SSH ETS 300 066:1992

Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Float-free maritime satellite Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) operating on 406,025 MHz; Technical characteristics and methods of measurement

Scope

This ETS states the minimum requirements for maritime float-free satellite Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) operating on 406,025 MHz, with release mechanism, operating in the COSPASSARSAT system. This ETS incorporates the recommendations of IMO assembly resolutions A 695(17) [1] and A 662(16) [2], the relevant requirements of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Radio Regulations [3], CCIR Recommendation 633 [4], and the COSPAS-SARSAT specification C/S T001 [5].