Global Maritime Distress Safety System GMDSS

10 Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) [Pg.158]

Some of the main types of equipment employed in GMDSS are as follows [22] [Pg.158]

Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). This equip-ment/system is designed to operate with the Cospas-Sarsat system, an international satellite-based search-and-rescue system established by Canada, United States, Russia, and France. The automatically activated EPIRBS are designed to transmit to alert rescue-coordination centers via the satellite system from any corner of the world. [Pg.158]

Discuss the U.S. airline-related fatalities and accident rate. [Pg.159]

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