Radiocommunications – Maritime Omnibus Variation 2019 (No.1)

Dated: 13 June 2019

Nerida O’Loughlin

[signed]

Member

Chris Jose

[signed]

Member/General Manager

1 Name

  This is the Radiocommunications – Maritime Omnibus Variation 2019 (No.1).

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences at the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note:  The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 64(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 and paragraph 107(1)(f) and subsection 132(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

4 Amendments – Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015 [F2015L00178]

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in the items in that Schedule.

5 Amendments – Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Maritime Coast Licence) Determination 2015 [F2018L01619]

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 2 is amended as set out in the items in that Schedule.

6 Amendments – Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Maritime Ship Licence) Determination 2015 [F2018L01619]

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 3 is amended as set out in the items in that Schedule.

7 Variations – Radiocommunications (Maritime Ship Station – 27 MHz and VHF) Class Licence 2015 [F2018L01619]

  The instrument that is specified in Schedule 4 is varied as set out in the items in that Schedule.

8 References to other instruments

 In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

 (a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and

 (b) a reference to any other kind of instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force or existing from time to time.             

Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note 3: For paragraph (b), see subsection 314A(2) of the Act and subsection 65(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

Schedule 1 – Amendments

(section 4)

Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015 [F2015L00178]

1  Schedule 1, after the definition of ambulatory system station

Insert:

Application Specific Messages (ASM) means messages developed to allow for added functionality in the exchange of information using the Automatic Identification System (AIS) that are in addition to the standard set of AIS messages.

2 Schedule 1 (definition of Automatic Identification System (AIS))

Repeal the definition, substitute:

Automatic Identification System (AIS) means a system that uses automatic tracking technology in the VHF maritime mobile band.

3 Schedule 1, after the definition of very high frequency, and VHF

Insert:

VHF Data Exchange means radiocommunications using digital modulation in the VHF maritime mobile band.

VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) means a system that integrates the functions of Application Specific Messages (ASM) and the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and VHF Data Exchange in the VHF maritime mobile band.

VHF maritime mobile band means the frequency range 156.000 MHz to 162.050 MHz, but does not include the segments within this frequency range that are allocated to the land mobile service in accordance with Table 2 of the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction (RALI) MS 42, Frequency Plan for the VHF Bands 70 - 87.5 MHz and 148 - 174 MHz, published by the ACMA, as existing from time to time.

Note:       RALI MS 42 is available on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

Schedule 2 – Amendments

(section 5)

Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Maritime Coast Licence) Determination 2015 [F2018L01619]

1 Subsection 1.4(1) (definition of ACA)

Repeal the definition.

2 Subsection 1.4(3) (note 2)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are available on the Federal Register of Legislation website at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Paragraphs 3.4(1)(a) and 4.6(1)(a)

Omit “issued by the ACA” (wherever occurring), substitute “issued by the ACMA”.

4 Part 2 of Schedule 1 (table item 201)

Repeal the item.

5 Schedules 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 (note 2)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note 2: The HF frequencies in this Schedule are those prescribed in Appendix 17 (REV. WRC-15) of the ITU Radio Regulations.

6 Schedule 2 (table item 20)

Omit “Distress, urgency, safety or calling”, substitute:

Distress, urgency and safety

Calling

7 Schedule 3 (table item 15)

Omit “400 watts pX”, substitute “83 watts EIRP”.

8 Schedule 6 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Schedule 3 – Amendments

(section 6)

Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Maritime Ship Licence) Determination 2015 [F2018L01619]

1 Section 2.7

 Repeal the section, substitute:

2.7  Maritime ship stations — AIS

A person must operate a maritime ship station for Automatic Identification System (AIS) purposes only:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 11 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item; and

(c) for a purpose mentioned in column 4 of the item.

2 After section 2.7

Insert:

2.8 Maritime ship stations — VDES communications

A person must operate a maritime ship station for VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) communications only:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 12 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item.

2.9 Maritime ship stations — ASM

A person must operate a maritime ship station for Application Specific Messages (ASM) purposes only:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 13 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item.

3 After section 3.13

Insert:

3.14 VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) — ship station Class B non assigned

 If a licensee operates a ship station Class B non assigned for VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) communications, the licensee must operate the station:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 12 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item.

3.15  Application Specific Messages (ASM) — ship station Class B non assigned

 If a licensee operates a ship station Class B non assigned for Application Specific Messages (ASM) purposes, the licensee must operate the station:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 13 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item.

4 After section 5.12A

Insert:

5.12B VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) — ship station Class C non assigned

 If a licensee operates a ship station Class C non assigned for VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) communications, the licensee must operate the station:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 12 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item.

5.12C Application Specific Messages (ASM) — ship station Class C non assigned

 If a licensee operates a ship station Class C non assigned for Application Specific Messages (ASM) purposes, the licensee must operate the station:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 13 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item.

