[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 5/20/2013 5:03:00 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
500 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK MAY 18 THROUGH MAY 24...

THIS IS THE THIRD IN A DAILY SERIES OF MESSAGES PRODUCED BY THE 
PARTNERED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL.

THE COSPAS-SARSAT SYSTEM IS AN INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE BASED SEARCH 
AND RESCUE SYSTEM USED TO LOCATE EMERGENCY RADIO BEACONS 
TRANSMITTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 406 MEGAHERTZ. SINCE 1982...THIS 
COSPAS-SARSAT SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE RESCUE OF OVER 30 
THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING MORE THAN SIXTY SEVEN 
HUNDRED HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. NOAA IS THE LEAD REPRESENTATIVE 
FOR THE UNITED STATES TO THE COSPAS-SARSAT ORGANIZATION.

EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING RADIO BEACONS OR EPIRBS ARE A TYPE OF 
EMERGENCY RADIO BEACON DEVELOPED FOR USE IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS. 

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF EPIRBS WHICH WHEN EQUIPPED WITH GPS MAY HELP 
RESCUE FORCES FIND YOU MORE QUICKLY. CATEGORY 1 EPIRBS CAN BE 
ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. CATEGORY TWO EPIRBS CAN ONLY BE 
ACTIVATED MANUALLY. 

THESE ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY AFFORDABLE AND ACT AS A LAST LINE OF 
DEFENSE IF DISASTER STRIKES.        

ONCE AN EPIRB IS PURCHASED..IT MUST BE REGISTERED. THE INFORMATION 
PROVIDED FOR THE REGISTRATION MAY HELP RESCUE FORCES FIND YOU FASTER 
IN AN EMERGENCY. THE INFORMATION ALSO ALLOWS THE RESCUE COORDINATION 
CENTER TO DETERMINE IF A DISTRESS ALERT IS REAL OR FALSE AND 
POSSIBLY PREVENT A NEEDLESS DISPATCH FOR A FALSE ALERT.

YOU CAN REGISTER ON LINE AT WWW.BEACONREGISTRATION.NOAA.GOV. FOR 
QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 888-212-7283. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EPIRBS VISIT  WWW.SARSAT.NOAA.GOV

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DRAG