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Division 4.2 General requirements for AIS Class B mobile stations on inland waterways

United Kingdom

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AIS Class B has restricted functionalities compared to Inland AIS mobile stations. The messages sent out by an AIS Class B mobile station are transmitted with a lower priority in comparison to Inland AIS mobile stations.’

In addition to the requirements resulting from other Union legal acts, in particular, Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1 and Commission Decision 2005/53/ECf2, AIS Class B mobile stations installed on vessels navigating on Union inland waterways shall meet the requirements set out in:

  1. (a)

    Recommendation ITU-R M. 1371;

  2. (b)

    IEC International Standard 62287 (including DSC channel management).

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f1

Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (OJ L 91, 7.4.1999, p. 10).

f2

Commission Decision 2005/53/EC of 25 January 2005 on the application of Article 3(3)(e) of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to radio equipment intended to participate in the Automatic Identification System (AIS) (OJ L 22, 26.1.2005, p. 14).