Technologie i telekomunikacja · 30.06.1995

Maritime Communications

The Commission has adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making which seeks to provide adaptive regulations and improve radio communications capabilities in the maritime services. Specifically, the Commission has proposed rules to require a minimum digital selective calling (DSC) capability on all MF, HF, and VHF radios, permit VHF public coast stations to provide automated services to vessels and, on a secondary basis, to vehicles on land, permit inter-service sharing of maritime frequencies, permit maritime licensees to share VHF band private land mobile spectrum, permit Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) in the maritime and aviation services, permit ship-to-ship and ship-to- private coast station facsimile communications, and (eliminate certain unnecessary regulatory burdens on the boating public. This action stems from the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Notice of Inquiry in PR Docket 92-257 which sought public comment regarding ways to provide a more flexible regulatory framework for the maritime services. Thus, the proposed rules should promote the use of advanced radio communications techniques on marine frequencies, eliminate unnecessary regulatory burde