Safety First | EPIRB and AIS Beacons - What Are the Differences?

Today we look at EPIRB and AIS Beacons. The MOB1 Ocean Signal and the ACR ResQLink+ as two examples of whats currently being used for personal beacon devices. You'll learn the main differences and how they work.
ResQLink 400 Survival Kit with EPIRB, Personal Locator Beacon, Ditch Bag, and Safety Gear
amzn.to/3BX80s7
Ocean Signal RescueMe MOB1
amzn.to/3BSvoqr
If you find this video interesting Please Like & Subscribe! Your support really helps the channel grow!
Get content like this first here: / themariner
To Sail with the Mariner visit the Spartan Racing & Training website at : www.spartanoceanracing.com
You can also find us on Facebook: / spartanoceanracing

[@ministryofsailing]

Well done Chris

[@johnhodge5734]

Just watched your video as I just bought the torqeedo 1103 LS shaft for my fishing boat. Yes a bit expensive but well worth it. Certainly won't be going back to lifting a leisure battery up a dam wall again with 70 steps.

[@davida877]

Chris thank you great description - Regards Australia 🇦🇺👍

[@csevincer]

Great job, thanks

[@Prefex21]

Great video, thanks for sharing real used products!

[@peterhogan6198]

Gerry Thanks for that. Coincidently I have just picked up on this as it is featured in this months PBO.

[@harbourdogNL]

9:00 So when you haul the sprayhood over, will the AIS antenna be under the hood? How sharp are the edges of that metal ribbon? Could it possibly cut the spray hood or the bladder? Really informative video, thanks. Deserves waaaay more views. Had to laugh at the AED (antenna erectile disfunction).

[@cordvision]

The E in EPIRB stands for ”emergency” and not electronic...

[@glennsheppard3320]

So for coastal cruising and within 6 to 7 miles offshore max you would recommend an AIS system?

[@fabiancrombeen7904]

I'm a windsurfer for holland and when i surf in a river or lake i always take my phone and an ais beacon with me. The phone is for alarming and the ais to be found. When i go surfing on the sea i also take my Plb with me. Just to be sure.

[@garryhall9660]

EPIRB is emergency position indicating radio beacon, not electronic.

[@CSMtheMariner]

100% correct. thanks for the correction! after a few takes making things I only have 50% control of the words coming out of my mouth and sailing as you know is awash with acronyms!

[@olivierleduc7305]

im surprised that no one made a 2:1 system!

[@BishwaOakes]

I was thinking the same…

[@jackiecs8190]

unfortunately, the standards didn't permit combined AIS/EPIRB until this year :( McMurdo made a combined unit, but it's boat-mounted and far too big for a lifejacket

[@NJES2207]

@@jackiecs8190 ACR recently made a PLB with. both RLS and AIS

[@fabiancrombeen7904]

SEAANGEL SA16+ (NG) did made it but it never got aproved

[@Kflash3782]

@olivierleduc7305, Just saw one at West Marine, "ACR ResQLink AIS". It's a little long, but narrow enough to fit on a PFD.

[@peterhogan6198]

Is there an EPIRB with AiS beacon attached..... Best of both worlds?

[@CSMtheMariner]

Hey Peter, I don’t believe there is although I could imagine this kind of combination being a possibility just as the 121.5Mhz SART transponder was amalgamated with both the 406Mhz original EPIRB design AND a GPS to create a modern EPIRB unit. I wonder if there would be any transmission issues through a single antenna? it certainly would reduce the ‘extras’ hanging off my lifejacket!

[@garryhall9660]

peter yes there is if you go to the ocen safety site you see this. its about £410

[@garryhall9660]

difference between the two the EPIRB alerts the authorities while the AIS is not an official alerting medium. But when this alarms on boats people should not ignore it.

[@CSMtheMariner]

exactly right, and it’s then up to the individual sailor (or the skipper of the sailor’s boat) to identify which emergency reporting method is most likely to lead to a positive outcome. thanks for the comment

[@fabiancrombeen7904]

That's why I always take my ais combined with my phone with me. So phone to alert and ais to be found

[@mymobile5014]

You keep calling that an EPIRB and it is not an EPIRB. It's a PLB, Personal Locator Beacon. And you call yourself a trainer? lol