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 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2023) XXX  draft  
ANNEX  
 
ANNEX  
to the  
Commission Implementing Decision  
on harmonised conditions for the use of radio spectrum for mobile communications 
services on board vessels (MCV services) in the Union, repealing Commission Decision 
2010/166/EU    
 
 EN 1  EN ANNEX  
Systems providing MCV services in the territorial seas of the Member States of the 
Union, and conditions to be met by those systems, in order to avoid harmful interference 
to land- based mobile networks  
1. LIST OF SYSTEMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(1) 
Table 1  
System  Implementation 
deadline  
GSM complying with the GSM 
standards as published by ETSI, in 
particular EN 301 502 and EN 301 511, or equivalent specifications . 20 March 2011  
 
2. LIST OF SYSTEMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(2) 
Table 2  
System  Allowed frequency bands  Implementation 
deadline  
UMTS  complying with the UMTS 
standards as published by ETSI, in 
particular EN  301 908-1, 
EN 301 908-2, EN 301 908-3 and EN 301 908-11, or equivalent 
specifications.  Paired terrestrial 2 GHz band   2 August 2017  
LTE complying with LTE 
standards, as published by ETSI, in particular EN  301 908-1, 
EN 301 908-13, EN 301 908-14, 
and EN 301 908-15, or equivalent 
specifications.  1800 MHz band  
 and 
 Paired 2.6 GHz band 2 August 2017  
5G NR non -AAS complying with 
the 5G NR standards as published 
by ETSI, in particular EN 301 908-24 and EN 301 908-25, or equivalent specifications.  1800 MHz band  
 
and 
 Paired 2.6 GHz band As soon as possible 
and no later than six months after notification of this Decision.  
 EN 2  EN 3. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS   
(1) The conditions to be met by GSM systems operating in the 900 MHz and 1  800 MHz 
frequency bands providing MCV services in the territorial seas of the Member States, 
in order to avoid harmful interference to land- based mobile networks  shall be t he 
following:  
(a) The system providing MCV services shall not be used closer than 2 nautical miles1 
from the baseline, as defined in the Unit ed Nations Convention on the Law of the 
Sea; 
(b) Only indoor vessel -BS antenna(s) shall be used between 2 and 12 nautical miles from 
the baseline;  
(c) Limits to be set for mobile terminals when used on board vessel and for vessel -BS: 
Parameter  Description  
Transmit power / power density  For mobile terminals used on board vessels and 
controlled by the vessel -BS in the 900 MHz 
frequency band, the maximum radiated output 
power is set to:  
5 dBm  
For mobile terminals used on board vessels and 
controlled by the vessel -BS in the 1 800 MHz 
frequency band, the maximum radiated output 
power is set to:  
0 dBm  
For base stations on board vessels, the maximum 
power density measured in external areas of the vessel, with reference to a 0  
dBi measurement 
antenna gain:  
-80 dBm/200 kHz 
Channel access and occupation rules
 Techniques to mitigate interference that provide at 
least equivalent performance to the following 
mitigation factors based on GSM standards shall be used:  
- between 2 and 3 nautical miles  from the baseline, 
the receiver sensitivity and the disconnection 
threshold (ACCMIN2 and min RXLEV3 level) of 
the mobile terminal used on board vessel shall be 
equal to or higher than  -70 dBm/200 kHz and between 3 and 12 nautical 
miles  from the baseline equal to or higher than  
 
1 One nautical mile = 1852 metres . 
2 ACCMIN (RX_LEV_ACCESS_MIN); as described in GSM standard ETSI TS 144 018  
3 RXLEV (RXLEV -FULL -SERVING- CELL); as described in GSM standard ETSI TS 148 008  EN 3  EN  -75 dBm/200  kHz;  
- discontinuous transmission4 shall be activated in 
the M CV system uplink direction;  
- the timing advance5 value of the vessel -BS shall 
be set to the minimum.   
 
(2) The conditions to be met by UMTS systems in the paired terrestrial 2  GHz frequency  
band providing MCV services in the territorial seas of the Member States, in order to 
avoid harmful interference to land- based mobile networks  shall be t he following:  
(a) The system providing MCV services shall not be used closer than 2 nautical miles from the baseline, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; 
(b) Only indoor vessel -BS antenna(s) shall be used between 2 and 12 nautical miles from 
the baseline;  
(c) Only bandwidth up to 5 MHz (duplex) can be used;  
(d) Limits to be set for mo bile terminals when used on board vessel and for vessel -BS: 
Parameter  Description  
Transmit power / power density  For mobile terminals transmitting in the 1 920 -
1 980 MHz frequency  band used on board vessels 
and controlled by the vessel -BS transmitting in the 
2 110- 2 170 MHz frequency  band, the maximum 
radiated output power is set to:  
0 dBm / 5  MHz  
Emissions on deck The vessel -BS emission on deck shall be equal or 
below - 102 dBm / 5  MHz ( Common Pilot Channel ) 
Channel access and occupation rules  Between 2 and 12  nautical miles from the baseline, 
the quality criteria (minimum required received 
signal level in the cell) shall be equal to or higher than:  
-87 dBm / 5  MHz  
The Public Land Mobile Network selection timer 
shall be set to 10 minutes  
The timing advance parameter shall be set 
according to a cell range for the MCV distributed 
antenna system equal to 600 m  
The Radio Resource Control user inactivity release 
 
