Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

Description

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

Legal Basis: Regulations on the Administration of Seafarer Training of the People's Republic of China (Order No. 5 of the Ministry of Transport, 2019)
Product Categories: Basic Safety Training Lab (Z01), Advanced First Aid Training Lab (Z05)
Product Name: Satellite Emergency Radio Beacon
Functional Requirements: Physical items and audiovisual materials related to their operation and use should be provided.
Required Quantity: 1 unit each of Basic Safety Training Lab (Z01) and Advanced First Aid Training Lab (Z05)

Satellite Emergency Radio Beacon

When a vessel encounters distress and sinks, the VEP8 beacon automatically ejects from its release mechanism and transmits a 406 MHz emergency distress signal. Upon reception by Cospas-Sarsat system satellites, the signal is relayed to the relevant emergency response center.
Reach the shore-based terminal. The LUT (Local User Terminal) will decode and analyze the beacon location, then relay it to the RCC (Rescue Coordination Center) to initiate emergency rescue operations.

A major challenge encountered in various marine economic activities is safety and lifesaving.Marine economic activities face potentially catastrophic incidents such as groundings, severe storms, massive waves, pirate attacks, threats from foreign military or police vessels, marine biological hazards, platform/vessel collisions, and loss of propulsion. These incidents pose grave dangers to human life and threaten the very viability of marine economic operations. Failure to resolve maritime distress alerting and rescue systems, or to reduce casualties, will directly impede the development of the marine economy.

To prevent casualties resulting from unreachable or delayed rescue efforts, the international COSPAS-SARSAT satellite organization was established and developed product specifications for Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs).COSPAS-SARSAT (COSPAS is the Latinized Russian term; the full English name is Space System for Search of Distress Vessels, and SARSAT stands for Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking) was originally known as the “Low-Earth Orbit Search and Rescue Satellite System.” The system later incorporated geostationary satellites as repeaters, leading to its renaming as the “International Satellite System for Search and Rescue.”

The VEP8 satellite emergency radio beacon is designed in accordance with national and international standards, suitable for use on various vessels both domestically and internationally.

1. Key Technical Specifications

Operating temperature range: -20°C to +55°C

Storage temperature range: -40°C to +65°C

Battery: Lithium-ion battery, 4-year warranty

Operating time: 48 hours at -20°C or 80 hours at +20°C

Housing: ABS plastic

Dimensions: Φ140/231.5 mm (excluding antenna)

Weight: < 1.7 kg

Strobe light: 20 times per minute (minimum 0.75 cd)

2.406 MHz Satellite Transmission

Output Frequency: 406.028 MHz ± 1 kHz

Output Power: 5W (37dBm) ± 2dB

Phase Modulation: Peak value of 1.1 rad ± 0.1 rad

Encoding method: Dual-phase L-coding

3.121.5 MHz Automatic Guidance Transmitter

Frequency: 121.5 MHz ± 3 kHz

Output Power: > 50mW (+17 dBm)

Modulation Mode: A3X

Transmit Duty Cycle: 100% (Continuous Transmission)

4. GPS Satellite Positioning System

Receiving channels: 50

Sensitivity: -160 dBm

Positioning accuracy: 2.5 meters

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