Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
738 AM AST MON MAY 20 2013

...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK 2013...

EMERGENCY BEACONS...THROUGH THE WORLDWIDE OFFERED SERVICE OF
COSPAS-SAR SAT...AID IN THE DETECTION...LOCATION/SEARCH AND
RESCUE (SAR) OF BOATS...AIRCRAFT...AND PEOPLE IN DISTRESS.
BEACONS DESIGNED FOR SHIPS AND BOATS ARE CALLED EMERGENCY POSITION
INDICATING RADIO BEACONS (EPIRBS). WHEN ACTIVATED MANUALLY OR
AUTOMATICALLY UPON IMMERSION...EPIRBS SEND OUT DISTRESS SIGNALS
WHICH ARE MONITORED WORLDWIDE BY SATELLITES.  EXCEPT FOR THE
EXPENSE OF BUYING A BEACON...THIS SYSTEM IS FREE. FOR ADDITIONAL
SAFE BOATING...SOME PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS (PLBS) ARE DESIGNED
FOR USE IN WATER AND MAY BE ATTACHED TO LIFE VESTS.

ALL 406 MHZ BEACONS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH NOAA. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY BEACONS CAN BE FOUND AT SARSAT.NOAA.GOV.

THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL. VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THE NATIONAL SAFE
BOATING COUNCIL AT WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG

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