Raymarine RAY73 - Licensing; USA Licensing Requirements; Canada Licensing Requirements; Europe Licensing Requirements

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1Licensing
Priortousingthisproductforthefirsttime,pleasecheckyournationalrequirementsforboth
operatorandequipmentlicensing.
Important:Itisyourresponsibilitytodeterminewhetheralicenseisrequiredinyourarea
beforeoperatingthisequipment.
Inmanyregions,thefollowingauthorizationsarerequiredfromtherelevantregulatoryauthority:
1.ShipS
tationVHFlicense;
2.Operator’slicense;
3.MMSI(MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity)number.
LicensesaretypicallyissuedbytheNationalRegulatoryAuthorities(NRAs)ineachcountry.
Important:
ItmayalsobenecessarytoobtainanOperator’ slicensebeforeanMMSInumbercanbeobtained
foryourvessel.TheDSCfunctionsoftheradiowillnotworkwithoutavalidMMSInumber.For
moreinformation,referto:p.30—ObtainMMSI(MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity)number
US Alicensingrequirements
FCCstationlicenserequirement
AnFCCShipRadioStationLicenseandCallSignarenotrequiredformostrecreationalvessels
travellinginUSwaters.However,youmustobtainalicenseifyourvesseltravelstoforeignports.
ShipsthatuseMF/HFsingleside-bandradio,satellitecommunications,ortelegraphymustbe
licensedbytheFCC.
Formoreinformation,refertotheFCCwebsite(Licensingtab):https://www.fcc.gov/bureau-
divisions/mobility-division/ship-radio-stations#block-menu-block-4
Canadalicensingrequirements
YoudonotneedalicensetooperatethisproductwithinthesovereignwatersofCanadaorthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica(USA).
YouwillneedalicensetooperatethisradiooutsideofCanadaortheUSA.Toobtainlicensing
information,visittheInnovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanada(ISED)(previously
knownasIndustryCanada)website:https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/oep-navigation-
radiocomms-faqs-1489.htm.
Europelicensingrequirements
BeforethefirstuseofaVHFradioincountriesinEurope,thefollowingauthorizationsMUSTbe
obtainedfromtherelevantregulatoryauthority.
•ShipStationVHFlicense—thisauthorizestheuseoftwo-wayVHFcommunicationswithother
vessels,aircraftandshorestations.Thislicenseisapplicabletoaspecificvessel,andisusually
validforthelifetimeofthevessel.Ifyoueversellyourvesselinthefuture,youwillneedtoarrange
forthetransferoftheShipStationVHFlicensetothenewvesselowner.
•Operator’slicense—thisauthorizesanindividualoperatortoconducttwo-wayVHF
communicationswithothervessels,aircraftandshorestations.Formostnon-commercial
operators,thislicenseisusuallyreferredtoasa“RestrictedRadiotelephoneOperatorPermit”,
or“RestrictedCertificateofCompetenceinRadiotelephone”.
•MMSI(MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity)number—a9digitnumberwhichissentoveraradio
frequencychannelinordertoidentifytheoriginatingvessel/station.Ifyourvesselalreadyhas
anMMSInumber,thesameMMSInumbermustbeusedtoprogramyourVHFradio.InEurope,
theMMSInumbercanbeprogrammedintotheunitbytheuser.Insomeregions,youmust
obtainaradiooperator’slicencebeforeanMMSInumberwillbeissued.Intheseareas,you
canrequestanMMSInumberfromthesameauthoritythatissuestheOperator’slicenseorShip
StationVHFlicence.
Itisalsotheradiooperator’sresponsibilitytobefamiliarwithallrelevantrulesandregulationsrelated
toradiouse.InregionsinwhichaVHFtransceiveriscompulsory,acurrentcopyoftheapplicable
governmentrulesandregulationsmustbeaccessibletotheoperator.
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