Regulations Governing the Establishment and Use of Dedicated Telecommunications Networks Article 26

For applications to establish a radio station outside the ship for transmitting MMSI numbers for navigation aids, the shipping administration authority shall forward these applications to the competent authority for frequency assignment.The following documents shall be provided for the application specified in the preceding paragraph:Application form;Radio station establishment approval or radio station license.The application form specified in the preceding paragraph shall include the name, address, and contact number of the applicant, as well as the location of where the radio station is established.Those whose use of the MMSI number has been terminated or whose radio station license has been revoked shall not continue to use the originally assigned MMSI number.Those that have been assigned with an MMSI number by the competent authority shall apply for a change to the competent authority if there is any change to the applicant, address or location of the radio station establishment specified in the original application form.Those that apply for the assignment of an MMSI number for academic research, technological research and development, or experiments (trials) may apply for project approval, with a validity of five years, from the competent authority. Whenever it is necessary, an extension may be applied in writing with reasons specified, within one (1) month, starting from two (2) months before the expiration. The extension shall be valid for a maximum of five years.The competent authority may commission the assignment of MMSI numbers to the shipping administration authority.