# The Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, Regulation 9: Performance standards

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

All radio equipment fitted on or carried in a ship must—
(a) in relation to a United Kingdom ship, unless approved in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2025, be of a type approved by the Secretary of State or any person authorised by the Secretary of State; or
(b) in relation to a non-United Kingdom ship, must conform to standards not inferior to those set out in Section 5 of Annex 1 to Merchant Shipping Notice 1874 (M+F) Amendment 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1316/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-radiocommunications-amendment-regulations-2021/regulation-9
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