RES362 – 310 – ADD RESOLUTION 362 (WRC-15) Autonomous maritime radio devices operating in the frequency band 156-162.05 MHz The World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015), considering a) that, in order to enhance safety of navigation, there is a need to identify and categorize maritime radio devices which operate autonomously in the maritime environment, including but not limited to: devices on towed unpowered ships and barges, derelict ships, floating ice and wave-gliders, “man overboard” devices, diver locating, alerting and radiotelephony devices, fishing net marker buoys, oil spill tracking buoys, oceanographic and other drifting buoys; b) that such autonomous maritime radio devices are operating with automatic identification system (AIS) technology or digital selective calling (DSC) technology, or transmitting synthetic voice messages, or with a combination of those technologies, and have been developed for safety-related purposes, and their number is expected to increase; c) that AIS is a proven technology for maritime safety applications, providing identification functions, safety of navigation functions, aids to navigation, locating signals and data communications; d) that some of these autonomous maritime radio devices may need different maritime identifiers from those used for personal or shipborne equipment, recognizing a) that the integrity of AIS and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) should be protected; b) that ships complying with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 (as amended) and other ships equipped with automated radiocommunication systems, including AIS, DSC and/or other GMDSS alerting devices should be assigned maritime mobile service identities (MMSIs) in accordance with Recommendation ITU-R M.585; c) that the usage of frequencies of Appendix 18 to the Radio Regulations and maritime identities described in Recommendation ITU-R M.585 should be limited to devices which are identified as part of the maritime mobile service; d) that these autonomous maritime radio devices, which do not fall under the definition of No. 1.28 and the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) Recommendations, require a new categorization,