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NOAA’s 406 MHz Beacon
Registration Database
(RGDB)
NOAA SARSAT PROGRAM
www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov
Online Usage Statistics
68%
72%
68%
71%69%
65%
57%
64% 63%
70%
61%
71%
73%
71%69%
77%
0
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14000
0%
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90%
January-10February-10March-10 April-10 May-10 June-10 July-10 August-10September-10October-10November-10December-10January-11February-11March-11 April-11
Registrations Entered/Updated For Period January '10 to April '11
Percentage of Registrations Entered/Updated By Beacon Owners Using The Internet Total Registrations Entered/Updated
Initial Registrations
By Users
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
New Registrations Entries
NOAA Staff
Beacon Owners
Analysis of Current RGDB
2781
5842
3991 38414659
5234
6691
8353 79179012
9714 9170
11852
15253
1821819204
23367
2969330182
36674
34962
9840
12156
0%
110%
-32%
-4%
21%
12%
28%25%
-5%
14%
8%
-6%
29% 29%
19%
5%
22%27%
2%
22%
-5%
-40%
-20%
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20%
40%
60%
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100%
120%
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010 ytd
New Registrations As OfApril, 2011
New Registrations Rate of Growth
Analysis of Current RGDB
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Beacon Registrations Entered 1990 to 2010
PLB ELT EPIRB SSAS
Analysis of Current RGDB
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200
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ELT Initial Registrations By Month
Top 5 States for PLBs By Home Address
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
FL CA NC AK WA
Top 5 States for PLBs
PLB Usage
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Specific Usage For PLBs
Aircraft
Boat
Helicopter
Land Vehicle
None
Other
Analysis of Current RGDB
174,064 EPIRB57%
52,130 ELT17%
81,178 PLB26%
248 SSAS0%
Registration Database Beacon Population Breakdown Asof May 13 , 2011
For Registration Correspondence(Internal Mail Code within NOAA has changed)
SARSAT Beacon Registration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSOF, E/SP0534231 Suitland Road
Suitland, MD 20746
Phone: 301-817-4515
Toll free: 888-212-7283
Fax: 301-817-4565
Email: [email protected]
Measures NOAA Has Taken To Improve Accuracy
Operational letters updated to emphasize importance of checking
the beacon ID registered with NOAA is identical to the
manufacturer/installed programmed UIN
New registrations and change of ownership registrations entered by
NOAA data entry personnel are checked by other operational
personnel
Owners of beacon IDs that are questionable (i.e., not readable,
incomplete, different from the manufacturer sticker) are called to
verify the ID.
Changed RGDB owner interface to separate the 15 character
beacon ID into 3 blocks of 5 to make it more readable (31 May
2011)
RGDB staff attempts to get an acknowledgement from the previous
owner prior to allowing the latest beacon owner to register
Add a checksum
When a beacon is registered a check sum value is entered along
with the 15 hexadecimal characters of the beacon ID. Using same
algorithm as the beacon manufacturer, the RGDB calculates the
check sum of the entered 15 Hex ID and compares the result to
the entered checksum. If values disagree, it is assumed the user
had made an error (either in the beacon identification code and/or
the checksum) and re-entry continues until the two checksums
agree
Display all beacon IDs in 3 groups of 5
printed products
all manufacturer labels
Pre-print UINs on registration forms
Proposed Actions for Beacon
Manufacturers
New Registration forms (draft)
How Beacon Manufacturers Can Help
To assist with the validation of beacon Ids:
For National Use Serialized beacons (bit 43 = 0),
provide NOAA with the Model Name and its associated
bit value
Where the Serial number printed on the beacon label is
part of the Beacon ID, provide NOAA with the bit range
and format (Decimal or Hexadecimal)
Provide NOAA with a list of beacons received that will not
be returned to the same owner:
beacons serviced
beacons exchanged
NOAA’s Business Reply Permit
NOAA has allowed the use of SARSAT’s business reply permit
by manufacturers for printing envelopes for owners to return
beacon registration forms to NOAA
Manufacturers need to print envelopes that replicate the following
image (keep in mind the mail code has changed as will be shown
on next slide)
NOAA is bearing the mailing cost of envelopes sent to NOAA
Any questions prior to use, please call Stephen Roark at 301-817-
3896
NOAA’s Business Reply Envelope
Sample (Please change the E/SP3 To E/SP053)
Suggestions On How Beacon Manufacturers
Can Help
Contact NOAA immediately when an issue arises which has a direct impact
on beacon owners
Duplicate beacon ID encoded into beacons
Mislabeling of beacon IDs on forms or beacons
Any recalls you may have for beacons you have manufactured
Manufacturers and Service Centers verify NOAA decal currency and
remind the owner, if appropriate, to update the beacon’s registration with
NOAA
Inform owners who have vessel information, tail number, MMSI, and radio
call sign, encoded into beacon of the importance of recoding the beacon and
updating the registration when the beacon is swapped from one vessel to
another vessel or swapped from one aircraft to an another