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a major coast A station.

3.5 Call signs

      (1) At the start of each transmission or series of transmissions, the licensee of a major coast A station must transmit:
      (a) the call sign allocated to it 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 4 Additional conditions for the operation of major coast B stations

4.1 Application of Part 4

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

4.2 Technical requirements — MF or HF IMM service equipment

      A major coast B station that includes MF or HF international maritime mobile service equipment must comply with the requirements of the edition of a document mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1 that:

      (a) applies to the station;
         (b) was last published before the station was manufactured in Australia or imported; and
      (c) was in force at the time of manufacture or importation.

      4.3 Technical requirements — MF or HF service equipment (except IMM equipment)

      (1) This section applies to a major coast B station that:
      (a) is:
      (i) a remotely located land station; or
      (ii) a land mobile station; and
         (b) includes MF or HF equipment other than international maritime mobile service equipment.
      (2) The station 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.

4.4 Services to maritime ship stations

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

         (a) communications to help carry out search and rescue operations conducted by AMSA or a body that has similar functions;
         (b) a weather forecast (with or without warnings) for coastal waters and high seas areas;
      (c) a navigation warning;
         (d) a continuous listening watch on international distress frequencies for distress, urgency and safety signals; or
      (e) public correspondence.

      4.5 Services to remotely located land stations, land mobile stations and 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