Commerce Control List Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 Category 6—page 1 CATEGORY 6 - SENSORS AND LASERS hydrophone arrays; a.2.e.1, a.2.e.2; and bottom or bay cable systems controlled by 6A001.a.2.f and having A. “END ITEMS,” “EQUIPMENT,” processing equipment “specially “ACCESSORIES,” “ATTACHMENTS,” designed” for real-time application “PARTS,” “COMPONENTS,” AND with bottom or bay cable systems. “SYSTEMS” GBS: Yes for 6A001.a.1.b.4. Special Conditions for STA 6A001 Acoustic systems, equipment and “components,” as follows (see List of Items STA: License Exception STA may not be Controlled). used to ship commodities in 6A001.a.1.b, 6A001.a.1.e or License Requirements 6A001.a.2 (except .a.2.a.4) to any of the destinations listed in Country Reason for Control: NS, AT Group A:6 (See Supplement No.1 to part 740 of the EAR). Country Chart Control(s) (See Supp. No. 1 List of Items Controlled to part 738) Related Controls: See also 6A991 NS applies to entire entry NS Column 2 Related Definitions: N/A AT applies to entire entry AT Column 1 Items: Reporting Requirements a. Marine acoustic systems, equipment and “specially designed” “components” therefor, as See § 743.1 of the EAR for reporting follows: requirements for exports under License Exceptions, and Validated End-User a.1. Active (transmitting or authorizations. transmitting-and-receiving) systems, equipment and “specially designed” “components” therefor, List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for as follows: a description of all license exceptions) Note: 6A001.a.1 does not control equipment LVS: $3000; N/A for 6A001.a.1.b.1 object as follows: detection and location systems having a transmitting frequency a. Depth sounders operating vertically below below 5 kHz or a sound pressure the apparatus, not including a scanning function level exceeding 210 dB (reference 1 exceeding ± 20, and limited to measuring the μPa at 1 m) for equipment with an depth of water, the distance of submerged or operating frequency in the band from buried objects or fish finding; 2 kHz to 30 kHz inclusive; 6A001.a.1.e, 6A001.a.2.a.1, a.2.a.2, b. Acoustic beacons, as follows: 6A001.a.2.a.3, a.2.a.5, a.2.a.6, 6A001.a.2.b; processing equipment 1. Acoustic emergency beacons; controlled by 6A001.a.2.c, and “specially designed” for real-time 2. Pingers “specially designed” for application with towed acoustic Export Administration Regulations Bureau of Industry and Security March 29, 2021 Commerce Control List Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 Category 6—page 2 relocating or returning to an underwater position. Technical Note: The acoustic sensor pressure rating determines the depth rating of the a.1.a. Acoustic seabed survey equipment equipment specified by 6A001.a.1.a.2. as follows: a.1.a.2.a. Having all of the a.1.a.1. Surface vessel survey following: equipment designed for sea bed topographic a.1.a.2.a.1. Designed or mapping and having all of the following: modified to operate at depths exceeding 300 m; and a.1.a.1.a. Designed to take a.1.a.2.a.2. ‘Sounding rate’ measurements at an angle exceeding 20º from the greater than 3,800 m/s; or vertical; Technical Note: ‘Sounding rate’ is the a.1.a.1.b. Designed to measure product of the maximum speed (m/s) at which the seabed topography at seabed depths exceeding sensor can operate and the maximum number of 600 m; soundings per swath assuming 100% coverage. For systems that produce soundings in two a.1.a.1.c.‘Sounding resolution’ directions (3D sonars), the maximum of the less than 2; and ‘sounding rate’ in either direction should be used. a.1.a.1.d. 'Enhancement' of the depth “accuracy” through compensation for all a.1.a.2.b. Survey equipment, not the following: specified by 6A001.a.1.a.2.a, having all of the following: a.1.a.1.d.1. Motion of the acoustic sensor; a.1.a.2.b.1. Designed or modified to operate at depths exceeding 100 m; a.1.a.1.d.2. In-water propagation from sensor to the seabed and back; a.1.a.2.b.2. Designed to and take measurements at an angle exceeding 20º from the vertical; a.1.a.1.d.3. Sound speed at the sensor; a.1.a.2.b.3. Having any of the following: Technical Notes: a.1.a.2.b.3.a. Operating 1. 'Sounding resolution' is the swath width frequency below 350 kHz; or (degrees) divided by the maximum number of soundings per swath. a.1.a.2.b.3.b. Designed to measure seabed topography at a range 2. 