SafeLink R10 AIS MOB Device

How The SafeLink R10 Works

The SafeLink R10 must be mounted on a lifejacket using the attachment clips provided, prior to going to sea. In an emergency situation, the R10 may be activated in two ways:

• Providing it is professionally fitted by the lifejacket manufacturer or one of its authorized service centres, the R10 can activated when the lifejacket inflates. This makes the R10 as automatic as the lifejacket, activating as a result of the lifejacket being inflated.
• If the R10 is not professionally fitted to the lifejacket, it can otherwise be manually activated in a few easy steps. First, release the orange safety tab, which “arms” the R10, making it ready for use. Next, inflate the lifejacket. When inflated, pull the orange tab on the R10 downwards to pull the red cap off. This will deploy the antenna and switch ON the R10 automatically.

The SafeLink R10 will then transmit target survivor information, including structured alert messages, GPS position information and a unique serialised identity number back to the vessel’s on-board AIS plotter. An inbuilt high-precision GPS receiver provides accurate position information to assist in the quick recovery of survivors.

What Makes The SafeLink R10 Stand Out

User registration of any kind is not a requirement for personal AIS beacons. This is because they are not first alerting devices in the same way that an EPIRB or PLB is. When the R10 is activated it provides ID and its GPS location broadcast only to other vessels with AIS in the close area (range 2 to 4NM typical). The SafeLink R10 is not meant to cause a distress emergency in the full meaning of maritime law (PLBs and EPIRBs do that). Rather, its purpose is to provide a localised signal to guide an informed search and rescue response on the man-overboard, once they come within AIS/radio range.

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Exterior finish: Hi impact ABS/PC Yellow
• Sealing depth: Immersion to 5m
• Operating temperature -20°C to +55°C
• Storage temperature -30°C to +70°C

BATTERY

• Type 6V Lithium Metal
• Replacement By service centre
• Use Logged bymicrocontroller

OPERATION

• Activation Manual two stage
• Self test (short) Battery use indication
• GPS Self test (long) SART TEST transmission with GPS position