Table of Contents

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and abbreviations
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Abbreviations
4 General requirements
  4.1 Scope
  4.2 Operating conditions
  4.3 Remote control
  4.4 Accessories
  4.5 Mechanical and electrical construction
  4.6 Indication of activation
  4.7 Lanyard
  4.8 Colour and surface quality
  4.9 Low duty cycle light
  4.10 Frequencies
  4.11 Control
  4.12 Labelling
  4.13 Operating instructions
  4.14 Power source
  4.15 Antenna characteristics
5 Test conditions, power sources and ambient
  temperatures
  5.1 General
  5.2 Test fixture
  5.3 Test power source
  5.4 Normal test conditions
  5.5 Extreme test conditions
  5.6 Procedure for tests at extreme temperatures
  5.7 Test sequence
  5.8 Test frequencies
  5.9 Measurement uncertainty
6 Environmental tests
  6.1 General
  6.2 Performance check
  6.3 Vibration test
  6.4 Temperature tests
  6.5 Ruggedness test
  6.6 Hose stream test
  6.7 Buoyancy test
  6.8 Stability test
  6.9 Corrosion test
  6.10 Drop test into water
  6.11 Immersion test
  6.12 Thermal shock
  6.13 Solar radiation test
  6.14 Oil resistance test
  6.15 Antenna mismatch
7 Transmitter
  7.1 Carrier frequency
  7.2 Radiated power
  7.3 Power in test fixture
  7.4 Spurious emissions
  7.5 Frequency shift
  7.6 Bit-clock stability
  7.7 Transmission period
  7.8 Effective luminous intensity of the low duty
      cycle light
8 Release mechanism
  8.1 General
  8.2 Automatic release of the satellite EPIRB
Annex A (normative): 121.5 MHz Homing Transmitter
  A.1 General
  A.2 Frequency error
  A.3 Modulation duty cycle
  A.4 Modulation factor
  A.5 Peak effective radiated power
  A.6 Spurious emissions
History

Abstract

Specifies the minimum performance requirements, technical characteristics and conformance testing requirements of a satellite Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) operating in the Inmarsat geostationary satellite system as described in Regulation IV subclause 7.1.6 of the 1988 amendments to the 1974 International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) [2].

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Pages
ISBN
Committee	RES 1
Supersedes	PRETS 300 372 : AUG 95