MARITIME RESCUE COODINATION CENTRE MUMBAI

(INDIA)
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INMARSAT-C: 441907210, FLEET-77 Voice: 764902542, FLEET-77 Fax: 4902543
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TO : OCEAN SPARKLE LIMITED

QUESTIONNAIRE ON EPIRB/ELT/PLB DISTRESS ALERT

1. Reference No.: INMCC 47990

A FALSE ELT DISTRESS ALERT WAS RECEIVED FROM BEACON ID: B468D6550CD34D1
BELONGS TO OCEAN SPARKLE LIMITED.

2. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONNAIRE IS USED TO INVESTIGATE WHAT CAUSED THE

ACTIVATION OF THE DISTRESS ALERT AND MONITOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GMDSS.
ANSWERS GIVEN UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE USED AGAINST THE MASTER OF
THE AIRCRAFT.

3. PLEASE REPLY TO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:-

A. CONFIRM YOUR SHIPS/AIRCRAFT NAME, Registration id, CALL SIGN, FLAG, IMO AND
MMSI OR SERIAL NUMBER.

Vessel Name: Ocean Majesty,

Reg ID: 1 of 2002, Chennai
Call Sign: AUAM
Flag: Indian
IMO: 8608676
MMSI: 419026900

B. ACTUAL POSITION, COURSE AND SPEED AT TIME THE ALERT WAS SENT.
Lat: 180 56.520 N
Long: 720 51.833 E
Speed: At anchorage
Time: 0752 Hrs

C. TYPE, MODEL OF ALERTING EQUIPMENT, AND SOFTWARE VERSION.

EPIRB Make: GME
Model: MT 403 FF
Sr. No.: 1111237499

D. EXPIRY DATE FOR THE BATTERY AND THE LAST INSPECTION DATE.
Batt Expiry: May 2018
Last Inspection: 02.03.2016

E. WAS THE OPERATOR OF THE EQUIPMENT A QUALIFIED OPERATOR?

Yes

F. STATE REASON FOR ACTIVATION SUCH AS (MARK AS APPLICABLE):-

BEACON MISHANDLING (IMPROPER INSTALLATION, TESTING, MAINTENANCE,
DISPOSAL, USAGE, AND OPERATOR UNFAMILIAR WITH BEACON OPERATIONS
PROCEDURE)
BEACON MALFUNCTION (FAULTY ACTIVATION SWITCH, WATER INGRESS,
TRANSMITTING WHILE IN TEST POSITION, ELECTRONICS MALFUNCTIONING)
MOUNTING FAILURE (STRAP OR BRACKET FAILURE, FAULTY RELEASE MECHANISM,
IMPROPER MOUNTING)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS)
VOLUNTARY ACTIVATION (NON-DECLARED TESTS, MALICIOUS ACTIVATIONS)
OTHER REASONS:
 MARITIME RESCUE COODINATION CENTRE MUMBAI
(INDIA)
Tel: +91 22 24388065, 24383146, 24383592 Telefax: +91 22 24316558
INMARSAT-C: 441907210, FLEET-77 Voice: 764902542, FLEET-77 Fax: 4902543
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- STOLEN
- LOST
- BATTERY REPLACEMENT
- ABANDONED
UNKNOWN (NO FEEDBACK, INVESTIGATION INCONCLUSIVE)

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G. REGISTRATION DATA VARIFIED?: SPECIFICALLY EMERGENCY CONTACTS AND VEHICLE
DETAILS, IF ANY ANOMALY FOUND, CORRECT IN THE DATABASE:
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(H) IF BEACON IS RADIATED FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS, REPLACE THE BATTERY FOR
ALERTING FUTURE EMERGENCY IF ARISES.

(I) REMARKS: