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stations on aircraft

      A licensee of a maritime coast licence (major coast B station) must not provide a service to:

      (a) a remotely located land station;
      (b) a land mobile station; or
      (c) a station on an aircraft that is not an aircraft station;
      unless the service is for public correspondence.

4.6 Operator's qualifications

      (1) A person who operates a major coast B station must hold at least 1 of the following certificates:
      (a) a General Operator's Certificate for GMDSS, issued by the ACMA;
         (b) a GMDSS First-class Radio Electronic Certificate issued by AMSA under the Navigation Act 2012;
         (c) a GMDSS Second-class Radio Electronic Certificate  issued by AMSA under the Navigation Act 2012;
         (d) a General Operator's Certificate for GMDSS issued by AMSA under the Navigation Act 2012; or
         (e) a General Operator's Certificate for GMDSS recognised by AMSA, or a Commonwealth body that has functions similar to those of AMSA, as being an equivalent qualification for major coast stations.
      (2) The person must also have any other qualifications, training or experience required by AMSA, or a Commonwealth body that has functions similar to those of AMSA, for the operation of a major coast B station.

4.7 Call signs

      (1) At the start of each transmission or series of transmissions, the licensee of a major coast B station must transmit:
      (a) the call sign allocated by the ACMA;
      (b) the location or name of the station, followed by the word 'radio'; or
         (c) for a station using DSC facilities — the maritime mobile service identity allocated by AMSA.
      (2) The licensee must not use a voice privacy device when transmitting the call sign, location, name or identity.
               Part 5 Additional conditions for the operation of limited coast assigned system stations

5.1 Application of Part 5

      (1) For paragraph 107(1)(f) of the Act, the operation, under a licence, of a limited coast assigned system station is subject to the conditions in this Part.
      (2) The conditions in this Part are additional to the conditions in Part 2.

5.2 Technical requirements — MF or HF IMM service equipment

      A limited coast assigned system station that includes MF or HF international maritime mobile service equipment must comply with the requirements of a standard mentioned in Part 3 of Schedule 1 that:
      (a) applies to the station; and
         (b) was in force at the time the station was manufactured in Australia or imported.

      5.3 Technical requirements — 27 MHz inshore boating radio service equipment

      A limited coast assigned system station that includes 27 MHz inshore boating radio service equipment must comply with the requirements of a standard mentioned in Part 4 of Schedule 1 that:
      (a) applies to the station; and
         (b) was