| Licensing Jurisdiction |
Service Permitted
Operation within
125km to 12nm |
Service Permitted
Operation within
12nm to Port |
Additional Requirements for National Flagged Vessels |
Additional Requirements for Foreign Flagged Vessels |
Exclusion Areas |
| A |
| Albania |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Algeria |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Azores (Portugal) |
Yes |
Yes
(foreign vessels only) |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
None |
| Angola |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Anguilla |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must get a radio license from the national regulator to operate within 12 miles of the national coastline. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Antigua & Barbuda |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Armenia |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Aruba |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Australia |
Yes |
Yes |
National flagged vessels must be notified to ACMA. |
Foreign flagged vessels are authorized in all waters. |
None |
| Azerbaijan |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flagged nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Azores (Portugal) |
Yes |
Yes(foreign vessels only) |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
None |
| B |
| Bahamas |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Bahrain |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Bangladesh |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Barbados |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Belgium |
Yes |
Yes |
The V7 Terminal must be included on the ship's radio license and a Notification of Use Form must be sent to the Govt. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Belize |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must get a radio license from the national regulator to operate within 12 miles of the national coastline. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Benin |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Bosnia |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| British Virgin Islands |
Yes
(under renewal) |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must get a radio license from the national regulator to operate within 12 miles of the national coastline. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Brunei |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Bulgaria |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| C |
| Cameroon |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Cambodia |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Canary Islands (Spain) |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Cayman Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| China |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Columbia |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Congo |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Cook Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Costa Rica |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Cote d’Ivoire |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Croatia |
Yes
(Foreign Flagged Vessels only) |
Yes
(Foreign Flagged Vessels only) |
The V7 Terminal must be included on the ship's radio license and a Notification of Use Form must be sent to the Govt. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Cyprus |
Yes |
Pending |
A Notification of Use Form must be sent to the Govt. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flagged nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| D |
| Dem Rep Congo |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Denmark |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Dominica |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must get a radio license from the national regulator to operate within 12 miles of the national coastline. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| E |
| East Timor |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Egypt |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Estonia |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| F |
| Faroe Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
None |
| Fiji |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Finland |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| France |
Yes |
Pending |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| French Polynesia |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
French West Indies
(St. Barthelemy, Guadalupe, Martinique, St. Marten) |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| G |
| Gabon |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Gambia |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Georgia |
Yes |
Yes |
A Notification of Use Form must be sent to the Govt. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flagged nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Germany |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Ghana |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Greece |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Greenland |
Yes |
Yes |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Grenada |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Guatemala |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Guinea |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Guinea Bissau |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| H |
| Haiti |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Holy See |
Yes |
N/A |
A Notification of Use Form must be sent to the Govt. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Honduras |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Hong Kong SAR |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| I |
| Iceland |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| India |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Indonesia |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Ireland |
Yes |
Yes |
Equipment should be added to ship's radio license and submitted to MRAU; indicate "amendment." |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Israel |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Italy |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| J |
| Jamaica |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must get a radio license from the national regulator to operate within 12 miles of the national coastline. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Jordan |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| K |
| Kazakhstan |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Kenya |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Kiribati |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Korea (South) |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Kuwait |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| L |
| Latvia |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Lebanon |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Liberia |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Lithuania |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Luxembourg |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| M |
| Macau SAR |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Macedonia |
Yes |
N/A |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Madagascar |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Malaysia |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Maldives |
Yes |
Yes |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Malta |
Yes |
Pending |
The V7 Terminal must be included on the ship's radio license and a Notification of Use Form must be sent to the Govt. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Marshall Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Mauritania |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Myanmar |
Yes |
Yes |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Mexico |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Micronesia |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Moldova |
Yes |
N/A |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Monaco |
Yes |
Pending |
Equipment should declare it to the Directorate and pay a fee |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Montenegro |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Monteserrat |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Morocco |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Mozambique |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| N |
| Namibia |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Nauru |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Netherlands |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
Netherlands Antilles
(Bonaire, Curacao, St. Marten, Saba & Eustatius) |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must get a radio license from the national regulator to operate within 12 miles of the national coastline. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| New Caledonia |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| New Zealand |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Nicaragua |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Nigeria |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Niue |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Norfolk Island |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Norway |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| O |
| Oman |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| P |
| Pakistan |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Palau |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Panama |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Papua New Guinea |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Philippines |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Poland |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Portugal |
Yes |
Yes - foreign vessels only |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Puerto Rico |
Yes |
Yes |
National flagged must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Q |
| Qatar |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| R |
| Romania |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Russia |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| S |
| St. Kitts & Nevis |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| St. Lucia |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Samoa (Western) |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| San Marino |
Yes |
N/A |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Sao Tome & Principe |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Saudi Arabia |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Senegal |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Sierra Leone |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Singapore |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Slovenia |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Solomon Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Somalia |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| South Africa |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Spain |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Sri Lanka |
Yes |
Yes |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Sudan |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Sweden |
Yes |
Yes |
No restrictions. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Switzerland |
Yes |
n/a |
Equipment should be added to ship's radio license. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| T |
| Taiwan |
Yes |
Yes |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Tanzania |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Thailand |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Togo |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Tokelau |
Yes |
Pending |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Tonga |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Turks & Caicos Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Tunisia |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Turkey |
Yes |
Yes |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Turkmenistan |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Tuvalu |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| U |
| UAE |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| United Kingdom |
Yes |
Yes |
The V7 Terminal must be included on the ship's radio license. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. The ESV must be operated in line with the conditions specified in the documents, ‘Policy guidance regarding licensing for Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) 23rd October 2007 Ofcom’ and ‘Sample Notice of Variation ’. The documents specify areas where operation is forbidden and outline key technical parameters that must be adhered to.
A Notice of Variation should be applied for from the Licensing Centre. |
Operation forbidden within 2km of Morwenstow, Cornwall and 500m of an offshore location. |
| United States |
Yes |
Yes |
National flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| US Virgin Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations. |
Foreign flagged must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Ukraine |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| V |
| Vanuatu |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Venezuela |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Vietnam |
Yes |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |