Ship Station Licence
Ship Station Licence
29.—(1)  A Ship Station Licence may be granted by the Authority if —
(a) the ship on which the station is to be carried (referred to in this regulation as 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 shall be valid for such period and subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Authority.
Restrictions on grant of Ship Station Licence
30.  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.
31.  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 station carried on board the ship; 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
32.—(1)  A station on board any ship in the waters of Singapore shall be operated in such manner as not to impair or interfere with —
(a) any Armed Forces Communication; or
(b) the efficient and convenient working of any other station or network, or telecommunication system or service in Singapore authorised by the Authority under the Act or these Regulations.
(2)  A station on board any ship must not be used if the crew of the ship observes, or when the crew has been informed by the Authority, that the working of the station causes interference to radio-communication.
Restrictions on use of equipment while in territorial waters
33.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2), no station on board a ship shall be used while the ship is within the territorial waters of Singapore.
(2)  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 radio frequency bands as may be specifically authorised by the Authority, subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Authority, where the use of the station does not cause interference to the working of any other station or network licensed under these Regulations.