MANUAL FOR USE BY THE MARITIME MOBILE AND MARITIME MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES VOL 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Manual for use by the maritime mobile and maritime mobile-satellite services

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FOREWORD 1

PART A Extracts from the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union Constitution (CS) of the International Telecommunication Union CHAPTER VI – General Provisions Relating to Telecommunications ARTICLE 33 The Right of the Public to Use the International Telecommunication Service 5

ARTICLE 34 Stoppage of Telecommunications 5

ARTICLE 35 Suspension of Services 6

ARTICLE 36 Responsibility 6

ARTICLE 37 Secrecy of Telecommunications 6

ARTICLE 39 Notification of Infringements 7

ARTICLE 40 Priority of Telecommunications Concerning Safety of Life 7

ARTICLE 41 Priority of Government Telecommunications 7

ARTICLE 42 Special Arrangements 8

CHAPTER VII – Special Provisions for Radio ARTICLE 45 Harmful Interference 8

ARTICLE 46 Distress Calls and Messages 9

ARTICLE 47 False or Deceptive Distress, Urgency, Safety or Identification Signals 9

ANNEX Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Constitution, the Convention and the Administrative Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union 10

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Convention (CV) of the International Telecommunication Union

CHAPTER V – Various Provisions Related to the Operation of

Telecommunication Services

ARTICLE 36 Charges and Free Services 12

ARTICLE 38 Monetary Unit 12

ARTICLE 39 Intercommunication 13

ARTICLE 40 Secret Language 13

ANNEX Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Convention and the Administrative Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union 14

PART B Extracts from the Radio Regulations (RR) (Edition of 2012) SECTION I – Articles (Extracts) ARTICLE 1 Terms and definitions 23

ARTICLE 2 Nomenclature 44

ARTICLE 3 Technical characteristics of stations 46

ARTICLE 4 Assignment and use of frequencies 48

ARTICLE 5 Frequency allocations 51

ARTICLE 15 Interferences 55

ARTICLE 17 Secrecy 61

ARTICLE 18 Licences 62

ARTICLE 19 Identification of stations 64

ARTICLE 20 Service publications and online information systems 77

ARTICLE 28 Radiodetermination services 79

ARTICLE 30 General provisions 82

ARTICLE 31 Frequencies for the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) 85

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ARTICLE 32 Operational procedures for distress communications in

the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) 88

ARTICLE 33 Operational procedures for urgency and safety communications in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) 102

ARTICLE 34 Alerting signals in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) 112

ARTICLE 46 Authority of the master 113

ARTICLE 47 Operator’s certificates 114

ARTICLE 48 Personnel 119

ARTICLE 49 Inspection of stations 121

ARTICLE 50 Working hours of stations 122

ARTICLE 51 Conditions to be observed in the maritime services 123

ARTICLE 52 Special rules relating to the use of frequencies 129

ARTICLE 53 Order of priority of communications 151

ARTICLE 54 Selective calling 151

ARTICLE 56 Narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy 152

ARTICLE 57 Radiotelephony 153

ARTICLE 58 Charging and accounting for maritime radio-communications 154

SECTION II – Appendices (Extracts) APPENDIX 1 (Rev.WRC-12) Classification of emissions and necessary bandwidths 157

APPENDIX 2 (Rev.WRC-03) Table of transmitter frequency tolerances 162

APPENDIX 3 (Rev.WRC-12) Maximum permitted power levels for unwanted emissions in the spurious domain 169

APPENDIX 9 Report of an irregularity or infringement 179

APPENDIX 10 (Rev.WRC-07) Report of harmful interference 182

APPENDIX 12 Special rules applicable to radiobeacons 184

APPENDIX 14 (Rev.WRC-07) Phonetic alphabet and figure code 186

APPENDIX 15 (Rev.WRC-12) Frequencies for distress and safety communications for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) 188

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board ships and aircraft shall be provided 193

arrangements in the high-frequency bands for the maritime mobile service 195 APPENDIX 18 (Rev.WRC-12) Table of transmitting frequencies in

the VHF maritime mobile band 274

SECTION III – Resolutions (Extracts)

