In Article 7, the following paragraph (4) is added:
(4)
Use of the INMARSAT space segment by mobile earth stations within land territory under the jurisdiction of a State shall be subject to the regulations governing radiocommunications of that State, and shall not be detrimental to that State's security.
ARTICLE 12 Assembly - Functions
Article 12, sub-paragraph (1)(c) is replaced by the following text:
(c)
Authorize, on the recommendation of the Council, the establishment of additional space segment facilities the special or primary purpose of which is to provide radiodetermination, distress or safety services. However, the space segment facilities established to provide maritime, aeronautical and other mobile public correspondence services can be used for telecommunications for distress, safety and radiodetermination purposes without such authorization.
ARTICLE 15 Council - Functions
Article 15, paragraphs (a), (c) and (h) are replaced by the following text:
(a)
(c)
Determination of maritime, aeronautical and other mobile satellite telecommunications requirements and adoption of policies, plans, programmes, procedures and measures for the design, development, construction, establishment, acquisition by purchase or lease, operation, maintenance and utilization of the INMARSAT space segment, including the procurement of any necessary launch services to meet such requirements.
Adoption of criteria and procedures for approval of land earth stations, mobile earth stations, and earth stations on structures in the marine environment for access to the INMARSAT space segment and for verification and monitoring of performance of earth stations having access to and utilization of the INMARSAT space segment. For mobile earth stations, the criteria should be in sufficient detail for use by national licensing authorities, at their discretion, for type-approval purposes.