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Type Freqs
DigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC):YesNo
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Departfrom
DepartureDate Time
Goingto
ArrivalDate Time
Ifoperatorhasnotarrived/returnedby:Date Time
calltheCoastGuardorlocalauthorityatthefollowingnumber:
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LicenseNo
Make ModelColor
Whereisvehicleparked?
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Name
Age Phone
MedicalConditions
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Emergencydistressbeaconsareessentiallyspecializedradiotransmit-
tersthataredesignedforuseinsituationsofgraveorimminentdanger
orwhenlivesareatrisk
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EPIRBsoperateaspartofaworldwidedistresssystemAninternation-
alsatelliteconstellationmaintainsavigilant,global“listening”watchfor
satelliteEPIRBdistresssignalsTheNationalOceanicandAtmospher-
icAdministration(NOAA)operatessatellites,groundstations,andan
alert-distributionsystemservingtheUnitedStatesandalargesegment
oftheinternationalcommunity
Whenactivated,thesatelliteEPIRBtransmitsadistresssignalwith
abeacon-uniqueidentifyingcodeThesystemdetectsthesignal,
calculatesanaccuratedistressposition,checkstheuniqueidentify-
ingcodeagainsttheEPIRBregistrationdatabase(vesselandpointof
contactinformationsuppliedbytheowner)androutesthedistressalert
withregistrationinformationtotheresponsibleUSCoastGuard(or
international)RescueCoordinationCenter(RCC)
406MHzEPIRBswithGPScapability–eitherinternallyorexternally
suppliedpositionalinformation–alsoprovideanimmediateGPSposi-
tionintheinformationpassedtotheRCCandgeostationarysatellites
makedetectionalmostimmediateIftheEPIRBdoesnothavetheabil-
itytoprovideaGPSposition,theprocesstodetermineapositiontakes
aboutonehouronaverageandalmostalwayslessthantwohours