New Legal Requirement for AIS: The SmartFind G8 AIS EPIRB is the only beacon on the market that meets the new global requirement to include AIS signals in EPIRBs deployed in SOLAS vessels from 2022.
SmartFind G8 EPIRB Range The world’s most powerful EPIRBs, driving accelerated rescue times via:
• Faster alert detection on the 406 MHz frequency through our MEOSAR compatibility,
• The world’s first QUADROTECH® EPIRB, with four search and rescue frequencies, the SmartFind G8 AIS supports the Alert, Locate, Tracking and Recovery elements of search and rescue,
• Greater location detection speed and accuracy, as the multi constellation GNSS receivers work with a wider range of satellites including Galileo and GPS,
• World’s first convergence of 406 and AIS, combining the global alerting of 406 MHz with the localized locating and tracking power of AIS Local AIS McMurdo SmartFind EPIRBs include innovation as standard; with ruggedized base, easy service battery,
MEOSAR compatibility, compliance with the United States emergency hands free transport and the new GNSS requirement which raises the minimum requirements for new EPIRBs being sold in the US.
Purchased this unit in July of 2024 to replace an older model. We ended up selling the boat so no longer needed.
Whether going off shore or cruising on the Indian River, don't leave the dock without an EPIRB on your boat.