Mandatory Information For Oceania - mcmurdo Simrad EG50 Manual

EG50 & EP50

2.5.1 Mandatory information for Oceania

The term Oceania is normally used to designate all the islands of the
Central and the South Pacific including Australia and New Zealand.
Advice to owners of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons:
Registration of 406 MHz satellite Emergency Position Indicating Radio
Beacons (EPIRB) with the EPIRB Registration Section of the
appropriate Maritime Safety Authority (MSA – see below) is
mandatory because of the global alerting nature of the system.
The information provided in the registration card is used only for
rescue purposes. Fill in the owner registration card immediately on
completion of the sales transaction. Mail the registration card
immediately.
If the beacon is to enter service immediately, complete the registration
card and fax the information to the MSA. The original card must still be
mailed to the MSA for hard-copy reference and filing.
If the current owner is transferring the beacon to a new owner, the
current owner is required to inform the MSA by letter, fax or telephone
of the name and address of the new owner.
The subsequent owner of the beacon is required to provide the MSA
with the information shown on the owner registration card. This
obligation transfers to all subsequent owners.
*The MSA is the Australian Maritime Safety Authority or the Maritime
Safety Authority of New Zealand, as appropriate.
The respective fax numbers are 06 257 2036 (Australia)
and 04 382 6482 (NZ).
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