EPIRBs guarantee safety at sea considerably
EPIRBs sending emergency calls from all parts of the world
EPIRBs: Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
PLB: Personal Locator Beacon
AIS: Automatic Identification System
Oceansignal, Sart, AIS and DSC guarantee safety at sea considerably. For a long time EPIRB and PLBS are indispensable. They are able to receive emergency calls from all parts of the world through the modern satellite communications, so rescue actions can be triggered quickly. They are an absolutely necessary part of the safety equipment in a yacht.
EPIRBs operate in the 406MHz satellite band. This is constantly monitored by Cospas-Sarsat, the international search and rescue satellite operator, who ensuring a rapid response when a signal is received, no matter where it is in the world.