'Enhancement' includes the ability to exceeding 200 m from the acoustic sensor; and compensate by external means. a.1.a.2.b.4. ‘Enhancement’ a.1.a.2. Underwater survey of the depth “accuracy” through compensation of equipment designed for seabed topographic all of the following: mapping and having any of the following: Export Administration Regulations Bureau of Industry and Security March 29, 2021 Commerce Control List Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 Category 6—page 3 a.1.a.2.b.4.a. Motion of below 10 kHz; the acoustic sensor; a.1.b.2. Sound pressure level a.1.a.2.b.4.b. In-water exceeding 224dB (reference 1 µPa at 1 m) for propagation from sensor to the seabed and back; equipment with an operating frequency in the and band from 10 kHz to 24 kHz inclusive; a.1.a.2.b.4.c. Sound a.1.b.3. Sound pressure level speed at the sensor. exceeding 235 dB (reference 1 µPa at 1 m) for equipment with an operating frequency in the a.1.a.3. Side Scan Sonar (SSS) or band between 24 kHz and 30 kHz; Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS), designed for seabed imaging and having all of the following, a.1.b.4. Forming beams of less than and specially designed transmitting and receiving 1 on any axis and having an operating frequency acoustic arrays therefor: of less than 100 kHz; a.1.a.3.a. Designed or modified a.1.b.5. Designed to operate with an to operate at depths exceeding 500 m; and unambiguous display range exceeding 5,120 m; or a.1.a.3.b. An 'area coverage rate' of greater than 570 m2/s while operating at the a.1.b.6. Designed to withstand maximum range that it can operate with an ‘along pressure during normal operation at depths track resolution’ of less than 15 cm; and exceeding 1,000 m and having transducers with any of the following: a.1.a.3.c. An ‘across track resolution’ of less than 15 cm; a.1.b.6.a. Dynamic compensation for pressure; or Technical Notes: a.1.b.6.b. Incorporating other 1. ‘Area coverage rate’ (m2/s) is twice the than lead zirconate titanate as the transduction product of the sonar range (m) and the maximum element; speed (m/s) at which the sensor can operate at that range. a.1.c. Acoustic projectors, including transducers, incorporating piezoelectric, 2. ‘Along track resolution’ (cm), for SSS magnetostrictive, electrostrictive, only, is the product of azimuth (horizontal) electrodynamic or hydraulic elements operating beamwidth (degrees) and sonar range (m) and individually or in a designed combination and 0.873. having any of the following: 3. ‘Across track resolution’ (cm) is 75 Notes: divided by the signal bandwidth (kHz). 1. The control status of acoustic projectors, a.1.b Systems or transmitting and including transducers, “specially designed” for receiving arrays, designed for object detection or other equipment is determined by the control location, having any of the following: status of the other equipment. a.1.b.1. A transmitting frequency 2. 6A001.a.1.c does not control electronic Export Administration Regulations Bureau of Industry and Security March 29, 2021 Commerce Control List Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 Category 6—page 4 sources that direct the sound vertically only, or previously specified in 6A001.a.1.c.2. mechanical (e.g., air gun or vapor-shock gun) or chemical (e.g., explosive) sources. a.1.c.3. Side-lobe suppression exceeding 22 dB; 3. Piezoelectric elements specified in 6A001.a.1.c include those made from lead- a.1.d. Acoustic systems and equipment, magnesium-niobate/lead-titanate designed to determine the position of surface (Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3, or PMN-PT) single vessels or underwater vehicles and having all of crystals grown from solid solution or lead- the following, and “specially designed” indium-niobate/lead-magnesium niobate/lead- “components” therefor: titanate (Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3–Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3– PbTiO3, or PIN-PMN-PT) single crystals grown a.1.d.1. Detection range exceeding from solid solution. 1,000 m; and a.1.c.1. Operating at frequencies a.1.d.2. Determined position error below 10 kHz and having any of the following: of less than 10 m rms (root mean square) when measured at a range of 1,000 m; a.1.c.1.a. Not designed for continuous operation at 100% duty cycle and Note: 6A001.a.1.d includes: having a radiated 'free-field Source Level (SLRMS)' exceeding (10log(f) + 169.77)dB a. Equipment using coherent “signal (reference 1 μPa at 1 m) where f is the frequency processing” between two or more beacons and in Hertz of maximum Transmitting Voltage the hydrophone unit carried by the surface vessel Response (TVR) below 10 kHz; or or underwater vehicle; a.1.c.1.b.