2951S
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SATELLITE
ORGANIZATION (INMARSAT)
PREAMBLE
The third paragraph of the Preamble is replaced by the following text:
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT that world trade is dependent upon transportation by sea, air and on land,
The seventh paragraph of the Preamble is replaced by the following text:
AFFIRMING that a maritime satellite system shall also be open for aeronautical and land mobile communications and communications on waters not part of the marine environment for the benefit of all nations,
ARTICLE 1 Definitions
Article 1, paragraph (f) is replaced by the following text:
(f)
"Ship" means a vessel of any type operating in the marine environment or on waters not part of the marine environment. It includes inter alia dynamically supported craft, submersibles, floating craft and platforms not permanently moored.
In Article 1, the following new paragraphs (i) and (j) are added:
(i)
(j)
"Mobile earth station" means an earth station in the mobile-satellite service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points.
"Land earth station" means an earth station in the fixed-satellite service or, in some cases, in the mobile-satellite service, located at a specified fixed point or within a specified area on land to provide a feeder link for the mobile-satellite service.