EPIRB Alerts - How Do They Work
What do you use an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPRIB) for? Well, if you ever have an emergency at sea, will anyone be able to find you? How quickly will they be able to find you? How quickly will emergency services be able to find you? Well an ACR EPRIB will give you your position at sea to the emergency services in case of a distress call ensuring they reach you as quickly as possible. Anyone who buys an (EPIRB) knows that it could offer them a last chance of survival. While you hope that you won’t have to use yours, but would it even help you if you did? Surprisingly, despite paying good money for the technology, most EPIRB owners do not register their beacons and keep their details registered and up-to-date. Having this information drastically reduces the time taken for the emergency services to respond and eliminates unnecessary emergency callouts, making the EPRIB much more effective. To get a better understanding of how good contact information could save yo...