RMI has issued marine notice to explain the radio message accounting procedures required by the Republic of the Marshall Islands(RMI) Maritime Regulations and lists the Accounting Authorities approved by the RMI Maritime Administrator as well.
This Notice applies to all RMI flagged vessels equipped with ship radio stations.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Convention currently in force provides for Accounting Authorities to settle maritime radiocommunication accounts for ships licensed by the RMI Administrator.
Due to the many problems occurring in international radio maritime accounting, no ship is entitled to be registered or to maintain registration under the RMI flag unless the owner shall have entered into a valid contract with an authorized radio service company pursuant to the terms of which the latter assumes the accounting obligation and may assume responsibility for obtaining the vessel’s Ship Radio Station License.
It is mandatory that all international maritime radio traffic charges for radiocommunications from ship to shore, both terrestrial and satellite, shall be settled by the approved Accounting Authority pursuant to the contract with the owner of the vessel.
The Accounting Authority shall notify the Administrator of the vessels for which it has assumed full responsibility for the payment of the radiocommunication incurred through its maritime mobile station, ensuring, as required by the ITU Convention, that these payments are made in accordance with the ITU Regulations and Recommendation D.90 and will not accrue to the account of the RMI Government. It is imperative that all radio traffic charges be sent to the Accounting Authority only and not to any third party.
ITU-T Recommendation D.90 limits the number of accounting authorities based in other countries that the Administrator may recognize to 25.
Further details may be found in the report below
Source: RMI