RESOLUTION 18 (Rev.WRC-12) Relating to the procedure for

identifying and announcing the position of ships and aircraft of States not parties to an armed conflict 283 RESOLUTION 205 (Rev.WRC-12) Protection of the systems

operating in the mobile-satellite service in the band 406-406.1 MHz 285

unauthorized use of and interference to frequencies in the bands allocated to the maritime mobile service and to the aeronautical mobile (R) service 288

Maritime Distress and Safety System 292 RESOLUTION 339 (Rev.WRC-07) Coordination of NAVTEX

services 295 RESOLUTION 343 (Rev.WRC-12) Maritime certification for

personnel of ship stations and ship earth stations for which a radio installation is not compulsory 296

identity numbering resource 300 RESOLUTION 349 (Rev.WRC-12) Operational procedures for

cancelling false distress alerts in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System 303 RESOLUTION 352 (Rev.WRC-03) Use of the carrier frequencies

12 290 kHz and 16 420 kHz for safety-related calling to and from rescue coordination centres 306 RESOLUTION 354 (WRC-07) Distress and safety radiotelephony

procedures for 2 182 kHz 308

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SECTION IV – ITU-R Recommendations incorporated

by reference (Extracts)

Rec ITU-R M.489-2 Technical characteristics of VHF radiotelephone

equipment operating in the maritime mobile service in channels spaced by 25 kHz 317 Rec ITU-R M.492-6 Operational procedures for the use of direct-

printing telegraph equipment in the maritime mobile service 320 Rec ITU-R M.541-9 Operational procedures for the use of digital

selective-calling equipment in the maritime mobile service 332 Rec ITU-R M.585-6 Assignment and use of identities in the maritime

mobile service 376 Rec ITU-R M.1171 Radiotelephony procedures in the maritime

mobile service 389 Rec ITU-R M.1174-2 Technical characteristics of equipment used for

on-board vessel communications in the bands between 450 and 470 MHz 401

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PART C Extracts from other ITU-R Recommendations

(M and SM Series) Rec ITU-R M.493-13 Digital selective-calling system for use in the

maritime mobile service 407 Rec ITU-R M.628-5 Technical characteristics for search and rescue

radar transponders 452 Rec ITU-R M.689-3 International maritime VHF radiotelephone

system with automatic facilities based on DSC signalling format 466

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including examples for their calculation and associated examples for the designation of

emissions 483

Rec ITU-R M.1173-1 Technical characteristics of single-sideband transmitters used in the maritime mobile service for radiotelephony in the bands between 1 606.5 kHz (1 605 kHz Region 2) and 4 000 kHz and between 4 000 kHz and 27 500 kHz 493

Rec ITU-R M.1467-1 Prediction of sea area A2 and NAVTEX ranges and protection of the A2 global maritime distress and safety system distress watch channel 495

Rec ITU-R M.1842-1 Characteristics of VHF radio systems and equipment for the exchange of data and electronic mail in the maritime mobile service RR Appendix 18 channels 513

Page PART D Extracts from the International Telecommunication Regulations SECTION I – (Melbourne, 1988) ARTICLE 1 Purpose and Scope of the Regulations 527

ARTICLE 2 Definitions 528

ARTICLE 3 International Network 528

ARTICLE 5 Safety of Life and Priority of Telecommunications 529

ARTICLE 6 Charging and Accounting 529

ARTICLE 10 Final Provisions 530

APPENDIX 1 General Provisions Concerning Accounting 531

APPENDIX 2 Additional Provisions Relating to Maritime Telecommu-nications 535

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SECTION II – (Dubai, 2012)

ARTICLE 1 Purpose and Scope of the Regulations 539

ARTICLE 2 Definitions 540

ARTICLE 3 International Network 541

ARTICLE 5 Safety of Life and Priority of Telecommunications 542

ARTICLE 8 Charging and Accounting 543

ARTICLE 14 Final Provisions 545

APPENDIX 1 General Provisions Concerning Accounting 545

APPENDIX 2 Additional Provisions Relating to Maritime Telecommu-nications 550

PART E Extracts from ITU-T Recommendations ITU-T Rec D.90 Charging, billing, international accounting and settlement in the maritime mobile service 557

ITU-T Rec F.60 Operational provisions for the international telex service 575

ITU-T Rec F.110 Operational provision for the maritime mobile service 582

ITU-T Rec F.120 Ship station identification for VHF/UHF and maritime mobile-satellite services 604

