Kystradio ["Coastal Radio"] unit, which is Maritim
Radio's largest unit. The Kystradio unit monitors
the emergency channels along the Norwegian
coast and on Mjøsa (Norway's largest lake) around
the clock. As soon as a request for help is received
we raise the alarm with the appropriate main
rescue centre. We have a direct connection to
both the Main Rescue Centre for southern Norway
at Sola and the Main Rescue Centre for northern
Norway at Bodø. Our operators also put boats
which require medical assistance or medical advice
in contact with Radio Medico Norway, Haukeland
University Hospital's emergency service for ships.
preventative role. We communicate safety messages
for seafarers (Maritime Safety Information - MSI).
These safety messages give people at sea weather
forecasts and navigation warnings so they know
whether a storm is brewing or a gale is coming, or
whether there are defective lighthouses and lights
in the waters they are entering. Rogaland radio
and Bodø radio also broadcast the Norwegian
Meteorological Institute's havvarsel for fiskeriflåten
["Marine warnings for the fishing fleet"].
and issuing licences and certificates. On behalf
of the Norwegian Maritime Authority we check
that all Norwegian commercial vessels have radio
communication equipment which complies with
the authority's requirements. Every year Telenor
Maritim Radio's Radio Inspectorate conducts more
than 2,000 radio checks on Norwegian vessels.
Commercial vessels must have safety certificates
for radios. The certificates are issued by our
inspectors after checks have been made. We also
conduct more than 200 inspections a year on
foreign vessels on behalf of foreign authorities,
classification companies, etc. We also conduct
inspections on platforms on the Norwegian
continental shelf on behalf of the Petroleum Safety
Authority Norway.