Regulations Governing the Installation and Use of Ship Radio Stations Article 22

The following documents shall be attached to applications for ships that intend to obtain maritime mobile service identity:1. Application form;2. The identity certificate of the applicant;3. The shipping administration authority or the fishery administration authority at all levels agrees to the new（purchase）letter, the nationality certificate of the vessel, the boat license, the yacht certificate, the fishery license or other supporting documents.The application form in the preceding paragraph shall include the name, address, contact phone number, ship number（or boat number, fishing vessel number）, ship name, navigation area, and type of station, etc. of the applicant.The competent authority shall not accept repeated applications for maritime mobile service identity for maritime operations.When a vessel has been revoked by the shipping administration or fishery administrations at all levels, the ship nationality certificate, boat license, yacht certificate or fishery license shall be revoked by the competent authority in accordance with the notification of the shipping administration or fishery administration at all levels to withdraw the originally approved maritime mobile service identity.After the competent authority has assigned the maritime mobile service identity for maritime operations, if the applicant, address or ship name in the original application form be changed, an applications shall be submitted to the competent authority for approval.Those that intend to apply for maritime mobile service identity for academic research, scientific research, or experimental（trials）inspection may apply to the competent authority for project approval, and the validity period shall be one year. If necessary, a one-year extension may be granted if written reasons are provided prior to expiration.