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establish contact with another station.

      carriage service provider has the meaning given by section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

      carrier has the meaning given by section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

      commercial operations means the activities of commercial ships (other than professional fishing and port operations).

      distress, in relation to a transmission, means that a mobile unit, or a person:
      (a) is threatened by grave and imminent danger; and
      (b) requires immediate assistance.

      DSC (also known as digital selective calling) means a digital system of communications used for the following purposes:
      (a) transmitting distress alerts from ships;
      (b) transmitting acknowledgments of distress alerts from shore stations;
      (c) relaying distress alerts;
         (d) transmitting alerts prior to the broadcast of urgency and safety messages.

      Note: The transmission of a distress alert indicates that a ship is threatened by grave and imminent danger, and is requesting immediate assistance. A distress alert is a digital selective call, using a distress call format that provides the identification of the station in distress and its position.
      inshore boating radio service means a maritime mobile service between a maritime coast station and a maritime ship station operating in inshore waters or inland waterways.

      ITU means the International Telecommunication Union.

      ITU Radio Regulations means the document published by the ITU and titled 'Radio Regulations' as existing from time to time.
      Note: The ITU Radio Regulations can be accessed at: www.itu.int.

      licence means any of the following licences:
      (a) a maritime coast licence (limited coast assigned system station);
      (b) a maritime coast licence (limited coast marine rescue station);
      (c) a maritime coast licence (limited coast non assigned station);
      (d) a maritime coast licence (major coast A station);
      (e) a maritime coast licence (major coast B station).

      licensee means:
      (a) the holder of a licence; and

         (b) a person authorised by the holder of a licence to operate a station under the licence.

      major coast station means a major coast A station or a major coast B station.

      maritime coast licence (limited coast assigned system station) means a maritime coast licence authorising the holder to operate a limited coast assigned system station.

      maritime coast licence (limited coast marine rescue station) means a maritime coast licence authorising the holder to operate a limited coast marine rescue station.

      maritime coast licence (limited coast non assigned station) means a maritime coast licence authorising the holder to operate a limited coast non assigned station.

      maritime coast licence (major coast A station) means a maritime coast licence authorising the holder to operate a major coast A station for communication with maritime mobile stations.

      maritime coast licence (major coast B station) means a maritime coast licence authorising the holder to operate:
         (a) major coast