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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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