This is a licence for radio equipment mounted aboard a ship. The licence is for equipment, which forms the mandatory International Maritime Organization (IMO) communications requirements.
The procedure for ship station licence is as follows:

• Applications for ship station licences are filed with the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA), with a duly completed Application form RF14B
• KMA acts on behalf of the Commission and inspects the radio installations aboard the ship
• On completion of the inspection and upon satisfactory findings, the Shipping Superintendent forwards a report to the Commission containing details of the inspection results
• CCK studies the report and if satisfied, communicates to the applicant advising on the frequency licence fee as per the existing frequency schedule
• A frequency licence is then issued once the frequency fee is submitted.
• The licence issued is valid for a maximum period of one year and should be renewed once it expires. Included in the licence are conditions of the licence.

The frequency fee is charged as per the Kenya Communications Regulation, 2001 attached as Annex 1 of this document