Cap..173 Rev. 1985
Subsidiary Legislation
8-29
Telecommunications
Frequencies
130. Ship radio installations when operating on the frequencies specified in
the licence must conform with the International Regulations regarding frequency
tolerances and must not cause interference on any other frequencies.
Inspection and approval prior to issue of licence
Posts
131. The installation must be inspected and approved by an officer of the
and
Telecommunications
Department
Unnecessary or anonymous
before
a licence can
calls forbidden
132. The transmission of unnecessary or anonymous
be issued.
calls is forbidden.
Ships to avoid interference
133. All ships must listen on the appropriate frequency before: commencing a
call in order to ensure that interference is not caused to another vessel already i in
communication with the Coast Station.
Prohibition on use of radio in harbour
134.—(1) The use of radio apparatus other than a very high frequency
radiotelephone while in port or harbour is prohibited except in cases of emergency
or for urgent messages, when no other form of communication is available. Calls
other than distress calls may be addréssed to the nearest Coast Station only:
Provided that British and foreign warships may be permitted the use of radio
apparatus while in port or harbour for
communications, subject. to non-interference
the purpose of normal’ radiowith existing telecommunications
services and to any other restrictions that the Permanent Secretary may impose.
(Amended: by Regulations 7th January 1964; Legal Notice 56 of 1981.)
(2) Any person contravening ‘the provisions of this Regulations shall be guilty
of an offence.
‘Log Book
135. A log book giving arecord of calls made and time should be kept by all
licensed, vessels.
(Amended by Legal Notice 56 oft 1981.)
Inspection
of apparatus
136. The radio installation, accessories, and all logs ‘and message files should
be available for inspection at any reasonable time by.an officer. of the Department
of Posts and Télecommunications.
.
Secrecy
.
137.—(1) It is prohibited to receive radio ‘correspondence other ‘than that
which the station is authorised to receive, but, in case such correspondence is
received involuntarily, it must be néither reprodticed nor communicated to third
persons, nor used for any purpose whatsoever, and the very existence thereof must