• ensure that their beacon satisfies their specific needs;
• register their beacon with the appropriate national authority or in the International 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database (IBRD);
• become aware of any required maintenance procedures for their beacon;
• learn how to use the beacon in an emergency;
• understand the self-test features of their beacon; and
• properly dispose of their beacon.

• A particular beacon model may be sold under several different names. All alternative beacon model names provided to the Cospas-Sarsat Secretariat by the beacon manufacturer are listed in the detailed report. Detailed reports can be accessed via the table listing beacon models by Cospas-Sarsat type approval number.
• Some manufacturers use the same beacon model names for beacons with different type approval numbers.
• Cospas-Sarsat Numbers (No.) starting at 700 identify special use beacons. These beacon models are compatible with the Cospas-Sarsat System; however, they do not satisfy all Cospas-Sarsat technical and testing requirements as detailed in Cospas-Sarsat documents C/S T.001 (406 MHz beacon specification) and T.007 (406 MHz beacon type approval standard). Therefore, they have not received a Cospas-Sarsat Type Approval Certificate.
• In the maritime domain, EPIRBs are designated as either float free (FF) or a non-float free (Non FF). FF EPIRBs are designed to float away from a sinking vessel and activate automatically, whereas Non FF EPIRBs can only be activated manually.
• In the aviation domain, beacons are designated as either automatic or manual ELTs. Automatic ELTs are designed to be activated automatically using a crash sensor or G-switch, whereas manual ELTs can only be activated by the ELT operator.

Click here to see the type approved beacons listed by Cospas-Sarsat type approval number, and for a report of beacon model features.

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• For additional information on a specific beacon model select the report hyperlink associated with that model. Multiple reports are provided in cases where the manufacturer produces more than one variant of the same beacon but with different features.
• A particular beacon model may be sold under several different names. All alternative beacon model names provided to the Cospas-Sarsat Secretariat by the beacon manufacturer are listed in the detailed report.
• Some manufacturers use the same beacon model names for beacons with different type approval numbers.
• Cospas-Sarsat Numbers (No.) starting at 700 identify special use beacons. These beacon models are compatible with the Cospas-Sarsat System; however, they do not satisfy all Cospas-Sarsat technical and testing requirements as detailed in Cospas-Sarsat documents C/S T.001 (406 MHz beacon specification) and T.007 (406 MHz beacon type approval standard). Therefore, they have not received a Cospas-Sarsat Type Approval Certificate.
• In the maritime domain, EPIRBs are designated as either float free (FF) or non-float free (Non FF). FF EPIRBs are designed to float away from a sinking vessel and activate automatically, whereas Non FF EPIRBs can only be activated manually.
• In the aviation domain, beacons are designated as either automatic or manual ELTs. Automatic ELTs are designed to be activated automatically using a crash sensor or G-switch, whereas manual ELTs can only be activated by the ELT operator.

Click here for the list of beacon models by manufacturer

C/S No: 001-009 010-019 020-029 030-039 040-049 050-059 060-069 070-079 080-089 090-099 100-109 110-119 120-129 130-139 140-149 150-159 160-169 170-179 180-189 190-199 200-209 210-219 220-229 700+ |

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The Cospas-Sarsat LEOSAR system provides global coverage for 406 MHz beacons.  Below is a list of the sites where LEOSAR local user terminals (LEOLUTS) are located.  Beacons that are activated in the areas shown in white on the map may have their transmissions detected and relayed to a LEOLUT for processing almost immediately, depending on the positions of overflying satellites.  Transmissions of beacons activated in the blue areas are stored when they are received by the satellite and later transmitted to a LEOLUT when the satellite passes near that ground station. (See the GEOSAR coverage map for the locations where beacon alert transmissions can be relayed immediately at all times by the GEOSAR satellites, provided that they are no terrain or other obstructions of the signal.)

Notes:
* = Dual system
** = Dual system, which operates as one LEOLUT

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