2.2.1 Satellite system providers wishing to participate
in the GMDSS should apply to the Organization, through a Member State,
for recognition as a radio system providing maritime distress and
safety satellite communication capabilities for use in the GMDSS.
Such applications should be notified to the Organization by Governments,
either individually or in co-operation with other Governments. The
application will be reviewed by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)
in relation to its policy for the expansion of satellite services
in the GMDSS. If the MSC decides that there are no objections in principle
to the application, it will forward the application to the COMSAR
Sub-Committee for evaluation. Recognition of the satellite provider
to operate in the GMDSS will be undertaken by the committee on the
basis of the evaluation report.
2.2.2 The Governments concerned should make available
to the Organization all necessary information to enable it to evaluate
the satellite system in relation to the criteria indicated below.
In particular, Governments proposing such satellite systems
for possible recognition and use in the GMDSS should provide evidence
to show that:
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.1 the satellite system conforms with all the
criteria specified in this annex;
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.2 the charging policies and provisions of resolution
A.707(17), as amended, on Charges for distress, urgency and
safety messages through the Inmarsat system, are complied with;
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.3 there is a well-founded confidence that the
company concerned will remain viable for the foreseeable future and
will remain in a position to deliver the required services over an
extended period, in keeping with the expectations of the Organization
and the maritime industry as to the continuity, durability and reliability
of the service; and
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.4 the provider of the satellite system is ready
to submit any recognized services to oversight by IMSO and sign the
required Public Services Agreement (PSA) with that organization.