Foreword

1 The 2013 edition of the Volume 2 of the Manual for use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services is published in accordance with Article 20 (No 20.14) of the Radio Regulations, and results from the revision of texts contained in Parts A, B, C, D and E of this Volume of the Manual extracted from other ITU publications The contents of each Part are listed below and supplementary information is given to help and inform its users

2 This Volume, which contains provisions designed to be of use to operators in the maritime mobile and maritime mobile-satellite services, is divided into the following six main Parts:

Part A, contains extracts from the Constitution and Convention of the International

Telecommunication Union

is divided into four Sections:

Section IV – ITU-R Recommendations incorporated by reference (Extracts) Part C, contains extracts from other ITU-R Recommendations (M and SM Series):

– Recommendation ITU-R M.493-13: Digital selective-calling system for use in the maritime mobile service

– Recommendation ITU-R M.628-5: Technical characteristics for search and rescue radar transponders

– Recommendation ITU-R M.689-3: International maritime VHF radiotelephone system with automatic facilities based on DSC signalling format

– Recommendation ITU-R SM.1138-2: Determination of necessary bandwidths including examples for their calculation and associated examples for the designation of emissions

– Recommendation ITU-R M.1173-1: Technical characteristics of sideband transmitters used in the maritime mobile service for radiotelephony in the bands between 1 606.5 kHz (1 605 kHz Region 2) and 4 000 kHz and between 4 000 kHz and 27 500 kHz

single-– Recommendation ITU-R M.1467-1: Prediction of sea area A2 and NAVTEX ranges and protection of the A2 global maritime distress and safety system distress watch channel

– Recommendation ITU-R M.1842-1: Characteristics of VHF radio system and equipment for the exchange of data and electronic mail in the maritime mobile service RR Appendix 18 channels

Part D, contains extracts from the International Telecommunications Regulations

(Melbourne, 1988)

Part E, contains extracts from ITU-T Recommendations:

– ITU-T Recommendation D.90: Charging, billing, international accounting and settlement in the maritime mobile service

– ITU-T Recommendation F.60: Operational provisions for the international telex service

– ITU-T Recommendation F.110: Operational provisions for the maritime mobile service

– ITU-T Recommendation F.120: Ship station identification for VHF/UHF and maritime mobile-satellite services

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This Part A contains extracts from the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union adopted by the Additional Plenipotentiary Conference (Geneva, 1992) as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conferences (Kyoto, 1994, Minneapolis, 1998, Marrakesh, 2002, Antalya, 2006 and Guadalajara, 2010)

CONSTITUTION (CS) OF THE INTERNATIONAL

the charges and the safeguards shall be the same for all users in each

category of correspondence without any priority or preference

ARTICLE 34 (CS)

Stoppage of Telecommunications

180

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1 Member States reserve the right to stop, in accordance with their

national law, the transmission of any private telegram which may appear

dangerous to the security of the State or contrary to its laws, to public order

or to decency, provided that they immediately notify the office of origin of

the stoppage of any such telegram or any part thereof, except when such

notification may appear dangerous to the security of the State

181

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2 Member States also reserve the right to cut off, in accordance with

their national law, any other private telecommunications which may appear

dangerous to the security of the State or contrary to its laws, to public order

or to decency

185 2 Nevertheless, they reserve the right to communicate such

corre-spondence to the competent authorities in order to ensure the application oftheir national laws or the execution of international conventions to whichthey are parties

assist one another with regard to infringements of the provisions of this

Constitution, of the Convention and of the Administrative Regulations

ARTICLE 40 (CS)

Priority of Telecommunications Concerning

Safety of Life

priority to all telecommunications concerning safety of life at sea, on land,

in the air or in outer space, as well as to epidemiological

telecom-munications of exceptional urgency of the World Health Organization

ARTICLE 41 (CS)

Priority of Government Telecommunications

192 Subject to the provisions of Articles 40 and 46 of this Constitution,

government telecommunications (see Annex to this Constitution,

No 1014) shall enjoy priority over other telecommunications to the extent

practicable upon specific request by the originator

do not concern Member States in general Such arrangements, however,shall not be in conflict with the terms of this Constitution, of the Con-vention or of the Administrative Regulations, so far as concerns theharmful interference which their operation might cause to the radioservices of other Member States, and in general so far as concerns thetechnical harm which their operation might cause to the operation of othertelecommunication services of other Member States

