Warranty Form; Radio Licence; Sale Or Transfer - mcmurdo SMARTFIND PLUS G5 User Manual

Useful registration contacts are:
USA Sarsat Beacon Registration
NOAA, NSOF, E/SP3,
4231 Suitland Road,
Suitland MD 20746
Tel 888 212 7283 Fax 301 817 4565
Details of the North American on-line registration systems are given on Page 43.
COSPAS-SARSAT provide registration details for many countries; use the web
address www.cospas-sarsat.org and follow the links to 406 MHz Beacons and
Registration; alternatively. there is direct access to the database on
www.406registration.com
2.3

Warranty form

Please complete the warranty form supplied and fax or mail it to McMurdo. Failure to
do this may delay any future warranty claim.
2.4

Radio licence

An EPIRB is a radio transmitter and must therefore be added to your radio licence. If
you have been allocated a radio callsign, then you already have a radio licence for
your VHF or MF radio set. You should update your licence to include your EPIRB. For
further details see your licence or use these contact numbers:
USA FCC Tel : 888 225 5322 Website : www.fcc.gov\Forms\Form506\506.pdf
UK Ship Radio Licensing, Radio Licensing Centre, The Post Office, PO Box
1495
Bristol BS99 3QS Tel: 0870 243 4433 Fax: 0117 975 8911
Minicom: 0117 921 9550 Website: www.radiolicencecentre.co.uk/
2.5

Sale or transfer

EPIRBs registered in the USA, Canada, UK and Australia do not need to be re-
programmed when transferred to a new vessel. Simply complete another registration
form to inform the authorities of the transfer. Use one of the spare forms provided or
contact McMurdo for a blank form. (See warranty section at rear for address).
For most other countries, the EPIRB must be re-programmed with either the new
vessel's Maritime Mobile Station Identity (MMSI) or its radio callsign, whichever is
required by the country controlling the new vessel.
Since the EPIRB identity contains a country code, it follows that changing the flag
state of the vessel also means the EPIRB must be re-programmed. Programming can
be carried out at McMurdo or any of our designated agents. For details of your nearest
UK EPIRB Registry
HM Coastguard (Southern)
Pendennis Point, Castle Drive
Falmouth TR11 4WZ
Tel 01326 211569 Fax 01326 319264
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