annex: local authority information
australia
Beacon Registration Section, AusSAR
Tel: +61 2 6279 5766 or 1800 406 406
Email: ausbeacon@amsa.gov.au
owners in Australia please note the following requirement from the Australian Standards
Authority: "Advice to owners of EPIRBs. Registration of 406MHz satellite EPIRBs with the EPIRB
Registration Section of the National Authority is mandatory because of the global alerting nature of
the system. The information provided in the registration card is used only for rescue purposes. Fill in
the owner registration card immediately upon completion of the sales transaction. Mail the registra-
tion card immediately. If the beacon is to enter service immediately, complete the registration card
and fax the information to the national authority. The original card must still be mailed to the relevant
national authority for hard-copy reference and filing. If the current owner is transferring the beacon to
a new owner, the current owner is required to inform the national authority by letter, fax or telephone
the name and address of the new owner. The subsequent owner of the beacon is required to provide
the national authority with the information as shown in the owner registration card. This obligation
transfers to all subsequent owners."
austria
Frequency Office
Federal Ministry for Transport
Tel: +43 1 33181621
Fax: +43 1 33181649
Email: ernst.cerny@bmvit.gv.at
Canada
Canadian Beacon Registry, CFB Trenton
PO Box 1000, Stn Forces, Astra,
ON K0K 3W0
Tel: 1-877-406-SOS1 (7671)
Fax: 1-877-406-FAX8 (3298)
Email: CBR@sarnet.dnd.ca
Fax: +61 2 9332 6323 or 1800 406 329
Registration: www.beacons.amsa.gov.au
Belgium
IBPT
Tel: +32 2 2268856
Fax: +32 2 2268802
Email: bmr@bipt.be
Finland
The Finnish Communications Regulatory
Authority
Tel: +358 9 69661
Fax: +358 9 6966410
Web: www.ficora.fi
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