations in the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS).

26. Use is limited to earth stations on board vessels (ESV) in the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS).

27. Use is limited to earth stations on board vessels operating in accordance with the class of station ‘earth station in motion’ as defined in the International Radio Regulations.

28. General conditions applying to all transmissions under this licence—

29. Except as provided for in subsection (2), a person may, in accordance with the provisions of the Schedules to this notice, operate radio transmitters in the maritime service, including land and aeronautical transmitters, for the purposes of:
    a. the safe and expeditious conduct of maritime transportation;
    b. an emergency;
    c. a matter that relates to the particular occupation, industry or activity in which a marine craft is engaged; or
    d. providing telecommunications services to passengers of marine craft.

30. This licence does not include:
    a. land-based transmitters, including coast stations, operating on frequencies below 30 MHz;
    b. remotely activated private and public coast stations;
    c. maritime VHF repeater transmitters; or
    d. remote activation of a maritime VHF repeater by a land station without the express permission, pursuant to Regulation 13 of the Regulations, of the maritime VHF repeater licensee.

31. In accordance with the provisions of Articles 19 and 47 of the International Radio Regulations, a person operating a maritime service transmitter must:
    a. use the maritime identification allocated in accordance with the Regulations; and
    b. be the holder of an applicable certificate of competency issued in accordance with the Regulations.

32. In accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule to the Act, a person operating a transmitter pursuant to this licence must also comply with all relevant provisions of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, and regulations and rules made under that Act.

33. Transmitters must conform to technical standards as prescribed in notices made under Regulation 32(1)(b) of the Regulations.

34. 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.

35. 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.

36. A person, authorised by the chief executive, shall be granted at all reasonable times entry to any premises, building, aircraft, ship, carriage, vehicle, box or receptacle for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this licence.

37. Words and expressions that are defined in:

38. the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and Regulations and notices made under that Act;

39. the International Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunications Convention; and

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