5 After the heading to Schedule 2 (before note 1)

before “3.3”, insert “2.8, 2.9,”;

after “3.13,”, insert “3.14, 3.15,”;

repeal “5.12A”, substitute, “5.12A, 5.12B and 5.12C”.

6 Schedule 2 (note 2 to Schedule heading)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note 2: The HF frequencies in this Schedule are those prescribed in Appendix 17 (REV. WRC-15) of the ITU Radio Regulations.

7 Part 2 of Schedule 2 (table item 214, first column)

Omit “(AIS-SART AIS2”, substitute:

(AIS-SART

 AIS 2)

8 Part 3 of Schedule 2 (table items 342 to 356)

Repeal the items, substitute:

9 Part 5 of Schedule 2 (table items 510 to 514)

Repeal the items, substitute:

10 Part 7 of Schedule 2 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Part 7 Port operations

11 Part 8 of Schedule 2 (table item 807, sixth column)

Omit “Calling and working”, substitute “Working”.

12 Part 11 of Schedule 2 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Part 11 Automatic Identification System (AIS)

13 After Part 11 of Schedule 2

Insert:

Part 12 VHF Data Exchange System (VDES)

Channels 24, 84, 25 and 85 may be merged in order to form a unique duplex channel with a bandwidth of 100 kHz in order to operate the VDES terrestrial component described in the most recent version of Recommendation ITU-R M.2092 (WRC-15) of the ITU.

Part 13 Application Specific Messages (ASM)

14 Schedule 4 (note 2 to Schedule heading)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note 2: The HF frequencies in this Schedule are those prescribed in Appendix 17 (REV. WRC-15) of the ITU Radio Regulations.

15 Part 2 of Schedule 4 (table item 203)

Repeal the item.  

Schedule 4 – Variations

  (section 7)

Radiocommunications (Maritime Ship Station – 27 MHz and VHF) Class Licence 2015  [F2018L01619]

1 Subsection 4(1), after the definition of Act

Insert:

AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.

2 Subsection 4(1) (definition of VHF maritime frequencies)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

VHF maritime frequencies means the frequency range 156.000 MHz to 162.050 MHz, but does not include the segments within this frequency range that are allocated to the land mobile service in accordance with Table 2 of the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction (RALI) MS 42, Frequency Plan for the VHF Bands 70 - 87.5 MHz and 148 - 174 MHz, published by the ACMA, as existing from time to time.

Note:       RALI MS 42 is available on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

3 Subsection 4(2) (notes at the end)

Repeal the notes, substitute:

Note 1 For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act

1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2 All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are available on the Federal Register of Legislation website at www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 3: For paragraph (b), see section 314A of the Act.

4 Paragraph 8(2)(g)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(g) qualifications recognised by:

(i) AMSA as being equivalent to the qualification mentioned in paragraph (a); or

(ii) the ACMA as being equivalent to any of the qualifications mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (f).

5 Subsection 8(3), after note 2

Insert:

Note 3 Equivalent qualifications and licences recognised by the ACMA and AMSA are listed in the Tables of Equivalent Qualifications and Licences, as existing from time to time, available on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

6 Subsection 9(2)

After “in the version current from time to time”, omit “of the”, substitute “of its”.

7 Section 19

Repeal the section, substitute:

19  Maritime ship stations — AIS

A person must operate a maritime ship station for Automatic Identification System (AIS) purposes only:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 2.10 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item; and

(c) for a purpose mentioned in column 4 of the item.

8 After section 19

Insert:

20  Maritime ship stations — VDES communications

A person must operate a maritime ship station for VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) communications only:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 2.11 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item.

21 Maritime ship stations — ASM

A person must operate a maritime ship station for Application Specific Messages (ASM) purposes only:

(a) on a frequency mentioned in column 2 of an item in Part 2.12 of Schedule 2; and

(b) using a transmitter output power not exceeding the power mentioned in column 3 of the item.

9 Part 2.1 of Schedule 2 (note)

Repeal the note, substitute:

Note The HF frequencies in this Schedule are those prescribed in Appendix 17 (REV. WRC-15) of the International Telecommunication Union Radio Regulations.

10 Part 2.3 of Schedule 2 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Part 2.3 Public correspondence

11 Part 2.4 of Schedule 2 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Part 2.4 Commercial operations

12 Part 2.6 of Schedule 2 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Part 2.6 Port operations

13 Part 2.7 of Schedule 2 (table item 3, column 5)

Omit “Calling and working”, substitute “Working”.

14 Part 2.10 of Schedule 2 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Part 2.10 Automatic Identification System (AIS)

15 After Part 2.10 of Schedule 2

Insert:

Part 2.11 VHF Data Exchange System (VDES)

Channels 24, 84, 25 and 85 may be merged in order to form a unique duplex channel with a bandwidth of 100 kHz in order to operate the VDES terrestrial component described in the most recent version of Recommendation ITU-R M.2092 (WRC-15) of the International Telecommunication Union.

Part 2.12 Application Specific Messages (ASM)