ETSI EN 303 098-2

ETSI EN 303 098-2 applies to low power maritime personal locating devices employing AIS and an integrated GNSS receiver to provide the locating function.

The applicable frequencies of operation of this type of radio equipment are given in table 1. Table 1: Radiocommunications service frequencies

	Radiocommunications service frequencies
Transmit AIS1	161,975 MHz
Receive AIS1	161,975 MHz
Transmit AIS2	162,025 MHz
Receive AIS2	162,025 MHz

The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC [i.1] (R&TTE Directive), article 3.2, which states that "...radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference".

In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements under other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive [i.1] may apply to equipment within the scope of the present document.