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14
ANNEX
1.
REGISTRATION
INFORMATION
Registration
of
406MHz
satellite
EPIRBs
with
the
EPIRB
Registration
Section
of
the
national
authority
is
mandatory,
due
to
the
global
alerting
nature
of
the
Cospas-Sarsat
system.
The
information
provided
in
the
registration
is
used
only
for
search
and
rescue
purposes.
If
the
EPIRB
is
to
enter
service
immediately,
complete
the
registration
card
and
fax
or
email
the
information
to
the
relevant
national
authority.
Some
administrations
allow
for
on
line
registration.
The
authorities
will
normally
provide
the
registered
user
with
a
DECAL
label
which
you
are
obliged
to
fit
to
the
EPIRB
body
as
‘proof
of
registration’.
General
information
related
to
EPIRB
registration
requirements
around
the
World
is
published
by
the
Cospas-Sarsat
organisation.
Some
administrations
now
allow
direct
registration
using
the
Cospas-Sarsat
website
online
IBRD
registration
database.
Further
information
can
be
found
on
line
here:
www.cospas-sarsat.org
Additional
registration
information
by
country
Austria
Point
of
contact:
Frequency
Office
Federal
Ministry
for
Transport
Tel:
+43
1
33181621
Fax:
+43
1
33181649
Email:
ernst.cerny@bmvit.gv.at
Online
registration:
n/a
Australia
Point
of
contact:
Beacon
Registration
Section,
AusSAR
Tel:
+61
2
6279
5766
or
1800
406
406
Fax:
+61
2
9332
6323
or
1800
406
329
Email:
ausbeacon@amsa.gov.au
Online
registration:
www.beacons.amsa.gov.au
Owners
in
Australia
please
note
the
following
requirement
from
the
Australian
Standards
Authority.
“Advice
to
owners
of
EPIRBs”.
Registration
of
406MHz
satellite
EPIRBs
with
the
EPIRB
Registration
Section
of
the
National
Authority
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
upon
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
national
authority.
The
original
card
must
still
be
mailed
to
the
relevant
national
authority
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
national
authority
by
letter,
fax
or
telephone
the
name
and
address
of
the
new
owner.
The
subsequent
owner
of
the
beacon
is
required
to
provide
the
national
authority
with
the
information
as
shown
in
the
owner
registration
card.
This
obligation
transfers
to
all
subsequent
owners”
Belgium
Point
of
contact:
IBPT
Tel:
+32
2
2268856
Fax:
+32
2
2268802
Email:
bmr@bipt.be
Online
registration:
n/a
Canada
Canadian
Beacon
Registry
Phone:
1-877-406-SOS1
(7671)
Fax:
1-877-406-FAX8
(3298)
or
email:
CBR@sarnet.dnd.ca
Address:
CFB
Trenton
PO
Box
1000
Stn
Forces
Astra,
ON
K0K
3W0