17.1 Maritime radio station equipment must be type approved by CST prior to import and/or use in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To this end, CST has published regulations for importation and licensing of telecommunications and information technology equipment alongside a number of technical specifications .
17.2 All maritime services equipment shall comply with the following requirements:
17.2.1 The relevant CST technical specifications;
17.2.2 The regulations described in this document; and
17.2.3 The acquisition of conformity certificate and type approval before the request of an equipment custom clearance.