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The Agreement
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International Agreement on the use of
INMARSAT Ship Earth Stations within
the Territorial Sea and Ports, 1986
Item 19.7
Ship
('the
The
International Agreement on the use of INMARSAT
Earth Stations within the Territorial Sea and Ports
Agreement') (text at Annex A) was drawn up pursuant
to Recommendation 3 of the International Conference on the
an International Maritime Satellite
1976, which adopted the Convention and the Operating Agreement establishing the International Maritime
Satellite organization (INMARSAT).
Establishment
system, 1975
2.
seas
of
The purpose of the Agreement is to improve the
distress and safety of life at sea communications, and the
efficiency and management of ships (Preamble). Parties to the Agreement are required to permit in their territorial
and ports the operation of INMARSAT ship radio
stations which use the maritime satellite communication
system provided by INMARSAT and which are properly
installed on board ships flying the flag of any other
Party. Such permission is
subject to compliance by the
INMARSAT Ship Earth Station with the applicable Radio
Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) and the conditions set out in Article 2 (Article 1).
The Parties
may restrict, suspend or prohibit such
INMARSAT ship earth stations but are required
to notify the Depositary of the Agreement (i.e. the
Director-General Of INMARSAT} as soon as possible (Article The Agreement does not apply to warships and other
government ships operated for non-commercial purposes.
operation of
3).
Article 7 provides that any State may become a
Agreement was opened
3.
Party
to
the
Agreement.
The
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