User's Manual

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2.4 Radio licence
An EPIRB is a radio transmitter; if your vessel has already been allocated a
radio callsign then you will already have a radio licence. It is recommended
that you should update your licence to include details of your EPIRB.
2.5 Sale or transfer
EPIRBs registered in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand do not
normally need to be re-programmed when transferred to a new vessel. Simply go on
line (detail above) and complete another registration. For most other countries, the
EPIRB must be re-programmed with either the new vessel’s Maritime Mobile Station
Identity (MMSI) or its radio callsign, whichever is required by the country controlling
the new vessel. Since the EPIRB identity contains a country code, it follows that
changing the flag state of the vessel also means the EPIRB must be re-programmed.
For details of your nearest agent, either contact Kannad Marine using the details in
the warranty section, or visit the service section of the web site:-
www.kannadmarine.com.
Mandatory information for Australia and New Zealand.
Advice to owners of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons:
Registration of 406 MHz satellite Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons
(EPIRB) with the EPIRB Registration Section of the appropriate Maritime Safety
Authority (MSA – see below) is mandatory because of the global alerting nature of the
system. The information provided in the registration card is used only for rescue
purposes. Fill in the owner registration card immediately on completion of the sales
transaction. Mail the registration card immediately. If the beacon is to enter service
immediately, complete the registration card and fax the information to the MSA. The
original card must still be mailed to the MSA for hard-copy reference and filing. If the
current owner is transferring the beacon to a new owner, the current owner is required
to inform the MSA by letter, fax or telephone of the name and address of the new
owner. The subsequent owner of the beacon is required to provide the MSA with the
information shown on the owner registration card. This obligation transfers to all
subsequent owners.
*The MSA is the Australian Maritime Safety Authority or the Maritime Safety Authority
of New Zealand, as appropriate, whose respective fax numbers are [phone]
(Australia) and [phone] (NZ).