The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998

means the document so entitled published by the Hydrographer of the Navy and any subsequent List containing the like information which the Hydrographer of the Navy considers relevant from time to time which replaces the Admiralty List of Radio Signals or replaces any subsequent List containing the like information;

means a ship which goes to sea in sea area A1 only;

means a ship which goes to sea in sea area A2 only, or in sea areas A1 and A2;

means a ship which goes to sea in sea area A3 only, or in sea area A3 and also in sea area A1 or A2 or both those sea areas;

means a ship which goes to sea in sea area A4 only, or in sea area A4 and also in one or more of sea areas A1, A2 and A3;

means safety communications between ships from the position from which the ships are normally navigated;

means a ship other than a passenger ship;

means the place on the bridge with a commanding view of the ship and its position used by navigators when commanding, manoeuvring and controlling the ship;

means a radio watch which is not interrupted other than for brief intervals when the ship’s receiving capability is impaired or blocked by its own communications or when the facilities are under periodical maintenance or checks;

means an automated telegraphy technique which complies with the relevant recommendations specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice;

means Digital Selective Calling being a technique using digital codes which enables a radio station to establish contact with, and transfer information to, another station or group of stations, and complying with the relevant recommendations as specified in Section 5 of Annex 1 to Merchant Shipping Notice 1874 (M+F) Amendment 4;

means an emergency position-indicating radio beacon operating in the frequency band 406.0-406.1 MHz capable of transmitting a distress alert via satellite to a rescue coordination centre and transmitting signals for on-scene locating;

means a ship used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea;

means operational and public correspondence traffic, other than distress, urgency and safety messages, conducted by radio;

means the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System;

means gross tonnage as determined in accordance with regulation 6 or 12(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997;

means the frequency spectrum between 3000 kHz and 30 Mhz;

has the same meaning as in the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006;

means the co-ordinated broadcast and automatic reception on 518 kHz of maritime safety information by means of narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy using the English language;

means a voyage between— (a) a port in the United Kingdom and a port outside the United Kingdom;

means the finding of ships, aircraft, units or persons in distress;

means navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts and other urgent safety related messages broadcast to ships;

means a notice described as such and issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (an executive agency of the Department for Transport) and includes a reference to any document amending or replacing that notice which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time and is specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice;

means the frequency spectrum between 300 kHz and 3000 kHz;

means a radiocommunication service between— (a) mobile earth stations and one or more space stations, or between space stations used by this service;

means any ship other than a United Kingdom ship;

means a ship certified to carry more than 12 passengers;

means— (a) any vessel which at the time it is being used is— (a) (a) in the case of a vessel wholly owned by an individual, or individuals, used only for the sport or pleasure of the owner or the immediate family or friends of the owner;

means a service which is based on polar orbiting satellites which receive and relay distress alerts from satellite EPIRBS and which provides their position;

means telecommunication by means of radio waves;

means a service as defined in the Radio Regulations involving the transmission, emission and/or reception of radio waves for specific telecommunication purposes;

means the record required to be kept by regulation 20;

means any service which operates through a satellite system and is recognized by the International Maritime Organization, for use in the GMDSS;

has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).

means an EPIRB which is in the mobile-satellite service;

means an area specified as sea area A1 in the Admiralty List of Radio Signals;

means an area specified as sea area A2 in the Admiralty List of Radio Signals;

means an area, excluding sea areas A1 and A2, within the coverage of an INMARSAT geostationary satellite in which continuous alerting is available;

means any area of the sea which is not sea area A1, A2 or A3;

means, in relation to a reference to any particular type of radio service, a reference to that service as defined in the Radio Regulations;

means a mobile earth station in the maritime mobile-satellite service located on board ship;

means a mobile station in the maritime mobile-satellite service located on board a vessel which is not permanently moored, other than a survival craft station;

means a mobile station in the maritime mobile-satellite service intended solely for survival purposes and located on any lifeboat, life-raft or other survival equipment;

means a person issuing the detention notice pursuant to this regulation.