AS/NZS 4280.2:2002
406 MHz satellite distress beacons, Part 2: Personal locator beacons (PLBs)

Standard No.
AS/NZS 4280.2:2002
Release Date
2002
Published By
Australian/New Zealand Standard (AU-AS/NZS)
Status
Replace By
AS/NZS 4280.2:2003
Latest
AS/NZS 4280.2:2023
 
Scope
Specifies the essential standards and minimum requirements for the design, construction, operation and testing of 406 MHz satellite distress beacons when employed as Personal Locator Beacons in the Land Mobile-Satellite Service in Australian and New Zealand.

AS/NZS 4280.2:2002 history

  • 2023 AS/NZS 4280.2:2023 Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS), Part 2: 406 MHz Satellite Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs)
  • 2017 AS/NZS 4280.2:2017 406 MHz satellite distress beacons, Part 2: Personal locator beacons (PLBs)
  • 2003 AS/NZS 4280.2:2003 406 MHz satellite distress beacons Part 2: Personal locator beacons (PLBs) (Incorporating Amendment 1: 04/2005; Amendment 2: 09/2006; Amendment 3: 04/2010 and Amendment 4: 09/2013)
  • 2002 AS/NZS 4280.2:2002 406 MHz satellite distress beacons, Part 2: Personal locator beacons (PLBs)
406 MHz satellite distress beacons, Part 2: Personal locator beacons (PLBs)

Topics on standards and specifications

distress radio beacon

Standard and Specification

AS/NZS 4280.2:2003 406 MHz satellite distress beacons Part 2: Personal locator beacons (PLBs) (Incorporating AS/NZS 4280.2:2017 406 MHz satellite distress beacons, Part 2: Personal locator beacons (PLBs) DS/EN 302152-1 V1.1.1:2005 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Satellite Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) operating in the 406,0 MHz to 406,1 MHz frequency band AS/NZS 4280:1995 406 MHz satellite distress beacons ITU-R SM.1051-3-2014 Priority of identifying and eliminating harmful interference in the band 406-406.1 MHz ETSI EN 302 152-1 V1.1.1 (2003-11)-2003 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Satellite Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) operating in the 406,0 MHz to 406,1 MHz frequency band AS/NZS 4280.1:2002 406 MHz satellite distress beacons, Part 1: Marine emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) (IEC 61097-2:1994, MOD ITU-R SM.1051-4-2018 Priority of identifying and eliminating harmful interference in the frequency band 406-406.1 MHz and monitoring in the adjacent frequency bands 405.9-406 MHz AS/NZS 4280.2:2023 Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs)


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