Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:03 am CDT on May 20, 2013
... This is safe boating week from may 18th to 24th...
Today's topic is the use of emergency position indicating radio
beacons... or epirds. Emergency beacons... throughthe worldwide
offered service ofcospas-sarsat... aid in the detection... location
and search and Rescue... sar... of boats... aircraft... and people in
distress.Beacons designed for SHIPS and boats are called emergency
position indicating radio beacons... or epirbs. When activated
manually or automatically upon immersion... epirbs send outdistress
signals... which are monitored worldwide by satellites. Except for
the expense of buying a Beacon... this system is free. For additional
safe boating... some personal locator beacons... plbs... are designed
for use in water and may be attached to life vests. All 406
megahertz beacons should be registered with NOAA.
