The frequency used by the ship radio station shall be in accordance with the frequency announced by the Ministry of Digital Affairs.

For the establishment and operation of a ship radio station, the applicant shall submit the application for the establishment permit to the NCC. For ship radio stations that have been established in the foreign country and inspected by the institutes（hereinafter referred to as the inspection agency）commissioned or approved by the NCC or only the inspected DSB radiotelephones installed on the ship may be exempt from applying for the establishment permit and may directly apply for a license of the ship radio station（hereinafter referred to as the radio station license）.
The permit shall be valid for six months. If the applicant fails to complete the establishment prior to the expiration date of establishment permit, the applicant shall state the reasons by document and apply to the NCC for extending the establishment period for another six months. Such application shall be made one month prior to the expiration date of establishment period and shall be limited to once only.
The application aforementioned in Paragraph 1 shall specify and submit the following:
The name, address and telephone numbers of the applicant; and registered name, number（or small ships ID No.）, gross tonnage, length, category, navigation area and registered port of the ship, type of radio station, as well as related information of the radio equipment.
In addition to the aforementioned information, fishing vessels shall specify the unified number of fishing vessel, the area of fishing operation, and fishery association the fishing vessel belongs to.
The owner of the ship may submit the specification of the radio equipment to apply for the establishment permit of additional radio equipment within the valid period of the ship radio station license.

A ship radio station completing the establishment according to the previous Article shall apply for inspection from the NCC, or the institutes commissioned or approved by the NCC. It shall be put into operation only after passing the inspection and a license has been issued by the NCC.
If the inspection per preceding paragraph is unsuccessful, the competent authority, entrusted authority or inspection agency shall notify the applicant to undertake corrective action within a prescribed period of time and apply for re-inspection; if the subsequent inspection is still deemed unsuccessful, the application shall be rejected.
The Ship that is for international voyages, in which the International Convention for the SOLAS applies, shall apply for the ship safety certificate or ship safety radio certificate from institutes commissioned or approved by the NCC.
For ships undertaking international voyages and in which the International Convention for the SOLAS applies, the ocean fishing vessel shall apply for inspection to the NCC, or the institutes commissioned or approved by the NCC during the valid period of the ship radio station license: from the day of start, before or after within three months every full year. After passing the inspection, the inspector shall sign the radio license. However, if there are special reasons that the ocean fishing vessel cannot be inspected within the specified time, the ship owner can apply for an extension to the NCC for inspection.
Ships that comply with the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea and ocean-going fishing vessels on international routes, may submit the preceding inspection at the time of the annual regular inspection within the validity period of the safety certificate, safety radio certificate or national ship inspection certificate.
If the fourth item of the inspection is deemed unsuccessful, the competent authority, entrusted authority or inspection agency shall notify the applicant to undertake corrective action within a prescribed period of time and apply for re-inspection; if the subsequent inspection is still deemed unsuccessful, the competent authority shall revoke the radio station license.
The NCC may undertake an inspection of the ship radio station when deemed necessary.

The validity period of the license of the ship radio station shall be five years.
For those who need to continue to use the radio station after the expiration of the license mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the shipowner shall apply for renewal within two months from three months prior to the license becoming invalid as follows:
1. For ships undertaking international voyages and in which the International Convention for the SOLAS applies, for an ocean fishing vessel, the shipowner shall submit the latest certification documents of the competent authority, entrusted authority or inspection agency, and report to the competent authority to renew the station license.
2. For ships sailing on international routes in which the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea does not apply, the shipowner shall apply to the competent authority, entrusted authority or inspection agency for inspection; the competent authority shall renew the license after passing the inspection. If the inspection fails, the competent authority, entrusted authority or inspection agency shall notify the applicant to undertake corrective action within a prescribed period of time and apply for re-inspection; if the re-inspection still fails, the application shall be rejected.
3. For ships other than those mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, the shipowner may file a self-inspection form for the renewal of the ship radio station（see Appendix 1）and submit it to the competent authority for approval of the station license renewal. However, when deemed necessary, the competent authority may conduct an inspection and renew the license after passing the inspection; if the inspection fails, the application shall be rejected.
4. Ships of the preceding paragraph that only install radio walkie-talkies or hand-held two-way UHF radio telephone stations with output power below ten watts may be exempt from inspection and renew the license, directly.
When a vessel is revoked by the navigation authority for its nationality certificate, boat license or yacht certificate, the competent authority shall, in accordance with the notice of the navigation authority, revoke its radio station license.
When the shipowner changes, an application for the renewal of the radio station license shall be submitted.
If the radio station license is lost or damaged, the shipowner shall apply for a reissuance; when the items written in the license have been amended, the shipowner shall apply for the remark on the license; the validity period shall be the same as the original license.
Applications for approval（renewal or reissue）of the radio station license or the amendments shall be submitted to the competent authority.

Applications for the installation, operation, inspection, and licensing（renewal or reissue）or amendments of the ship radio station shall be accompanied by relevant documents in accordance with Appendix 2.

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.