ocean SIGNAL PLB3 Personal Locator Beacon with AIS Owner’s Manual

June 13, 2024
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ocean SIGNAL PLB3 Personal Locator Beacon with AIS
ocean SIGNAL PLB3 Personal Locator Beacon with AIS

INTRODUCTION

The best of both worlds… …the PLB3 combines the Global response of the 406MHz Cospas-Sarsat Satellite rescue services with the transmission of AIS Man Overboard signals to alert vessels equipped with AIS receivers within VHF radio range and a 121.5MHz RDF signal to guide emergency services directly to your location.

Designed to install within a Life Jacket allowing semi-automatic activation in the event you fall overboard, the PLB3 offers the most comprehensive communication set to ensure a rapid response and rescue.

  • Galileo Return Link Service Capable
  • 406 MHz & 121.5 MHz Signals
  • Integrated AIS Man Overboard Alert
  • Visible Light and IR Strobe

This device has not been authorized by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission, FAA, EASA or Cospat-Sarsat. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authrization is obtained.
info@oceansignal.com

Your worldwide link to emergency services

As long as AIS Man Overboard devices and Cospas-Sarsat Personal Locator Beacons have been in use the question has been asked: When can we have both in one package? With multi levels of integrated signal technology — GNSS positioning, powerful 406 MHz signal, and AIS transmission — the rescueME PLB3 uses AIS technology to alert all vessels within VHF range by sounding alarms and indicating a MOB position to people in the best position to offer immediate aid, while at the same time quickly and accurately relaying your position to a worldwide network of search and rescue satellites. Additionally, a built-in visible strobe and infrared strobe facilitate nighttime, or other low visibility, rescues. When installed in a compatible life jacket the PLB3 will activate upon inflation of the jacket initiating the call for assistance even if a casualty entering the water may be incapacitated.

Whether the PLB3 is installed in a life jacket or carried on a user’s person, innovative design elements and multifunction clips can be used in conjunction with the beacon, providing numerous wear-ability options that address a variety of usage applications.

PLB3: How does it work?

406 MHz Signal Signal 406 MHz
GNSS Signal Signal GNSS
 AIS MOB Signal Signal AIS MOB
Galileo RLS Signal Signal RLS

Rescue Center

Rescue Center

Specification

Part Number: 732S-03668
Model Number: PLB3

Activation

Manual
Semi-automatic upon inflation of a compatible life jacket

Class
Class 2 Operation (fa -4°F / -20°C)

Buoyant
No {optional flotation jacket available)
Size
7.87″ (L) x 1.41″ (W) x 1.81″ (D)
20.0 cm (L) x 3.6 cm (W) x 3.0 cm (D)

Weight
0.42 lbs (190 g)
Operational Life

24hours fa -20°C (-4°F)
Temperature Range
Storage: -30°C to +70°C (-22°F to +158°F)
Operating: -20°C to +55°C (-4°F to +131°F)
Waterproof
10m (1.Obar) : 60minutes
Battery
Non-rechargeable Lithium Iron Batteries
Battery Replacement
Due 6 years from date of manufacture or 5 years after beacon is placed into service, whichever is first, or after emergency use.
Warranty
5 Years
Approvals (Pending)
Cospas-Sarsat, FCC, ISED, CE, UKCA, AMSA.

Key Features

  • Simple Life Jacket Integration
  • Multi GNSS
  • 5 Year Battery Life
  • Rugged and Waterproof
  • 24 hours Operation
  • MEOSAR Compatible

Customer Support

For more information
please contact: Ocean Signal Ltd. Unit 4, Ocivan Way, Margate, CT9 4NN United Kingdom
Tel. +44 (0) 1843 282930,
Email. info@oceansignal.com

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