[ve-l] FW: News from The National V Department

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Any info on how to dispose of all these EPIRBS? Most have 5 year batteries that could become a toxic waste hazzard if dumped in the water or thrown into  a normal waste can....I am sure boaters will ask us... Thx David
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> BOATERS MUST NOT OPERATE 121.5/243 MHZ EPIRBs AFTER 31 DECEMBER 2006
> December 15 2006 
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> Dear Robert,
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> BOATERS MUST NOT OPERATE 121.5/243 MHZ EPIRBs AFTER 31 DECEMBER 2006
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> WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard reminds all boaters that beginning January 1,
> 2007, both 121.5 and 243 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons
> (EPIRBs) are prohibited from use in both commercial and recreational
> watercraft. Boaters wishing to have an emergency rescue beacon aboard their
> vessel must have a digital 406 MHz model.
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> The January 1, 2007, date to stop using 121.5 MHz EPIRBs is in preparation
> for February 1, 2009, when satellite processing of distress signals from all
> 121.5/243 MHz beacons will terminate. Following this termination date, only
> the 406 MHz beacons will be detected by the International Cospas-Sarsat
> Satellite System which provides distress alert and location data for search
> and rescue operations around the world.
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> The regulation applies to all Class A, B, and S 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs. It
> does not affect 121.5/243 MHz man overboard devices which are designed to
> work directly with a base alerting unit only and not with the satellite
> system.
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> This change, in large part, was brought about by the unreliability of the
> 121.5/243 MHz beacons in an emergency situation. Data reveals that with a
> 121.5 MHz beacon, only one alert out of every 50 is a genuine distress
> situation. This has a significant effect on expending the limited resources
> of search and rescue personnel and platforms. With 406 MHz beacons, false
> alerts have been reduced significantly, and, when properly registered, can
> usually be resolved with a telephone call to the beacon owner. Consequently,
> real alerts can receive the attention they deserve.
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> When a 406 MHz beacon signal is received, search and rescue personnel can
> retrieve information from a registration database. This includes the beacon
> owner's contact information, emergency contact information, and
> vessel/aircraft identifying characteristics. Having this information allows
> the Coast Guard, or other rescue personnel, to respond appropriately.
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> In the U.S., users are required by law to directly register their beacon in
> the U.S. 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database
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> http://www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov/ or by calling 1-888-212-SAVE. Other
> users can register their beacon in their country's national beacon
> registration database or, if no national database is available, in the
> International Beacon Registration Database
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> The United States Coast Guard is the lead agency for coordinating national
> maritime search and rescue policy and is responsible for providing search
> and rescue services on, under and over assigned international waters and
> waters subject to United States jurisdiction.
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