The Station Licence is required whenever the vessel has radio equipment, such as VHF radiotelephone equipment, radiobeacon-type distress equipment, loss location equipment or radar-type positioning equipment.
The vessel station licence is also required before the expiry date set on the document.
Only registered vessels can obtain a station licence.
The owner of the vessel or their legal representative.
Submit your request online:
- Register and authenticate at www.bmar.pt
- Go to the ‘Create request’ menu, ‘personal area’ or ‘my entity’, and select the Request Category ‘Vessels “ and the Request Type ”Issuance of Station Licence’.
- Fill in the form, upload the attachments, check the information and submit your request.
- Fill in the required data.
- Using the ‘Get Forms’ function, you will be redirected to the DRGM Portal where you can download the application template and the rest of the attachments.
- In the free text box, identify the vessel (Name, IMO No. if you already have one, Identification Set and Radio Identification if you already have one).
- Attach the application and the other documents in the appropriate fields.
- Check the information and submit your request.
- If you are the holder's representative, you must complete the Declaration - M-DQAI-34(3).
- If you are representing an organisation, you must fill in the Declaration of Incorporation of Representative - M-DQAI-33(2).
- Application for Services - M-DSAM-115(0) - Application for Services - Issue of station licence.
- Annex for the Issue of a Station Licence - M-DSAM-09(1) - Annex for the issue of a LE.
- Radiobeacon Registration Form - M-DSAM-10(1) - Radiobeacon Registration Form, if applicable.
- Personal Locator Registration Form - M-DSAM-11(1) - Personal Locator Registration Form, if applicable.
- Licence or Title Deed (or replacement declaration).
- Vessels used in maritime tourism (AMT): €62.20 per frequency band.
- Professional fishing vessels: €47.40 per frequency band.
- Other vessels, including pleasure craft not engaged in AMT: €88.80 per frequency band.
- Radio consignment (all types of vessel): €47.40
- Decree-Law no. 73/2007, of 27 March, approving the Regulation of the Radioelectric Service for Vessels.
- Decree-Law no. 93/2018, of 13 November, Article 51, regarding the validity of Station Licences for Recreational Vessels not engaged in Maritime Tourism Activity.
- Order No. 13/DG/2024, 22 March (2024 tariff).