AS/NZS 4280.1:2002

1 - AS/NZS 4280.1:2002 406 MHz SATELLITE DISTRESS BEACONS - MARINE EMERGENCY POSITION-INDICATING RADIO BEACONS (EPIRBs) (IEC 6109
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - 1 Scope
8 - 2 Normative references
9 - 3 Performance requirements
9 - 3.1 General
9 - 3.2 Operational
12 - 3.3 Environment
12 - 3.4 Interference
12 - 3.5 Maintenance
12 - 3.6 Safety precautions
13 - 3.7 Equipment manuals
14 - 3.8 Labelling
15 - 3.9 Installation
15 - 4 Technical characteristics
15 - 4.1 (A.810(19)/B.1)
15 - 4.2 (A.810(19)/B.2)
15 - 4.3 (A.810(19)/B.3)
16 - 4.4 (A.763(18)/B.4)
16 - 4.5 (A.810(19)/B.5)
16 - 4.6 Power source
17 - 4.7 (633-1, annex I) Antenna characteristics
17 - 5 Methods of testing and required test results
17 - 5.1 General
19 - 5.2 Operational requirements
22 - 5.3 Battery capacity
22 - 5.4 Environment
24 - 5.5 (3.4) Interference
24 - 5.6 (3.6) Safety precautions
24 - 5.7 Miscellaneous
25 - 5.8 Distress function
26 - Annex A - Sequence of tests
26 - A.1 Compulsory sequence of tests
26 - A.2 Additional tests
28 - Annex B - List of COSPAS-SARSAT tests
28 - B.1 Power output
28 - B.2 Digital message
28 - B.3 Digital message generator
28 - B.4 Modulation
29 - B.5 406 MHz transmitted frequency
29 - B.6 Spurious emissions
29 - B.7 406 MHz VSWR check
29 - B.8 Self-test mode (if applicable)
29 - B.9 Thermal shock (30 °C change)
30 - B.10 Operating lifetime at minimum temperature
30 - B.11 Temperature gradient (5 °C/h)
30 - B.12 Long-term frequency stability
30 - B.13 Protection against continuous transmission
30 - B.14 Satellite qualitative tests
30 - B.15 Antenna characteristics
31 - Annex C - Standard for a manually activated satellite EPIRB without a float-free mechanism
32 - Annex D - Technical standard for 121,5 MHz homing device
32 - D.1 General
32 - D.2 Performance requirements
32 - D.3 Technical characteristics
33 - D.4 Methods of testing and required test results
40 - Annex E - User experience of COSPAS-SARSAT EPIRB operation
41 - ANNEX ZA - PROCUREMENT OF COSPAS-SARSAT DOCUMENTS
41 - ZA.1 GENERAL
41 - ZA.2 AUSTRALIA
41 - ZA.3 NEW ZEALAND
42 - ANNEX ZB - NATIONAL REGISTRATION AUTHORITIES
42 - ZB.1 GENERAL
42 - ZB.2 AUSTRALIA
42 - ZB.3 NEW ZEALAND
43 - ANNEX ZC - SAMPLE BEACON REGISTRATION CARDS

Specifies minimum radiofrequency and environmental requirements and test methods for 406 MHz satellite distress beacons used in the Australian and New Zealand maritime service.

This part of IEC 61097 specifies the minimum performance requirements, technical characteristics and type-testing requirements of the satellite emergency position-indicating radio beacon used in the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system (satellite EPIRB), as required by Regulation IV/7.1.6 of the 1988 amendments to the 1974 International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), and which is associated with IEC 60945 (General requirements). When a requirement in this standard is different from IEC 60945, the requirement in this standard shall take precedence.This standard also includes minimum performance standards for a manually activated satellite EPIRB without float-free release mechanism (see annex C).This standard incorporates the performance standards of IMO Resolutions A.763(18) A.810(19) Performance Standards for float-free satellite emergency position-indicating radio beacons operating on 406 MHz and A.662(16) Performance Standards for float-free release and activation arrangements for emergency radio equipment, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations as well as the technical characteristics for such transmitters contained in Recommendation ITU-R M.633-1 M.633-2 (as amended), and takes account of the general requirements contained in IMO Resolution A.694(17).All texts of this standard, whose wording is identical to that in the IMO SOLAS Convention 1974 as amended in 1988 and Resolutions A.658(16), A.662(16), A.689(17), A.694(17), A.696(17), A.702(17) and A.763(18) A 810(19) and Recommendation ITU-R M.633-1 M.633-2 (as amended) will be printed in italics and the Resolution/Recommendation and paragraph number indicated between brackets.NOTES1 Classes of satellite EPIRB's considered in this document are:- Class 1: Float-free (-40 C to +55C). The float-free release mechanism (A.662 (16)) shall be capable of operating throughout the temperature range of -40C to +65C.This class is not required by IMO Resolutions but (633.1, annex I) may be applied at the discretion of each Administration.- Class 2: Float-free (-20C to +55C). The float-free release mechanism (A.662 (16)) shall be capable of operating throughout the temperature range of -30C to +65C.2 Non-float-free, manually activated satellite EPIRB's in both classes are considered in annex C.3 All classes shall include a 121,5 MHz homing device, described in annex D.User experience of COSPAS-SARSAT EPIRB operation leading to some clarification of IMO performance standards is included in annex E.

First published as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4280:1995.
Jointly revised and redesignated in part as AS/NZS 4280.1:2002.