198

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2 Each Member State undertakes to require the operating agencieswhich it recognizes and the other operating agencies duly authorized forthis purpose to observe the provisions of No 197 above

199

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3 Further, the Member States recognize the necessity of taking all

practicable steps to prevent the operation of electrical apparatus and

installations of all kinds from causing harmful interference to the radio

services or communications mentioned in No 197 above

ARTICLE 46 (CS)

Distress Calls and Messages

200 Radio stations shall be obliged to accept, with absolute priority,

distress calls and messages regardless of their origin, to reply in the same

manner to such messages, and immediately to take such action in regard

thereto as may be required

identification signals, and to collaborate in locating and identifying stations

under their jurisdiction transmitting such signals

ANNEX

Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Constitution,

the Convention and the Administrative Regulations

of the International Telecommunication Union

1001 For the purpose of the above instruments of the Union, the

follow-ing terms shall have the meanfollow-ings defined below:

1001A

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Member State: A State which is considered to be a Member of

the International Telecommunication Union in application of Article 2 ofthis Constitution

1001B

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Sector Member: An entity or organization authorized in accordance

with Article 19 of the Convention to participate in the activities of a Sector

1003 Harmful Interference: Interference which endangers the

function-ing of a radionavigation service or of other safety services or seriouslydegrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radiocommunication serviceoperating in accordance with the Radio Regulations

1007 Operating Agency: Any individual, company, corporation or

governmental agency which operates a telecommunication installationintended for an international telecommunication service or capable ofcausing harmful interference with such a service

1008

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Recognized Operating Agency: Any operating agency, as defined

above, which operates a public correspondence or broadcasting service andupon which the obligations provided for in Article 6 of this Constitutionare imposed by the Member State in whose territory the head office of theagency is situated, or by the Member State which has authorized thisoperating agency to establish and operate a telecommunication service onits territory

1011 International Telecommunication Service: The offering of a

tele-communication capability between teletele-communication offices or stations

of any nature that are in or belong to different countries

1014 Government Telecommunications: Telecommunications originating

with any:

– Head of State;

– Head of government or members of a government;

– Commanders-in-Chief of military forces, land, sea or air;

– diplomatic or consular agents;

– the Secretary-General of the United Nations; Heads of the principal

organs of the United Nations;

– the International Court of Justice,

or replies to government telecommunications mentioned above

1015 Private Telegrams: Telegrams other than government or service

telegrams

CONVENTION (CV) OF THE INTERNATIONAL

Charges and Free Services

various cases in which free services are accorded are set forth in theAdministrative Regulations

– either the monetary unit of the International Monetary Fund

– or the gold franc,

both as defined in the Administrative Regulations The provisions forapplication are contained in Appendix 1 to the International Telecommu-nication Regulations

ARTICLE 39 (CV)

Intercommunication

shall be bound, within the limits of their normal employment, to exchange

radiocommunications reciprocally without distinction as to the radio

system adopted by them

502 2 Nevertheless, in order not to impede scientific progress, the

provi-sions of No 501 above shall not prevent the use of a radio system

inca-pable of communicating with other systems, provided that such incapacity

is due to the specific nature of such system and is not the result of devices

adopted solely with the object of preventing intercommunication

503 3 Notwithstanding the provisions of No 501 above, a station may be

assigned to a restricted international service of telecommunication,

determined by the purpose of such service, or by other circumstances

independent of the system used

ARTICLE 40 (CV)

Secret Language

505

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2 Private telegrams in secret language may be admitted between all

Member States with the exception of those which have previously notified,

through the Secretary-General, that they do not admit this language for

that category of correspondence

506

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3 Member States which do not admit private telegrams in secret

language originating in or destined for their own territory must let them

pass in transit, except in the case of suspension of service provided for in

Article 35 of the Constitution

ANNEX

Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Convention and

the Administrative Regulations of the International

Telecommunication Union

For the purpose of the above instruments of the Union, the ing terms shall have the meanings defined below:

follow-1006 Service Telecommunication: A telecommunication that relates to

public international telecommunications and that is exchanged among thefollowing:

– administrations,

– recognized operating agencies, and

– the Chairman of the Council, the Secretary-General, the Deputy

Secretary-General, the Directors of the Bureaux, the members ofthe Radio Regulations Board, and other representatives or au-thorized officials of the Union, including those working on officialmatters outside the seat of the Union

