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Table 1 Satellites - LEOSAR & GEOSAR
5.2.2
EPIRB registration
Normally the Mission Control Centre (MCC) will contact the vessel, or the
contact person registered in the shipping register and/or EPIRB register
(ship owner, family member etc.) before alerting the Rescue Coordination
Centre (RCC). This is to determine if the alarm from the EPIRB is a false
alarm and a rescue operation can be avoided. Hence, it is important that
the data in the shipping register and/or EPIRB register is correct.
Register the beacon with the national authority associated with the country
code in the hexadecimal identification (15 Hex ID) of the beacon. Register
online with the Cospas-Sarsat IBRD, if the country does not provide a
registration facility and the country has allowed direct registration in the
IBRD:
If the country operates a national beacon registry, obtain a point of contact
at
(review C/S S.007 Cospas-Sarsat Handbook of
Beacon Regulations).
Suggested EPIRB registration links:
