Finally good to see the manufacturers publishing the risk you take with getting unauthorized battery replacement. The same goes for ALL original beacon manufacturers (OEM), like ACR, Ocean Signal, McMurdo.
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Originally Posted by bunji
Finally good to see the manufacturers publishing the risk you take with getting unauthorized battery replacement. The same goes for ALL original beacon manufacturers (OEM), like ACR, Ocean Signal, McMurdo.
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Originally Posted by bunji
Friendly reminder to check you PLB registration details are up to date.
:thumbs: Your phone and address details are correct.
:thumbs: Emergency contacts - name, address and phone number are current.
:thumbs: Check the PLB battery expiry date. If out of date - replace the PLB or it's battery (Skippersmate)
:thumbs: Bi-annual PLB satellite test only completed. (that's every 6 months)
Just had my ACR ResQLink’s battery replaced at Wilco in Auckland. Cost $274.10 inc GST and courier. So in my opinion, still worth doing that rather than springing for a whole new unit.
Sorry to drag up an old thread.
i did some research & have a couple Questions on the following PLB:
Ocean Signal rescueME PLB1 GPS Locator Beacon
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it says the following on the website where these are available..
Au Coded: *<< Tick Box |
..I Understand This PLB Is Au HEX Id Coded For NZ And Worldwide Activation And Is To Be Registered With AMSA - Canberra
And Therefore No Contact With Maritime NZ Is Required As All Registration Details Will Be Provided By the Retailer. |
** Prefer An NZ Coded Beacon - ....... Can Be Registered With RCCNZ.
so my questions are
1: Does this mean that Australia has a role in the communication chain in the event of an activation?
2: If so is that role passive or active(ie. we'd require them to do something)?
3: what is the process for maintaining registration details? is it retailer dependant?
I have no experience with PLBs, i'm comfortable with the general mechanicals behind it but i'm interested in where the failure points/depenencies lie in an emergency situation.
I love Oz & the Ockers but i don't have much trust in their systems & processes. Remember it was their navy who blew a hole in the deck of their own warship with the big cannon.
I like to know who i'm trusting my life with if i push the button on this particular device(above)
I asked this here so maybe others will find this of some value i dunno, it's just a request/sharing of information at this stage.
ok done some more research..
when the PLB (above example) is coded to another country ie. (AMSA (oz)) vs (RCCNZ (nz)) & subsequently registered in that jurisdiction (by law)...
1: Does this mean that Australia has a role in the communication chain in the event of an activation?
YES.. the Australian Search and Rescue authorities will be the first point of contact, which may delay emergency response
2: If so is that role passive or active(ie. we'd require them to do something)?
Not sure on the AMSA process, but i suspect there's a handover process involved (based upon the above answer.. ie. the 'delay') but only guessing there
3: what is the process for maintaining registration details?suspect there's a link to the AMSA or some other involved agency in OZ. is it retailer dependant? NO
so in summary.. the plb above should work fine in NZ & it is one of the cheapest on the nz market & nice & compact. most probably never activate them anyhow. on sale at the moment too.
Hello Bubble07Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubble07
Let me help you in the answers considering it is me who sells the item on skippersmate.co.nz
1: There is no law requirement in Au for PLBs to be registered. Their operation is covered by what is known as a "Class Licence" with the Au Communication & Media Authority (ACMA). In NZ, NZ coded beacons are required by law to be registered although 30+% are not.
2: AMSA does have role in all this regardless of it being Au or NZ coded. AMSA is the regional Mission Control Centre (MCC) for the South West Pacific. https://www.cospas-sarsat.int/en/con...ts-details-all
If a Au beacon is activated in NZ, both Au & NZ will be advised at the same time, an NZ beacon, MNZ advised. THERE ARE NO DELAYS. THIS ALL OCCURS IN A VERY SHORT TIMEFRAME. Your comment really is a "guess".
3: Each country has their own registration database and share the ownership / emergency contact information with their global partners if a beacon is activated globally.
4: retailers have no involvement with the registration nor have access to the data.
This is a report from last Sunday that MNZ published of a beacon being activated in Brisbane that they too pick up the alert.
28 1458 Local Time (28 0258 UTC)
RCCNZ received a Cospas-Sarsat alert for an Australian coded EPIRB with a doppler position inside the NZSRR and another in Brisbane. Enquiries revealed that JRCC Australia had already responded to an incident concerning this EPIRB in the Australian SRR. No further SAR action was taken.
How do I know this one? I was in the radio room helping to manage it when our Coast Guard team went out to start the search and rescue (SaR)
If you have any unanswered questions, call me, my number is on the signature block below.
and when you loose one..derigister it so good folks dont get called out of bed at 05;00 and helicoptor dispatched into the middle of back country in shitty weather to look for you..TEN YEARS after you lost it because it has self activated!!!!!!!!!
I think what you mean is contact maritime rescue and have them flag the beacons hexadecimal serial number and rough location as lost in their records.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Registration has no bearing on actioning a SAR response, the term is often poorly understood by many users.
well cancel the friggin thing however you do it...so good folks dont get called out for false alarm and helicopters dont go flying around in dodgy weather for nothing.
If getting rid of it then yes cancel it and then pull the battery out before chucking it away
We have a plb at the hut on the West Coast for the 'oldies' when they are down there, I've just bought myself another one to carry around with me.
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