15Condition — compliance with particular documents

15 Condition – compliance with particular documents

Condition (1) A person must not operate a radiocommunications device that is part of a limited coast assigned system station if: (a) the station includes Automatic Identification System (AIS) equipment; and (b) one or more of the documents specified in subsection (2), as existing on the device compliance day for the station, was expressed to apply to the station; and (c) the station does not comply with the document, as existing on the device compliance day for the station.

Note 1: Under Part 4.1 of the Act, a person may be prohibited from operating a maritime ship station, including a station not covered by subsection (1), if the station does not comply with requirements set out in equipment rules made under section 156 of the Act.

Note 2: A maritime coast licence does not authorise operation of a radiocommunications receiver that is part of a limited coast assigned system station. Such a radiocommunications receiver is not specified for the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Act, and so its operation does not require a licence under the Act (see section 46 of the Act). However, operation of a radiocommunications receiver in contravention of this condition may be a contravention of section 113 of the Act, or may result in suspension or cancellation of the maritime coast licence.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the following documents are specified: (a) IEC 62320-1, Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems – Automatic identification system (AIS) – Part 1: AIS Base Stations – Minimum operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission; (b) IEC 62320-2, Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems – Automatic identification system (AIS) – Part 2: AIS AtoN Stations – Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission; (c) IEC 62320-3, Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems – Automatic identification system (AIS) – Part 3: Repeater Stations – Minimum operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

Note: Each of IEC 62320-1, IEC 62320-2 and IEC 62320-3 is available, for a fee, from the International Electrotechnical Commission’s website at www.iec.ch. Each of IEC 62320-1, IEC 62320-2 and IEC 62320-3 is also available to be viewed, on prior request, at an ACMA office, subject to licensing conditions.

(3) In subsection (1), device compliance day, for a limited coast assigned system station, means: (a) if the station was manufactured in Australia and paragraph (c) does not apply – the day it was manufactured; or (b) if the station was imported and paragraph (c) does not apply – the day it was imported; or (c) if the station was manufactured in Australia or imported, and altered or modified in a material respect in Australia after it was manufactured or imported – the day it was so altered or modified.