User's Manual

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nearest agent, either contact McMurdo Ltd using the details in the warranty section, or
visit the McMurdo Ltd web site at www.mcmurdo.co.uk.
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, whose respective fax numbers are 06 257 2036
(Australia) and 04 382 6482 (NZ).