R&O.89/2017
Wireless Telegraphy
(Mobile Communication Services on Ships) (Exemption) Regulations 2017
Registered by the Royal Court 18th August 2017
Coming into force 2nd
August 2017
THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS (“OFCOM”), in exercise of the powers
conferred by section 8(3) and section 122(7) of the Wireless
Telegraphy Act 2006 and in exercise of those sections of the Act as extended to
the Bailiwick of Guernsey, to the Bailiwick of Jersey and to the Isle of Man, make
the following Regulations.
Before making these Regulations, OFCOM have given notice of their
proposal to do so in accordance with section 122(4)(a) of the Act,
published notice of their proposal in accordance with section 122(4)(b) of
the Act, and have considered the representations made to them before the time
specified in the notice in accordance with section 122(4)(c) of the Act.
1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on Ships) (Exemption)
Regulations 2017 and come into force on 2nd
August 2017.
2 Revocation
The Wireless Telegraphy
(Mobile Communication Services on Board Ships) (Exemption) Regulations 2011[1] are hereby revoked.
3 Interpretation
In these Regulations –
“apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus;
“baseline” means the baseline for measuring the breadth
of the territorial waters under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea;
“dBi” means decibels of power
referenced to the gain of an isotrope antenna;
“dBm” means decibels of power referenced to one milliWatt;
“ETSI” means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute;
“GSM system” means an electronic communications network
that complies with the GSM standards EN 301 502 and
EN 301 511 published by ETSI;
“kHz” means kilohertz;
“LTE system” means an electronic communications network
that complies with the LTE standards EN 301 908–1, EN 301 908–13
and EN 301 908–14 published by ETSI;
“MHz” means megahertz;
“mobile communication services on board
ships” means electronic communications services provided by an
undertaking to enable persons on board a ship to communicate via public
electronic communications networks using a GSM system, LTE system or UMTS
system without establishing direct connections with electronic communications
networks based on land;
“public electronic communications
network” has the meaning given to it by section 151(1) of the Communications Act 2003;
“quality criteria” means the
values broadcast by a ship base transceiver station specifying the minimum
required received signal level in the cell (as expressed in dBm) required for
access by the apparatus to that cell;
“selection timer” means the
values set by a ship base transceiver station relating to the frequency of
which the apparatus seeks to establish direct connections with a public
electronic communications network based on land (also known as the Public Land
Mobile Network selection timer);
“ship base transceiver station”
means a mobile picocell located on a ship supporting mobile communication
services on board ships;
“signal” has the meaning given to it by
section 32(10) of the Communications Act 2003;
“the 900 MHz band” means
the 880–915 MHz frequency band (for the uplink from the apparatus to
the ship base transceiver station) and the 925–960 MHz frequency
band (for the downlink from the ship base transceiver station to the
apparatus);
“the 1800 MHz band” means
the 1710–1785 MHz frequency band (for the uplink from the apparatus
to the ship base transceiver station) and the 1805–1880 MHz
frequency band (for the downlink from the ship base transceiver station to the
apparatus);
“the 1900/2100 MHz band”
means the 1920–1980 MHz frequency band (for the uplink from the
apparatus to the ship base transceiver station) and the
2110–2170 MHz frequency band (for the downlink from the ship base
transceiver station to the apparatus);
“the 2600 MHz band” means
the 2500–2570 MHz frequency band (for the uplink from the apparatus
to the ship base transceiver station) and the 2620–2690 MHz
frequency band (for the downlink from the ship base transceiver station to the
apparatus);
“timing advance parameter”
means the values set by a ship base transceiver station relating to the
parameter needed to calculate the delay in the conveyance of signals
transmitted from the ship base transceiver station to the apparatus;
“UMTS system” means an electronic communications network
that complies with the UMTS standards EN 301 908–1,
EN 301 908–2 and EN 301 908–3 published by
ETSI; and
“user inactivity release timer”
means the values set by a ship base transceiver station relating to the
duration in which it will determine the apparatus as being inactive when no
signals are transmitted between the ship base transceiver station and the
apparatus (also known as the Radio Resource Control user inactivity release
timer).
4 Exemption
The use of any apparatus on board a ship which is –
(a) registered in the
British Islands; and
(b) within the limits of
the British Islands and the territorial waters adjacent thereto, or, for the
time being, beyond the British Islands and the territorial waters adjacent
thereto,
is hereby exempt from the provisions of section 8(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 where
the terms, provisions and limitations in regulation 5 are met.
