Glossary

Air Traffic Control

Antenna Unit

COSPAS-SARSAT is an international, satellite-based search and rescue system for detecting and locating emergency beacons - EPIRB for ships, ELT for aircraft and PLB for personal use.

Display & Control Unit

Man Over Board

Personal Locator Beacon. The emergency radio beacons for personal use.

A squelch is used in communication receivers to suppress noise, especially noise during breaks in transmission.

VHF Direction Finder

Vessel Traffic Service