Chapter:	369AP	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (RADIO INSTALLATIONS) REGULATIONS	Gazette Number:
Regulation:	16	Heading:	Provision of antennae	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) Every radiotelephone ship to which these regulations apply shall be provided and fitted with suitable antennae and insulators. Where wire antennae are suspended between supports liable to whipping, they shall be protected against breakage.
In addition, every such ship shall carry-

(a) if the radiotelephone antenna is a supported wire antenna, a spare antenna completely assembled for rapid replacement of the radiotelephone antenna; or
(b) if the radiotelephone antenna is not a supported wire antenna, a spare antenna of similar electrical characteristics;
(c) the necessary means to erect an antenna.