All EPIRB articles

  • Ocean Signal beacon
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    Compact EPIRB built for quick response

    2020-06-17T15:37:00Z

    A new Emergency Position Indicating Rescue Beacon (EPIRB) features a 30% reduction in size compared to other EPIRBs and a 10-year battery life.

  • Phil Evans, Business Line Manager for Telecoms at TÜV SÜD
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    Testing emergency beacons

    2020-05-22T09:50:00Z

    Phil Evans, Business Line Manager for Telecoms at TÜV SÜD, a global product testing and certification organisation gives an insight into the world of SAR beacon testing.

  • McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS marketing material
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    AIS EPIRB collects electronics award

    2018-10-09T10:08:00Z

    France’s Orolia Maritime is celebrating after its McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS EPIRB won Product of Excellence in the Safety Category at the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) Awards 2018.

  • Ocean Signal ATA100 is the only Class A AIS transponder rated to IPX7
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    AIS transponders for collision avoidance

    2018-09-05T18:29:00Z

    Ocean Signal highlighted its new ATA100 Class A and ATB1 Class B AIS transponders when it joined forces with fellow exhibitor ACR Electronics at this year’s SMM.

  • ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal distress beacons have been significantly enhanced by the next-generation MEOSAR system
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    Enhanced life-saving equipment on show at Seawork

    2018-03-01T14:59:00Z

    ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal will be promoting the enhanced benefits of their leading range of EPIRBs and PLBs enabled by a next generation satellite system.

  • The E101V features a dedicated float-free housing with improved hydrostatic release unit
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    VDR EPIRB

    2017-06-16T11:24:00Z

    Safety equipment manufacturer Ocean Signal introduced the E101V float-free EPIRB with integrated voyage data recorder (VDR) memory capsule at Seawork International this year.

  • The McMurdo SmartFind and Kannad SafePro EPIRBs will be the world’s first distress beacons that can support each of the four frequencies used in the search and rescue process
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    First four frequency EPIRBS launched

    2016-09-07T12:00:00Z

    SMM is always a hotbed for marine safety and survival launches, and one of the highlights this year has to be McMurdo’s announcement of a new family of EPIRBs that will accelerate the search and rescue process by combining multiple frequencies into a single EPIRB product.

  • EPIRBs supplied by Sartech are guaranteed for up to 10 years.
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    10 Year Cover for EPIRBs

    2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Surrey UK-based Sartech Engineering, specialists in the supply of EPIRBs and other emergency equipment, make the tempting offer of extending the warranty up to 10 years for equipment supplied directly by themselves.