Network Licence
Network licence
26.—(1)  The Authority may grant the following classes of network licences:
(a)private network licence; and
(b)public network licence.
(2)  The grant of a private network licence shall not, unless the Authority otherwise determines, authorise the licensee to provide, whether directly or indirectly, any telecommunication service to the general public.
(3)  A network licence shall only be granted in respect of a network which meets all technical standards and any other requirements which the Authority may, from time to time, stipulate.
(4)  The Authority may refuse to grant a private network licence if the Authority is satisfied that the radio-communication service which is or is intended to be provided by or through the network may be adequately provided by or through a public telecommunication system or any other means.
Ship Station Licence
27.—(1)  A Ship Station Licence may be granted by the Authority if —
(a)the ship has a valid internationally recognised Safety Radio certificate;
(b)the station is operated by an appropriate number and category of radio operators holding a Certificate of Competency granted under the Radio-communication (Certificates of Competency for Ship Station Operators) Regulations [Rg 2] or a competent foreign authority recognised by the Authority, except where the vessel is used solely or principally for pleasure purposes;
(c)the ship has an accounting authority acceptable to the Authority; and
(d)the ship complies with such other requirements as may be determined by the Authority from time to time.
(2)  A person who is unable to furnish all the information required by the Authority in the application form for a Ship Station Licence may, upon payment of the prescribed fee and upon satisfying such other requirements as may be determined by the Authority, be granted a Provisional Ship Station Licence which will be valid for such period and subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Authority.
Restrictions on grant of Ship Station Licence
28.  A Ship Station Licence shall only be granted in respect of a ship, including its lifeboats, which is registered or licensed by the competent authority in Singapore.
Compliance with Radio Regulations, Authority’s requirements, etc.
29.  A Ship Station licensee shall —
(a)provide on board the ship all documents either considered necessary by the Authority or required under the Radio Regulations for the efficient operation of the ship station; and
(b)comply with the working procedures set out in the Radio Regulations and with such other requirements as the Authority may determine.
Equipment not to cause interference
30.—(1)  A station on board any ship in the waters of Singapore shall be operated in such manner as not to interfere with —
(a)any Armed Forces Communication; or
(b)the efficient and convenient working of a Government or of any licensed station or network in Singapore.
(2)  A station on board any ship shall cease operation as soon as the crew of the ship observes, or when the crew has been informed by the Authority that the working of the ship station causes interference to radio-communication.
Restrictions on use of equipment while in territorial waters
31.—(1)  No station on board a ship shall be used while the ship is within the territorial waters of Singapore.
(2)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a station on board a ship, whether licensed by the Authority or by a foreign competent authority, may be used while the ship is within the territorial waters of Singapore for the purposes of —
(a)safety of navigation, life or property or for any other purposes as may be authorised by the Authority; and
(b)communication on such frequency bands as may be specifically authorised by the Authority, subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Authority, provided that the use of such station shall not cause interference to the working of any other authorised station or network.