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A Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) is an emergency beacon that alerts rescue personnel while also indicating the position and identity of a person in danger. These beacons are intended to be carried by a single person. A PLB must be manually activated. PLBs use the frequency 406 MHz.
PLBs (personal locator beacons): This satellite-connected device transmits an SOS signal to rescue organisations, along with the device’s position. Key characteristics include: Works in distant regions all around the world.
PLBs are portable radio distress signalling units that function similarly to EPIRBs (for use on boats/vessels) or ELTs (for use on land). These beacons are intended to be carried by a single person rather than aboard a boat or aircraft.
The Global Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
Cospas-Sarsat Approved Life-Saving Personal Locator Beacon With Ais And Mobile App In One Compact Beacon For Boaters Ocean Signal Launches Rescueme Plb3.
The recently Cospas-Sarsat and RED approved Ocean Signal rescueME PLB3 gives boaters the most powerful safety solution for speedy rescue in a Man Overboard (MOB) emergency, combining various levels of integrated signal technology within a personal locator beacon for the first time.
The next-generation PLB3 combines two different key systems to give a survivor the best chance of quickly alerting others to a distress situation – benefiting from the global response capabilities of the Cospas-Sarsat rescue services while also using AIS technology to indicate a MOB position to nearby vessels for immediate assistance.
Ocean Signal has also included Near Field Communications (NFC) into the rescueME PLB3, providing beacon owners with a new option to monitor their beacons, evaluate self-test results, display GNSS test locations, and track beacon performance and maintenance.
The current beacon information is automatically sent into the Ocean Signal mobile app for viewing by merely holding a mobile phone over the beacon’s specified NFC area.Once engaged, the rescueME PLB3 sends an AIS man overboard signal that is picked up by any AIS equipped vessel within VHF radio range and plotted onto a connected chart plotter or ECDIS system.
