• Radio Regulations Articles
  • Note by the Secretariat
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ARTICLES
  • Preamble
  • CHAPTER I - Terminology and technical characteristics
    • ARTICLE 1 - Terms and definitions
    • ARTICLE 2 - Nomenclature
    • ARTICLE 3 - Technical characteristics of stations
  • CHAPTER II - Frequencies
    • ARTICLE 4 - Assignment and use of frequencies
    • ARTICLE 5 - Frequency allocations
    • ARTICLE 6 - Special agreements
  • CHAPTER III - Coordination, notification and recording of frequency assignments and Plan modifications
    • ARTICLE 7 - Application of the procedures
    • ARTICLE 8 - Status of frequency assignments recorded in the Master International Frequency Register
    • ARTICLE 9 - Procedure for effecting coordination with or obtaining agreement of other administrations
    • ARTICLE 10
    • ARTICLE 11 - Notification and recording of frequency assignments
    • ARTICLE 12 - Seasonal planning of the HF bands allocated to the broadcasting service between 5 900 kHz and 26 100 kHz
    • ARTICLE 13 - Instructions to the Bureau
    • ARTICLE 14 - Procedure for the review of a finding or other decision of the Bureau
  • CHAPTER IV - Interferences
    • ARTICLE 15 - Interferences
    • ARTICLE 16 - International monitoring
  • CHAPTER V - Administrative provisions
    • ARTICLE 17 - Secrecy
    • ARTICLE 18 - Licences
    • ARTICLE 19 - Identification of stations
    • ARTICLE 20 - Service publications and online information systems
  • CHAPTER VI - Provisions for services and stations
    • ARTICLE 21 - Terrestrial and space services sharing frequency bands above 1 GHz
    • ARTICLE 22 - Space services
    • ARTICLE 23 - Broadcasting services
    • ARTICLE 24 - Fixed service
    • ARTICLE 25 - Amateur services
    • ARTICLE 26 - Standard frequency and time signal service
    • ARTICLE 27 - Experimental stations
    • ARTICLE 28 - Radiodetermination services
    • ARTICLE 29 - Radio astronomy service
    • ARTICLE 29A - Radio services related to Earth observation
  • CHAPTER VII - Distress and safety communications
    • ARTICLE 30 - General provisions
    • ARTICLE 31 - Frequencies for the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS)
    • ARTICLE 32 - Operational procedures for distress communications in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS)
    • ARTICLE 33 - Operational procedures for urgency and safety communications in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS)
    • ARTICLE 34 - Alerting signals in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS)
  • CHAPTER VIII - Aeronautical services
    • ARTICLE 35 - Introduction
    • ARTICLE 36 - Authority of the person responsible for the station
    • ARTICLE 37 - Operator's certificates
    • ARTICLE 38 - Personnel
    • ARTICLE 39 - Inspection of stations
    • ARTICLE 40 - Working hours of stations
    • ARTICLE 41 - Communications with stations in the maritime services
    • ARTICLE 42 - Conditions to be observed by stations
    • ARTICLE 43 - Special rules relating to th e use of frequencies
    • ARTICLE 44 - Order of priority of communications
    • ARTICLE 45 - General communication procedure
  • CHAPTER IX - Maritime services
    • ARTICLE 46 - Authority of the master
    • ARTICLE 47 - Operator's certificates
    • ARTICLE 48 - Personnel
    • ARTICLE 49 - Inspection of stations
    • ARTICLE 50 - Working hours of stations
    • ARTICLE 51 - Conditions to be observed in the maritime services
    • ARTICLE 52 - Special rules relating to the use of frequencies
    • ARTICLE 53 - Order of priority of communications
    • ARTICLE 54 - Selective calling
    • ARTICLE 55 - Morse radiotelegraphy
    • ARTICLE 56 - Narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy
    • ARTICLE 57 - Radiotelephony
    • ARTICLE 58 - Charging and accounting for ma ritime radiocommunications
  • CHAPTER X - Provisions for entry into force of the Radio Regulations
    • ARTICLE 59 - Entry into force and provisional application of the Radio Regulations