4 Discontinuous transmission, or DTX; as described in GSM standard ETSI TS 148 008  
5 Timing  advance; as described in GSM standard ETSI TS 144 018  EN 4  EN timer  shall be set to 2  seconds  
Non alignment with land 
networks  MCV carrier centre frequency shall not be aligned with land network carriers  
 
(3) The conditions to be met by LTE non- AAS systems in the 1  800 MHz frequency  
band and paired 2.6 GHz frequency band providing MCV services in the territorial 
seas of the Member States, in order to avoid harmful interference to land- based 
mobile networks  shall be t he following:  
(a) The system providing MCV services shall not be used closer than 4 nautical miles 
from the baseline, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; 
(b) Only indoor vessel -BS antenna(s) shall be used between 4 and 12 nautical miles from 
the baseline;  
(c) Only a bandwidth of up to 5 MHz (duplex) can be used per frequency band (1 800 MHz and paired 2.6  GHz);  
(d) Limits to be set for mobile terminals when used on board vessel and for vessel -BS: 
Parameter  Description  
Transmit pow er / power density  For mobile terminals used on board vessels and 
controlled by the vessel -BS in the 1 800 MHz 
frequency band and paired 2.6 GHz frequency 
band, the maximum radiated output power is set to:  
0 dBm  
Emissions on deck The vessel -BS emission on deck shall be equal or 
below -98 dBm / 5  MHz (equivalent to - 120 dBm / 
15 kHz)  
Channel access and occupation rules  Between 4 and 12  nautical miles from the baseline, 
the quality criteria (minimum required received 
signal level in the cell) sha ll be equal to or higher 
than -83 dBm / 5  MHz (equivalent to - 105 dBm / 
15 kHz)  
The Public Land Mobile Network selection timer 
shall be set to 10 minutes  
The timing advance parameter shall be set 
according to a cell range for the MCV distributed antenna system equal to 400 m  
The Radio Resource Control user inactivity release timer shall be set to 2  seconds  EN 5  EN Non alignment with land 
networks  MCV carrier centre frequency shall not be aligned with land network carriers  
 
(4) The conditions to be met by 5G non- AAS systems in the 1 800 MHz frequency band 
and in the paired 2.6 GHz frequency band providing MCV services in the territorial 
seas of the Member States, in order to avoid harmful interference to land- based 
mobile networks  shall be the following:  
(a) The system providing MCV services shall not be used closer than 4 nautical miles 
from the baseline, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; 
(b) Only indoor vessel -BS antenna(s) shall be used between 4 and 12 naut ical miles from 
the baseline;  
(c) Only a bandwidth of up to 5 MHz (duplex) can be used per frequency band (1 800 MHz and paired 2.6  GHz);  
(d) Limits to be set for mobile terminals when used on board vessel and for vessel -BS: 
Parameter  Description  
Transmit power / power density  For mobile terminals used on board vessels and 
controlled by the vessel -BS in the 1 800 MHz 
frequency band and paired 2.6 GHz frequency 
band, the maximum radiated output power is set to:  
0 dBm  
Emissions on deck The indoor vessel -BS emission on deck shall be 
equal or below - 98 dBm / 5  MHz (equivalent to  
-120 dBm / 15 kHz) (Note  1) 
Channel access and occupation rules  Between 4 and 12  nautical miles from the baseline, 
the quality criteria (minimum required received signal level in the cell) shall be equal to or higher than -83 dBm / 5  MHz (equivalent to - 105 
dBm / 
15 kHz) (Note  1) 
The Public Land Mobile Network selection timer 
shall be set to 10 minutes  
The timing advance parameter shall be set 
according to a cell range for the MCV distributed 
antenna system equal to 400 m (Note  2) 
The Radio Resource Control user inactivity release timer shall be set to 2  seconds  
Non alignment with land MCV carrier centre frequency shall not be aligned EN 6  EN networks  with land network carriers  
 
Note  1: For SSB channel bandwidth other than 15 kHz, a conversion factor of 10*log10 (SSB BW/15 kHz) shall 
be added.  
Note  2: The timing advance parameter has to be set according to the corresponding cell range.  
(e) Recommendation for operation beyond the territorial sea  
In order to avoid a harmful interference from a system beyond the territorial sea towards 
terrestrial mobile networks’ base stations, it is recommended that Member States limit the transmitting (Tx) p ower of user equipment (UE) connected to a system in the 1 800 MHz and 
paired 2.6 GHz frequency bands in accordance with the following formula:  
UE Tx Power (dBm) = 2+(D -12)*0.75  
where:  
D is the distance from the baseline and 12  < D <= 41 nautical miles.  
This limitation could be included in the license granted by the flag state and the established 
procedure for complaint in case of interference, as contained in the ITU Radio Regulations, applies.  
(5) Techniques to access spectrum and mitigate interference that p rovide an appropriate 
level of performance to comply with the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU
6 shall be used. Where relevant techniques are described in harmonised 
standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Directive 2014/53/EU, performance at least equival ent to the performance level associated with those 
techniques shall be ensured. 
 
6 Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the 
harmonisation of  the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio 
equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC (OJ L 153, 22.5.2014, p. 62)  