Kannad Marine Products at US Sailboat Show

Kannad Marine, a business unit of the Orolia Group will feature the following products in the booth of its US distributor, The Survitec Group (Tent B, Booth 10), at the 2012 United States Sailboat Show, October 4-8 at the City Dock in Annapolis, Maryland.

Kannad Marine SafeLink R10
The SafeLink R10, Overall Winner of the 2012 Pittman Innovation Awards and a 2012 NMEA Technology Award nominee, is worn on a lifejacket and activated by sliding off the safety tab and lifting an arming cap to deploy the antenna. The compact, lightweight unit sends alert messages, GPS position and a special identity code directly to AIS receivers within approximately a four mile radius. A flashing LED light aids location at night.

A unique, built-in, high precision GPS receiver - which updates every 60 seconds – assures accuracy of the data transmitted from the R10 SRS. With precise location, distance and bearing data, fellow crew members (and nearby AIS- enabled receivers) receive all the information they need to locate the position of the person in difficulty and to enable a speedy recovery. The R10 SRS will transmit continuously for up to 24 hours and has a seven year battery storage life. It is made of ultra durable ABS and is waterproof to five meters.

Kannad Marine SafeLink EPIRB
The Kannad Marine SafeLink 406 MHz EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) has integral GPS for highly accurate position information. It works on the global COSPAS SARSAT search and rescue satellite system, which is supported by international government search and rescue authorities around the world, so a call for help will be acted upon and fast.

The ultra compact and stylish 406 MHz SafeLink represents the next generation in EPIRB technology. It is the first EPIRB to have an integrated antenna, enabling the compact size, and a user-replaceable battery, making future battery changes easier and more economical for the owner (for non legislated applications only). It is waterproof and floats upright, allowing it to be tethered to a life raft and left to transmit.

The signal will continue to transmit for at least 48 hours at temperatures as low as -20°c. The integral high accuracy GPS provides an accurate position, typically +/- 62 meters along with new position updates every 20 minutes for fast recovery. SafeLink also features a 121.5MHz homing signal to further assist with local recovery, while its high-brightness LED flashing locator light aids visual location.

For more information about the Kannad SafeLink R10 SRS, the Kannad SafeLink EPIRB and other Kannad emergency location products, visit Tent B, Booth 10 at the 2012 US Sailboat Show