User Guide

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SECTION 2 - FALSE ALARMS
2.1 Prevention of false alarms.
There are a few precautions that should be taken to prevent false alarms:
Do not transport Beacon within 1 meter (3.3ft) of a magnetic source.
Do not mount Beacon within 1 meter (3.3ft) of a magnetic source.
Do not mount remote switches where they can be confused with another switch.
Do not mount beacon where it can get wet.
Do not clean beacon with any liquid.
2.2 Reporting of false alarms
Should there be, for any reason, an inadvertent activation or false alarm, it must be reported to the
National Authority of your vessels flagged state. The information that should be reported includes
the SSAS Unique Identifier Number (UIN), Date, Time, duration and cause of activation, as well
as location of beacon at the time of activation.
2.2.1 To report false alarms in the United States or Canada contact any of the following:
Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico
USCG Atlantic Area Command Center
Tel: [phone]
Pacific Ocean Area \ USCG Atlantic Area Command Center
Tel: [phone]
From Any Location
USCG HQ Command Center
Tel: [phone]
For Canadian Pacific waters:
Canadian Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria
Tel: [phone]
For Canadian Atlantic waters:
Canadian Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax
Tel: [phone]
For other Canadian waters (Great Lakes, Hudson’s Bay, Arctic)
Canadian Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton
Tel: [phone]
2.2.2 To report false alarms worldwide contact your national authority.