The UK Radio Regulator is Ofcom and as an owner you need to complete and generate all radio licenses.
Radio Licence
You need to apply for a Ship Radio Licence.. Registration on-line is free of charge and is available at http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radiocommunication-licences/ships-radio/. Applications by post using form OF347, for which there is a fee per licence, should be submitted to:
Amateur and Maritime Team
Ofcom Licensing Centre
PO Box 56373
London
SE1 9SZ
For assistance please contact:Ofcom Licensing Centre
Tel: 020 7981 3131 or 0300 123 1000
Fax: 020 7981 3333
Textphone: 020 7981 3043 or 0300 123 2024 - Please note that these numbers only work with special equipment used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
E-mail: licensingcentre@ofcom.org.uk
MMSI Number & Callsign
The MMSI number and callsign will change with the issue of a new radio licence. Arrange with your shore based maintainer for all GMDSS equipment to be re-programmed with new MMSI numbers prior to survey.
Radio Survey
Your application for a Radio Survey is through Selex Communications email: marine-surveys@selex-comms. A Safety Radio Certificate will be issued based on the existing certificates with the same expiry dates however, Selex will require confirmation by their local agent that EPIRB, DSC and SAT C have been reprogrammed with the UK protocol/MMSI number. Details can be found in Documents MSN 1732 and MGN 286 which can be obtained from this website.
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) Registration
The UK Ship Register considers the use of a serialized UK protocol to be the most effective and efficient means of holding and retrieving data about a ship. This protocol is the preferred programming option for the UK Search and Rescue authorities.
Arrange for EPIRB Mandatory Registration through MRCC Falmouth
Tel: +44 (0) 1326 211569
Fax: +44 (0) 1326 319260
email: epirb@mcga.gov.uk
You will need to arrange decommissioning/re-commissioning of all Satcom IDs with your airtime provider.
For COSPAS-SARSAT 406MHz: EPIRBS serial coding should be used.
For INMARSAT 1.6GHz: EPIRBS INMARSAT London should be contacted at:
Inmarsat Global Limited
99 City Road
London
EC1Y 1AX
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7728 1777
Fax: +44 (0)20 7728 1142
email: customer_care@inmarsat.com