5 Terms, provisions and limitations
(1) The apparatus must only
operate –
(a) where
it forms part of a GSM system, in the 900 MHz band or the 1800 MHz band;
(b) where
it forms part of a LTE system, in the 1800 MHz band or the 2600 MHz
band; and
(c) where
it forms part of an UMTS system, in the 1900/2100 MHz band.
(2) The apparatus must only
be used –
(a) for mobile
communication services on board ships;
(b) where
it forms part of a GSM system or an UMTS system, when the ship is two nautical
miles or more from the baseline; and
(c) where
it forms part of a LTE system, when the ship is four nautical miles or more
from the baseline.
(3) When controlled by a
ship base transceiver station, the apparatus must operate with a maximum
radiated output power which is no greater than –
(a) where
it forms part of a GSM system –
(i) 5 dBm
in the 900 MHz band; and
(ii) 0 dBm
in the 1800 MHz band;
(b) where
it forms part of a LTE system, 0 dBm in the 1800 MHz band and in the
2600 MHz band; and
(c) where
it forms part of an UMTS system, 0 dBm for each 5 MHz in the
1900/2100 MHz band.
(4) The apparatus must connect
directly to a ship base transceiver station that complies with the requirements
set out in paragraphs (5) to (7).
(5) Where the apparatus
forms part of a GSM system, the requirements referred to in paragraph (4)
are –
(a) the
ship base transceiver station must only use indoor antennas when the ship is
between two and twelve nautical miles from the baseline;
(b) the
ship base transceiver station must operate such that there is a maximum power
density in external areas of the ship of –80 dBm for each
200 kHz with reference to a 0 dBi
measurement antenna gain;
(c) the
ship base transceiver station must mitigate interference using the following
techniques or other techniques which provide at least an equivalent mitigation
of interference –
(i) the
receiver sensitivity and disconnection threshold (as described in the GSM
standards TS 144 018 and TS 148 008 published by ETSI) of
the apparatus is –
(aa) when the
ship is between two and three nautical miles from the baseline, equal to or
higher than –70 dBm for each 200 kHz; and
(bb) when the ship is between three and
twelve nautical miles from the baseline, equal to or higher than –75 dBm
for each 200 kHz;
(ii) discontinuous
transmission (as described in the GSM standard TS 148 008 published
by ETSI) is activated in the uplink from the apparatus to the ship base
transceiver station; and
(iii) the
timing advance (as described in the GSM standard TS 144 018 published
by ETSI) is set to the minimum.
(6) Where the apparatus
forms part of a LTE system, the requirements referred to in paragraph (4)
are –
(a) the
ship base transceiver station must only use indoor antennas when the ship is
between four and twelve nautical miles from the baseline;
(b) the
ship base transceiver station must only use bandwidth which is no greater than
5 MHz (duplex) for each of the 1800 MHz band or the 2600 MHz band;
(c) the
ship base transceiver station must operate such that –
(i) its
emissions on board the ship’s deck must be equal to or less than
–98 dBm for each 5 MHz;
(ii) when
the ship is between four and twelve nautical miles from the baseline, the
quality criteria are equal to or higher than –83 dBm for each 5 MHz;
(iii) the
selection timer is set to 10 minutes;
(iv) the
timing advance parameter is set according to a cell range for the distributed
antenna system that is equal to 400 metres;
(v) the user inactivity
release timer is set to 2 seconds; and
(vi) its
carrier frequency must not be aligned with electronic communications networks
based on land.
(7) Where the apparatus
forms part of a UMTS system, the requirements referred to in paragraph (4)
are –
(a) the
ship base transceiver station must only use indoor antennas when the ship is
between two and twelve nautical miles from the baseline;
(b) the
ship base transceiver station must only use bandwidth which is no greater than
5 MHz (duplex);
(c) the
ship base transceiver station must operate such that –
(i) its
emissions on board the ship’s deck must be equal to or less than
–102 dBm for each 5 MHz;
(ii) when
the ship is between two and twelve nautical miles from the baseline, the quality
criteria are equal to or higher than –87 dBm for each 5 MHz;
(iii) the
selection timer is set to 10 minutes;
(iv) the
timing advance parameter is set according to a cell range for the distributed
antenna system that is equal to 600 metres;
(v) the user inactivity
release timer is set to 2 seconds; and
(vi) its
carrier centre frequency must not be aligned with electronic communications
networks based on land.
(8) The apparatus must not
cause or contribute to undue interference to any wireless telegraphy.
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philip marnick
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12th
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Group Director, Spectrum
Group
For and by the authority of the Office of Communications
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