General

The present document specifies the minimum requirements for GMDSS radiocommunication system using Digital 
Selective Calling (DSC) Class A, with the capability to operate on a SOLAS bridge with the application of SOLAS 
regulation V/15 [i.4] and thus implementing the BAM concept defined by IMO in MSC.302(87) [8]. 

The present document states minimum requirements for GMDSS radiocommunication equipment using Digital Selective 
Calling (DSC) Class A [2], with the capability to fully operate handling of the automated procedures defined in part 2 of this 
multi-part deliverable, see ETSI EN 300 338-2 [2] from a remote position such as a central HMI. 
In addition other proprietary control interfaces may apply to support full remote control of other DSC equipment functions. 
Such proprietary control interfaces (whether based on proprietary IEC 61162-1 [3] sentences or other protocols) are not part 
of the present document, and may co-exist with the requirements in the present document. 

The present document specifies requirements on the content of certificates issued to natural persons. This profile builds 
on IETF RFC 5280 [1] for generic profiling of Recommendation ITU-T X.509 | ISO/IEC 9594-8 [i.3]. 
This profile supports the requirements of EU Qualified Certificates as specified in the Regulation (EU) 
No 910/2014 [i.5] as well as other forms of certificate. The scope of the present document is primary limited to 
facilitate interoperable processing and display of certificate information. This profile therefore excludes support for 
some certificate information content options, which can be perfectly valid in a local context but which are not regarded 
as relevant or suitable for use in widely deployed applications. 
The present document focuses on requirements on certificate content. Requirements on decoding and processing rules 
are limited to aspects required to process certificate content defined in the present document. Further processing 
requirements are only specified for cases where it adds information that is necessary for the sake of interoperability. 
Certain applications or protocols impose specific requirements on certificate content. The present document is based on 
the assumption that these requirements are adequately defined by the respective application or protocol. It is therefore 
outside the scope of the present document to specify such application or protocol specific certificate content.