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PART B

Extracts from the Radio Regulations (RR)

(Edition of 2012)

SECTION I – ARTICLES (Volume 1 of the RR)

SECTION II – APPENDICES (Volume 2 of the RR)

SECTION III – RESOLUTIONS (Volume 3 of the RR)

SECTION IV – ITU-R RECOMMENDATIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (Volume 4 of the RR)

Note by the Secretariat

This revision of the Radio Regulations, complementing the Constitution and the

Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, incorporates the decisions

of the World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs) up to and including WRC-12

The majority of the provisions of these Regulations entered into force as from 1 January

2013; the remaining provisions shall apply as from the special dates of application

indicated in Article 59 of the revised Radio Regulations

This edition uses the following numbering scheme:

With respect to Article numbers, this edition follows the standard sequential

numbering The Article numbers are not followed by any abbreviation (such as

“(WRC-97)”, “(WRC-2000)”, “(WRC-03)”, “(WRC-07)” or “(WRC-12)”)

Consequently, any reference to an Article, in any of the provisions of these Radio

Regulations (e.g in No 13.1 of Article 13), in the texts of the Appendices as contained

in Volume 2 of this edition (e.g in § 1 of Appendix 2), in the texts of the Resolutions

included in Volume 3 of this edition (e.g in Resolution 1 (Rev.WRC-97)), and in the

texts of the Recommendations included in Volume 3 of this edition (e.g in

Recommen-dation 8), is considered as a reference to the text of the concerned Article which appears

in this edition, unless otherwise specified

With respect to provision numbers in Articles, this edition continues to use composite

numbers indicating the number of the Article and the provision number within that

Article (e.g No 9.2B means provision No 2B of Article 9) The abbreviation

“(WRC-12)”, “(WRC-07)”, “(WRC-03)”, “(WRC-2000)” or “(WRC-97)” at the end of

such a provision means that the relevant provision was modified or added by WRC-12,

by WRC-07, by WRC-03, by WRC-2000 or by WRC-97, as applicable The absence of

an abbreviation at the end of the provision means that the provision is identical with the

provision of the simplified Radio Regulations as approved by WRC-95, and whose

complete text was contained in Document 2 of WRC-97

With respect to Appendix numbers, this edition follows the standard sequential

numbering, with the addition of the appropriate abbreviation after the Appendix number (such as “(WRC-97)”, “(WRC-2000)”, “(WRC-03)”, “(WRC-07)” or “(WRC-12)”), where applicable As a rule, any reference to an Appendix, in any of the provisions of these Radio Regulations, in the texts of the Appendices as contained in Volume 2 of this edition, in the texts of the Resolutions and of the Recommendations included in

Volume 3 of this edition, is presented in the standard manner (e.g “Appendix 30 (Rev.WRC-12)”) if not explicitly described in the text (e.g Appendix 4 as modified by

WRC-12) In the texts of Appendices that were partially modified by WRC-12, the provisions that were modified by WRC-12 are indicated with the abbreviation

“(WRC-12)” at the end of the concerned text If an Appendix is referenced without any

abbreviation after the Appendix number, in the texts of this edition (e.g., in No 13.1),

or without other description, such reference is considered as a reference to the text of the concerned Appendix which appears in this edition

Abbreviations have generally been used for the names of world administrative radio conferences and world radiocommunication conferences These abbreviations are shown below

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Abbreviation Conference

to the Maritime Mobile Service (Geneva, 1967)

Telecommuni-cations (Geneva, 1971)

(Geneva, 1977)

(R) Service (Geneva, 1978)

(Geneva, 1983) WARC HFBC-84 World Administrative Radio Conference for the Planning of the HF

Bands Allocated to the Broadcasting Service (Geneva, 1984)

Geostationary-Satellite Orbit and the Planning of Space Services Utilising It (First Session – Geneva, 1985)

WARC HFBC-87 World Administrative Radio Conference for the Planning of the HF

Bands Allocated to the Broadcasting Service (Geneva, 1987)

(Geneva, 1987)

Geostationary-Satellite Orbit and the Planning of Space Services Utilising It (Second Session – Geneva, 1988)

Allocations in Certain Parts of the Spectrum (Malaga-Torremolinos, 1992)

