Regulations on search and rescue radar transponders operating in the frequency band from 9 200 MHz to 9 500 MHz in Vietnam

Regulations on search and rescue radar transponders operating in the frequency band from 9 200 MHz to 9 500 MHz in Vietnam

Issued together with Circular 14/2023/TT-BTTTT National technical regulations on search and rescue radar transponders operating in the frequency band from 9 200 MHz to 9 500 MHz (QCVN 60:2023/BTTTT)

QCVN 60:2023/BTTTT replaces QCVN 60:2011/BTTTT.

QCVN 60:2023/BTTTT, compiled by the Institute of Postal Science and Technology, approved by the Department of Science and Technology, appraised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Ministry of Information and Communications issued together with Circular 14/2023/TT-BTTTT dated April 24, 2023.

- Scope:

This regulation stipulates the basic technical specifications of search and rescue radar transponders operating in the frequency band from 9 200 MHz to 9 500 MHz.

HS codes of search and rescue radar transponders apply according to Appendix C.

- Applicable objects:

This regulation applies to Vietnamese and foreign agencies, organizations, and individuals that produce and trade equipment within the scope of this regulation in the territory of Vietnam.

- Reference documents:

+ IMO Resolution A.477 (XII): Performance standards for radar equipment.

+ IMO Resolution A.802 (19): Performance standards for survival craft radar transponders for use in search and rescue operations.

+ Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974) - Amendments regarding Radiocommunications for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) (1988).

+ IMO Resolution MSC.192(79): Adoption of the revised performance standards for radar equipment;

+ IMO Resolution A.697(17): Performance standards for survival craft radar transponders for use in search and rescue operations.

Circular 14/2023/TT-BTTTT takes effect from July 1, 2026.

Clause 20, Article 1, Circular 29/2011/TT-BTTTT dated October 26, 2011 of the Minister of Information and Communications promulgating National Technical Regulations on Telecommunications expires on July 1, 2026.

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