Options for maritime ship licences

There are 4 options for maritime ship licences:

• ship station class B assigned
• ship station class B non-assigned
• ship station class C assigned
• ship station class C non-assigned

You need separate licences for:

• boats that carry MF/HF marine radio equipment (class B)
• trading boats under Commonwealth survey (class C)
• each coast station

You must be qualified to operate a marine radio.

This licence option is for stations on a boat that:

• use non-standard maritime frequencies
• sends and receives on behalf of the public

We will allocate you a frequency in these bands:

• maritime mobile
• maritime mobile-satellite
• radiodetermination, including radars

You must operate on the frequencies specified on your licence.

There is a separate fee for each frequency.

To operate on another frequency band, you may need a different apparatus licence.

This licence option is for stations on a boat that use standard frequencies in the HF marine band.

You can:

• use standard maritime frequencies
• sends and receives on behalf of the public

You can use these frequencies:

• maritime mobile
• maritime mobile-satellite
• radiodetermination, including radars

You will also need a class B assigned licence if your ship station uses standard and non-standard frequencies.

To operate on another frequency band, you may need a different apparatus licence.

This licence option is for stations:

• on a boat that uses non-standard maritime frequencies
• that are equipped in line with the Navigation Act 2012

We will allocate you a frequency in these bands:

• maritime mobile
• maritime mobile-satellite
• radiodetermination, including radars

You must operate on the frequencies specified on your licence.

There is a separate fee for each frequency.

To operate on another frequency band, you may need a different apparatus licence.

This licence option is for ship stations on a boat that are equipped in line with the Navigation Act 2012.

You can use these frequencies:

• maritime mobile
• maritime mobile-satellite
• radiodetermination, including radars

You will also need a class C assigned licence if your ship station uses standard and non-standard frequencies.

To operate on another frequency band, you may need a different apparatus licence.