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Glossary
ACMA
Australian Communications and Media Authority
AMSA
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Automatic
Activation
The ability for the V100 to turn itself on upon 5-second contact
with water
COSPAS-
SARSAT
The international cooperative among the United States, Canada,
Russia and France that operates the satellite monitoring system
for 406 MHz EPIRBs
DSC
Digital Selective Calling – technology used to automate calling
on terrestrial marine radio systems
DSE
Extended or additional position information included in a DSC
message
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
FCC
Federal Communications Commission - United States
governmental agency responsible for regulating products that
trasnmit over the airwaves in the United States
GPS
Global Positioning System
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
KHz
Kilo Hertz. Measurement unit of radio frequency (1 thousand
Hertz)
MHz
Mega Hertz. Measurement unit of radio frequency (1 million
Hertz)
MAYDAY
Radio pro-word indicating a voice distress priority message
MMSI
Maritime Mobile Service Identity (DSC identity number)
MSLS (MSLD)
Marine Survivor Locating System (also MSLD, Marine Survivor
Locating Device)
NMEA0183
Standardised protocol for data transmission developed by the
National Marine Electronics Association that governs the type
and sequence of information shared by navigational equipment
PLB
Personal Locator Beacon normally operating through the
COSPAS-SARSAT system on 406 MHz, or 121.5 MHz
RTCM
Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
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