SSH EN 303 098 V2.1.1:2016

Maritime low power personal locating devices employing AIS; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of the Directive 2014/53/EU

Scope

The present document lays down the minimum requirements for low power maritime personal locating devices
employing AIS The present document does not cover requirements for the integrated GNSS receiver providing locating
function.
The present document incorporates the relevant provisions of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) radio
regulations [i.4] included in Recommendation ITU-R M.1371-5 [1].
For this application, both the radiated power and the length of time of operation are limited to enable the equipment to
be sufficiently small and light to be worn comfortably at all times and to limit the operating range to a local area.
The present document also specifies technical characteristics, methods of measurement and required test results.
The present document contains requirements to demonstrate that "... Radio equipment shall be so constructed that it both
effectively uses and supports the efficient use of radio spectrum in order to avoid harmful interference" [i.1].