SECTION I

Articles

(Extracts)

ARTICLE 1

Terms and definitions

Introduction

1.1 For the purposes of these Regulations, the following terms shall have the

meanings defined below These terms and definitions do not, however, necessarily

apply for other purposes Definitions identical to those contained in the Annex to the

Constitution or the Annex to the Convention of the International Telecommunication

Union (Geneva, 1992) are marked “(CS)” or “(CV)” respectively

NOTE – If, in the text of a definition below, a term is printed in italics, this means that the term

itself is defined in this Article

Section I – General terms

discharging the obligations undertaken in the Constitution of the International

Telecom-munication Union, in the Convention of the International TelecomTelecom-munication Union

and in the Administrative Regulations (CS 1002)

signals, writings, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical

or other electromagnetic systems (CS)

arbitrarily lower than 3000 GHz, propagated in space without artificial guide

(CV)

space radiocommunication or radio astronomy

of one or more space stations or the use of one or more reflecting satellites or other

objects in space

1.9 radiodetermination: The determination of the position, velocity and/or

other characteristics of an object, or the obtaining of information relating to these

parameters, by means of the propagation properties of radio waves

1.10 radionavigation: Radiodetermination used for the purposes of navigation,

including obstruction warning

1.11 radiolocation: Radiodetermination used for purposes other than those of radionavigation

1.12 radio direction-finding: Radiodetermination using the reception of radio waves for the purpose of determining the direction of a station or object

1.13 radio astronomy: Astronomy based on the reception of radio waves of

cosmic origin

1.14 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): Time scale, based on the second

(SI), as defined in Recommendation ITU-R TF.460-6. (WRC-03)

For most practical purposes associated with the Radio Regulations, UTC

is equivalent to mean solar time at the prime meridian (0° longitude), formerly expressed in GMT

1.15 industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications (of radio frequency

energy): Operation of equipment or appliances designed to generate and use locally

radio frequency energy for industrial, scientific, medical, domestic or similar purposes,

excluding applications in the field of telecommunications

Section II – Specific terms related to frequency management

1.16 allocation (of a frequency band): Entry in the Table of Frequency

Allocations of a given frequency band for the purpose of its use by one or more

terrestrial or space radiocommunication services or the radio astronomy service under

specified conditions This term shall also be applied to the frequency band concerned

1.17 allotment (of a radio frequency or radio frequency channel): Entry of a

designated frequency channel in an agreed plan, adopted by a competent conference,

for use by one or more administrations for a terrestrial or space radiocommunication

service in one or more identified countries or geographical areas and under specified

conditions

1.18 assignment (of a radio frequency or radio frequency

channel): Authorization given by an administration for a radio station to use a radio

frequency or radio frequency channel under specified conditions

Section III – Radio services 1.19 radiocommunication service: A service as defined in this Section

involving the transmission, emission and/or reception of radio waves for specific

telecommunication purposes

In these Regulations, unless otherwise stated, any radiocommunication

service relates to terrestrial radiocommunication

1.20 fixed service: A radiocommunication service between specified fixed

points

1.21 fixed-satellite service: A radiocommunication service between earth

stations at given positions, when one or more satellites are used; the given position may

be a specified fixed point or any fixed point within specified areas; in some cases this

service includes satellite-to-satellite links, which may also be operated in the

inter-satellite service; the fixed-inter-satellite service may also include feeder links for other space

radiocommunication services

1.22 inter-satellite service: A radiocommunication service providing links

between artificial satellites

1.23 space operation service: A radiocommunication service concerned

exclusively with the operation of spacecraft, in particular space tracking, space

telemetry and space telecommand

These functions will normally be provided within the service in which the

space station is operating

1.24 mobile service: A radiocommunication service between mobile and land

stations, or between mobile stations (CV)

1.25 mobile-satellite service: A radiocommunication service:

– between mobile earth stations and one or more space stations, or between

space stations used by this service; or

– between mobile earth stations by means of one or more space stations

This service may also include feeder links necessary for its operation

1.26 land mobile service: A mobile service between base stations and land

mobile stations, or between land mobile stations

1.27 land mobile-satellite service: A mobile-satellite service in which mobile earth stations are located on land

