Beacons
Beacons
No matter whether you’re travelling by land, sea or air, a GPS equipped distress beacon can mean all the difference in a life-threatening situation. It is important to have your beacon properly stored, maintained and registered.
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Australian Maritime Safety Authority - Beacons AMSA provides a wealth of information on registering your beacons, how they work, deploying a beacon and safe storage. |
EPIRB and PLB safe disposal Discover different disposal methods for your beacons to prevent inadvertent activations and littering of toxic lithium batteries. |
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Inadvertent Distress Beacon Activation Read a report prepared by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria investigating inadvertent activations of PLBs in yacht races around Australian. |
Distress beacons & MMSI Information Read the Australian Maritime Safety Authority document detailing information about the use of distress beacons and Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) information. |
