User's Manual

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LED
Light Emitting Diode
LUT
Local User Terminal (Ground Station)
MCA
Marine and Coastguard Agency (UK)
MCC
Mission Control Centre
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA)
RCC
Rescue Coordination Centre
SARSAT
Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System
SBM
Shore Based Maintenance – as required by SOLAS regulation IV/15.9.2 of
SOLAS 1974 as amended with, in accordance with MSC/Circ. 1039 guidelines for
Shore-Based Maintenance (SBM) of Satellite EPIRBs within 5 years if:
Passenger ships (> 12 passengers) and cargo ships (> 300GT) engaged in Inter-
national voyages, shall perform SBM as follows:
• Latest by the date of the EPIRB label with this text, or the battery Label,
whichever is first
• When this EPIRB becomes due for SBM in accordance with national require-
ments
VHF
Very High Frequency -A set of frequencies in the 30-300MHz region.