Communications and safety at sea manufacturer, Ocean Signal introduces three technically advanced safety products for the first time at Nor-Shipping. Following extensive research and development by the company’s highly experienced team of marine electronics specialists Ocean Signal created a series of GMDSS products which each display innovative and industry leading benefits. The products include the SafeSea E100/E100G series of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs), the SafeSea S100 Search and Rescue Transponder (SART), and the SafeSea V100* survival craft VHF hand portable radio telephone.

SafeSea® E100/E100G EPIRB Ocean Signal has undertaken considerable development of the SafeSea EPIRBs to maximize battery life, thus improving this critical element of communications in rescue situations. Careful design and highly efficient transmitter circuits have ensured that the SafeSea E100 and E100G have the longest quoted operational battery lives in the industry. This means that the LB2E battery has enough capacity to operate the EPIRB continuously, typically for four whole days, even using the E100G with GPS fix. In addition, SafeSea EPIRB batteries, which are classified as non-hazardous for shipment, can be replaced by the user, eliminating the need to return the unit to the manufacturer or agent when batteries need changing.

The SafeSea E100G has the same specification as the E100 but is fitted with a 50 channel, integral GPS. This not only improves location accuracy, but also significantly reduces the time taken for the position to be transmitted to the rescue authorities. Both EPIRBs also include a 121.5MHz homing beacon and a high brightness LED strobe light.

The SafeSea E100 and E100G are Cospas–Sarsat EPIRBs operating in the 406MHz satellite band. Cospas-Sarsat is the international organization operating the satellites that monitor EPIRB transmissions.

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