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Forum: Marine Electronics

16-04-2013, 06:47

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

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Posted By Mike OReilly

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

USCG data says 80% of the false alerts are resolved within a hour (45% within the first 10 minutes). This leaves 20% that extend beyond the hour. It seems that many (most) get resolved by the signal...

Forum: Marine Electronics

16-04-2013, 06:04

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Mike OReilly

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

I've been looking at system data for EPIRB usage. What immediately comes out is the incredibly high level of false alerts - 96% for EPIRBs in a 2010 USCG presentation. This numbers is pretty constant...

Forum: Marine Electronics

16-04-2013, 05:43

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Mike OReilly

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

I completed the Canadian VHF operator's certificate course (Restricted Operator's Certificate - Maritime) about 6 years ago. As I recall, we spent at least 1/2 the time covering various aspects of...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 18:20

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Mike OReilly

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Thanks Dave, I think I understand your point. I'm not trying to examine the system from the provider end, but from the user side. Following along the lines of this thread, I'm asking the question as...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 17:50

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Mike OReilly

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Thanks for this Dave. This is great. I'll spend some time analysing the data, and share what I determine. A cursory glance indicates an overwhelming level of false positives. On the surface, this...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 14:43

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Mike OReilly

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Is anyone aware of any good research that has actually probed the question of efficacy of these various tools? Now that we have real history (data) with EPIRBs and their technological cousins, I can...

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