1.28 maritime mobile service: A mobile service between coast stations and ship stations, or between ship stations, or between associated on-board communication stations; survival craft stations and emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations

may also participate in this service

1.29 maritime mobile-satellite service: A mobile-satellite service in which mobile earth stations are located on board ships; survival craft stations and emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations may also participate in this service

1.30 port operations service: A maritime mobile service in or near a port,

between coast stations and ship stations, or between ship stations, in which messages

are restricted to those relating to the operational handling, the movement and the safety

of ships and, in emergency, to the safety of persons

Messages which are of a public correspondence nature shall be excluded

from this service

1.31 ship movement service: A safety service in the maritime mobile service

other than a port operations service, between coast stations and ship stations, or between ship stations, in which messages are restricted to those relating to the

movement of ships

Messages which are of a public correspondence nature shall be excluded

from this service

1.32 aeronautical mobile service: A mobile service between aeronautical stations and aircraft stations, or between aircraft stations, in which survival craft stations may participate; emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations may also

participate in this service on designated distress and emergency frequencies

1.33 aeronautical mobile (R)* service: An aeronautical mobile service

reserved for communications relating to safety and regularity of flight, primarily along national or international civil air routes

1.34 aeronautical mobile (OR) ** service: An aeronautical mobile service

intended for communications, including those relating to flight coordination, primarily outside national or international civil air routes

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1.35 aeronautical mobile-satellite service: A mobile-satellite service in which

mobile earth stations are located on board aircraft; survival craft stations and

emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations may also participate in this service

1.36 aeronautical mobile-satellite (R)* service: An aeronautical

mobile-satellite service reserved for communications relating to safety and regularity of flights,

primarily along national or international civil air routes

1.37 aeronautical mobile-satellite (OR)** service: An aeronautical

mobile-satellite service intended for communications, including those relating to flight

coordination, primarily outside national and international civil air routes

1.38 broadcasting service: A radiocommunication service in which the

transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public This service may

include sound transmissions, television transmissions or other types of transmission

(CS)

1.39 broadcasting-satellite service: A radiocommunication service in which

signals transmitted or retransmitted by space stations are intended for direct reception

by the general public

In the broadcasting-satellite service, the term “direct reception” shall

encompass both individual reception and community reception

1.40 radiodetermination service: A radiocommunication service for the

purpose of radiodetermination

1.41 radiodetermination-satellite service: A radiocommunication service for

the purpose of radiodetermination involving the use of one or more space stations

This service may also include feeder links necessary for its own operation

1.42 radionavigation service: A radiodetermination service for the purpose of

radionavigation

1.43 radionavigation-satellite service: A radiodetermination-satellite service

used for the purpose of radionavigation

This service may also include feeder links necessary for its operation

1.44 maritime radionavigation service: A radionavigation service intended for

the benefit and for the safe operation of ships

1.45 maritime radionavigation-satellite service: A radionavigation-satellite

service in which earth stations are located on board ships

1.46 aeronautical radionavigation service: A radionavigation service

intended for the benefit and for the safe operation of aircraft

1.47 aeronautical radionavigation-satellite service: A

radionavigation-satellite service in which earth stations are located on board aircraft

1.48 radiolocation service: A radiodetermination service for the purpose of radiolocation

1.49 radiolocation-satellite service: A radiodetermination-satellite service used for the purpose of radiolocation

This service may also include the feeder links necessary for its operation

1.50 meteorological aids service: A radiocommunication service used for

meteorological, including hydrological, observations and exploration

1.51 Earth exploration-satellite service: A radiocommunication service between earth stations and one or more space stations, which may include links between space stations, in which:

– information relating to the characteristics of the Earth and its natural phenomena, including data relating to the state of the environment, is obtained

from active sensors or passive sensors on Earth satellites;

– similar information is collected from airborne or Earth-based platforms; – such information may be distributed to earth stations within the system concerned;

– platform interrogation may be included

This service may also include feeder links necessary for its operation

1.52 meteorological-satellite service: An earth exploration-satellite service

for meteorological purposes

1.53 standard frequency and time signal service: A radiocommunication service for scientific, technical and other purposes, providing the transmission of

specified frequencies, time signals, or both, of stated high precision, intended for general reception

1.54 standard frequency and time signal-satellite service: A

radiocommunication service using space stations on earth satellites for the same

purposes as those of the standard frequency and time signal service

This service may also include feeder links necessary for its operation