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same meaning as in the Act, including:
             * certificate of proficiency
             * qualified operator
             * transmitter
             * transmitter licence
  Note 3 In accordance with section 64 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, other expressions in this Determination have the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015, including:
             * Act
             * HF
             * limited coast assigned system station
             * limited coast marine rescue station
             * limited coast non assigned station
             * major coast A station
             * major coast B station
             * maritime coast licence
             * maritime ship licence
             * MF
             * ship station Class B
             * ship station Class C
 (2) In this Determination, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to another legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time.
  Note 1 For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; 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 at www.legislation.gov.au.
5 Qualified operators
 (3) For section 119 of the Act, and subject to subsection (4), a person must be a qualified operator to operate a transmitter under a transmitter licence included in the following classes of transmitter licences:
 (a) maritime coast licences that authorise a person to operate:
 (i) a limited coast assigned system station; or
 (ii) a limited coast marine rescue station; or
 (iii) a limited coast non assigned station; or
 (iv)  a major coast station;
 (b) maritime ship licences that authorise a person to operate a ship station Class B.
 (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person in relation to a licence specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule, if the person holds the overseas qualification specified in the corresponding item in column 2 of the table.
 (5) For section 119 of the Act, and subject to subsection (6), a person must be a qualified operator to operate a transmitter under a maritime ship licence that authorises a person to operate a ship station Class C.
 (6) Subsection (5) does not apply to a person who holds:
 (a) a GMDSS Certificate; or
 (b) overseas qualifications recognised by the AMSA as equivalent qualifications to a GMDSS Certificate.

Schedule Overseas qualifications for maritime licences
(subsection 5(4))
 Table of overseas qualifications
Item  Column 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Column 2
      Licence                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Overseas qualification