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GME Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

EU Safety GateSerious riskJul 25, 2014
Photo from the official notice: GME Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

A fault in the microprocessor may effectively shut the beacon down. As a consequence the beacon may not work in an emergency situation.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (04/07/2014)

Product description

Emergency position indicating radio beacon for marine use used to alert the coastguard and rescue authorities in case of an emergency.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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