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Record 1 1986-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Water Transport
DEF

In the maritime mobile satellite service, the part of a low power distress transmitter system that in the event of sudden foundering will automatically float free and transmit the ship station identity of the unit in distress and a position information derived and updated from the ship. (ITU-15, 1982)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Transport par eau
OBS

Le ministère des Communications (MDC) du Canada est en train d'élaborer un règlement concernant l'emploi de radiobalises de localisation des sinistres (EPIRB) à dégagement libre qui sont compatibles avec le système COSPAS-SARSAT. (RAP-SARSAT/SOP-6e) Lexique de l'Organisation maritime internationale

Spanish

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