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The present document covers the assessment of VHF radiotelephone transmitters and receivers for the maritime mobile 
service operating in the frequency range 156 MHz to 174 MHz, and ancillary equipment in respect of ElectroMagnetic 
Compatibility (EMC) intended to be used in a marine environment. 
Technical specifications related to the antenna port and emissions from the enclosure port of marine radiotelephone 
transmitters and receivers are not included in the present document. Such technical specifications are found in the 
related product standards for the effective use of the radio spectrum. 
The present document specifies the applicable test conditions, performance assessment, and performance criteria for 
VHF radiotelephone transmitters and receivers for the maritime mobile service, and associated ancillary equipment. 
NOTE: The relationship between the present document and essential requirements of article 3.1b of 
Directive 2014/53/EU [i.2] is given in annex A. 

The present document specifies the Service Information (SI) data which forms a part of Digital Video Broadcasting 
(DVB) bitstreams, in order that the user can be provided with information to assist in selection of services and/or events 
within the bitstream, and so that the Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) can automatically configure itself for the 
selected service. SI data for automatic configuration is mostly specified within ISO/IEC 13818-1 [1] as Program 
Specific Information (PSI). 
The present document specifies additional data which complements the PSI by providing data to aid automatic tuning of 
IRDs, and additional information intended for display to the user. The manner of presentation of the information is not 
specified in the present document, and IRD manufacturers have freedom to choose appropriate presentation methods. 
It is expected that Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) will be a feature of Digital TeleVision (TV) transmissions. 
The definition of an EPG is outside the scope of the present document (i.e. the SI specification), but the data contained 
within the SI specified in the present document may be used as the basis for an EPG. 
Rules of operation for the implementation of the present document are specified in ETSI TS 101 211 [i.1].