EPIRBS

EPIRBS from ADEC Marine to help you out at sea in case you need to be found and rescued.

EPIRBS stands for Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons which signals for maritime distress.

Once activated, the beacons all transmit a uniquely-coded signal on a 406 MHz frequency which is picked up by one of the search and rescue satellites that orbit the earth. The satellite works out the beacon's approximate location and forwards that information, along with the beacon's individual identity, to an 'earth' station and then on to a local rescue co-ordination centre.

This co-ordination centre then launches the appropriate search and rescue resource to that approximate location. The beacon will also transmit a second signal on a 121.5 MHz frequency, which is a 'homing' signal. This will be used by the search and rescue teams to home-in on the beacon's final location.

With the incorporation of GPS technology into many of the latest personal EPIRBS products, the exact co-ordinates of the beacon can now also be transmitted, together with the beacon's individual identity number. This gives the search and rescue services a significant head start by reducing the sea area that potentially has to be searched in the final phase of the rescue.

More personal EPIRBS are now being sold in the UK than ever before so for you to get your EPIRBS contact us here today.

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