Meanings of personal locator beacon in English

The man is believed to be carrying a personal locator beacon but has not activated it.

The police have issued advice for trampers, saying a personal locator beacon should always be taken on back country routes.

Another walker activated a personal locator beacon at about 8.40am and emergency services were called.

Mr Cholewa said the plane had no emergency locator transmitter but the pilot would have been carrying a personal locator beacon.

The Australian couple sent out an alert using a personal locator beacon at Ball Pass on Wednesday afternoon after becoming exhausted.

After failing to restart or get help via radio, the pair set off the personal locator beacon in their donated 'grab bag'.

She had one hand free to get snow out of her mouth and then release the PLB ( personal locator beacon).

Right now he was focused on sharing LandSAR's main wish that anyone heading out into the wild should carry a personal locator beacon.

The Coroner said his case highlights the desirability of carrying a personal locator beacon and to alert people or police on expected return times.

People are starting to become aware of personal locator beacons, which is a good thing.

These included technology tools, two-way communicators, personal locator beacons as well as procedures requiring participation by both flag states and coastal states.

Police reminded people to be prepared when they go into New Zealand wilderness and take a Personal Locator Beacon or an Inreach GPS.

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