tailieunhanh - SPECIFICATION FOR COSPAS-SARSAT

The purpose of this document is to define the minimum requirements to be used for the development and manufacture of 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs), Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs), and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs). In this document, the term ELT indicates an aviation distress beacon, an EPIRB a maritime distress beacon, and a PLB a distress beacon for personal use. Specifications that are critical to the Cospas-Sarsat System are defined in detail; specifications which could be developed by the national authorities are identified in more general terms | SPECIFICATION FOR COSPAS-SARSAT 406 MHz DISTRESS BEACONS C S Issue 3 - Revision 10 October 2009 j SARSAT COSPAS f - i - C S - Issue 3 - October 2009 SPECIFICATION FOR COSPAS-SARSAT 406 MHz DISTRESS BEACONS History Issue Revision Date Comments 1 0 April 1986 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Steering Committee CSSC-15 2 0 November 1988 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-1 3 0 November 1995 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-15 3 1 January 1998 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-19 3 2 October 1998 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-21 3 3 October 1999 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-23 3 3 October 2000 Editorial changes approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-25 as Corrigendum to C S Issues 3 - 3 4 October 2002 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-29 3 5 October 2003 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-31 3 6 October 2004 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-33 3 7 November 2005 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-35 3 8 November 2007 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-39 3 9 October 2008 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-41 3 10 October 2009 Approved by the Cospas-Sarsat Council CSC-43