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20 September 2024
A lifesaver called EPIRB: everything you need to know (and how to choose it)
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In an emergency, the Epirb is the only life-saving tool that can accurately report the location of the boat in distress, alerting rescue. Not for nothing is it mandatory on board for sailing beyond fifty miles.
WHAT IT’S FOR.
Epirb stands for Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon; it is a particular radio designed to connect those in a dangerous situation at sea and a station ashore. Epirbs have been around for decades, but for a long time they were used only in aviation and, later, by the merchant marine. Recently, some models for recreational boating have been introduced to the market.
HOW IT WORKS.
The signal from an Epirb, launched on radio frequencies 406 or 121.5 MHz, it is initially picked up by satellites or aircraft, then bounced back to LUT (Local User Terminal) stations located around the world, which store and encode it; it is then transmitted to MCC (Mission Control Center) centers and finally sent to RCC (Rescue Control Center) centers that are responsible for mobilizing and coordinating rescue assets. In Italian territory, the LUT Station of the satellite system is located in Bari Palese…
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