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((/) " Radiotelephone operator " means a person holding an appropriate 

 certificate complying with the provisions of the Radio Regulations. 



(e) " Existing installation " means : — 



(i) an installation wholly installed on board a ship before the 

 date on which the present Convention comes into force, 

 irrespective of the date on which acceptance by the respective 

 Administration takes effect; and 



(ii) an installation part of which was installed on board a ship 

 before the date of coming into force of the present 

 Convention and the rest of which consists either of parts 

 installed in replacement of identical parts, or parts which 

 comply with the requirements of this Chapter. 



(/) " New installation " means any installation which is not an existing 

 installation. 



Regulation 3 



Radiotelegraph Station 



Passenger ships irrespective of size and cargo ships of 1,600 tons gross 

 tonnage and upwards, unless exempted under Regulation 5 of this Chapter, 

 shall be fitted with a radiotelegraph station complying with the provisions of 

 Regulations 8 and 9 of this Chapter. 



Regulation 4 



Radiotelephone Station 



Cargo ships of 300 tons gross tonnage and upwards but less than 

 1,600 tons gross tonnage, unless fitted with a radiotelegraph station complying 

 with the provisions of Regulations 8 and 9 of this Chapter shall, provided 

 they are not exempted under Regulation 5 of this Chapter, be fitted with a 

 radiotelephone station complying with the provisions of Regulations 14 and 

 15 of this Chapter. 



Regulation 5 



Exemptions from Regulations 3 and 4 



(fl) The Contracting Governments consider it highly desirable not to 

 deviate from the application of Regulations 3 and 4 of this Chapter; never- 

 theless the Administration may grant to individual passenger or cargo ships 

 exemptions of a partial and /or conditional nature, or complete exemption 

 from the requirements of Regulation 3 or Regulation 4 of this Chapter. 



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