The International Mobile Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites. Some of these services concern:
- the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- search and rescue co-ordinating communications
- maritime safety information (MSI) broadcasts
- the aeronautical mobile satellite (route) service, or AMS(R)S, through compliance with the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- general communications
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