CONTENTS

 1     Introduction
 2     Interference to maritime satellite systems
        2.1     Interference from radar altimeters
       2.2      Interference from aeronautical satellite systems
       2.3      Interference from out-of-band radar emissions
       2.4      Interference from existing shipborne communications equipment and associated high voltage insulators
 3     Potential interference from shipboard maritime satellite transmitters
        3.1     Interference to aeronautical satellite systems
       3.2      Interference to collision avoidance systems
        3.3     Out-of-band interference to other radiocommunication services
       3.4      In-band interference to the fixed service
 4     Electromagnetic compatibility
        4.1     Field strength
        4.2     Interference to radars
 5     Extra-terrestrial noise
 6     Atmospheric noise from absorption
 7     Noise of satellite ship terminal receiver
 8     Man-made noise
       8.1      Interference from automobiles on an expressway
       8.2      Ship-yard
        8.3     Dockside noise
Annex 1 - Effect of shipborne HF transmitter operation on ship earth stations
 1     Theoretical aspects
 2     Experimental results