ACR GlobalFix™ V5 Cat 1 GPS AIS EPIRB w/Return Link Service & Mobile App
ACR GlobalFix™ V5 Cat 1 GPS AIS EPIRB w/Return Link Service & Mobile App
Important: Register Your Beacon Before You Head Out
This is a 406 MHz emergency beacon. U.S. federal regulations require it to be registered with NOAA before use — and it is free.
Register online at beaconregistration.noaa.gov (fastest method). Registration links your beacon's unique ID to you, your vessel, and your emergency contacts, so the Coast Guard and search-and-rescue teams can respond faster if it is ever activated.
Registration is the owner's responsibility.
The ACR GlobalFix V5 Category 1 GPS AIS EPIRB integrates 406 MHz Cospas-Sarsat satellite distress transmission with Automatic Identification System (AIS) broadcasting, Return Link Service (RLS) confirmation, GNSS positioning, NFC smartphone connectivity, a 121.5 MHz homing signal, and visible plus infrared strobe lights — all in a single float-free housing designed to accelerate rescue response from both global satellite infrastructure and nearby AIS-equipped vessels.
406 MHz + AIS: Global and Local Rescue Working Together
Upon activation, the GlobalFix V5 transmits a 406 MHz distress signal to the worldwide Cospas-Sarsat satellite network, relaying GNSS-derived position — accurate to within 100 meters — along with beacon identification to ground stations that initiate coordinated search-and-rescue operations. Simultaneously, an AIS signal is broadcast on VHF frequencies, immediately alerting any AIS-equipped vessel within VHF range. Those vessels see a safety message on their onboard display, including MMSI vessel identification and the EPIRB's location as a selectable AIS target, enabling nearby mariners to begin recovery operations without waiting for an official SAR authority response.
Return Link Service (RLS)
Return Link Service technology provides visual confirmation directly to the user that their 406 MHz distress message has been received by the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system, reducing uncertainty during an emergency.
NFC Smartphone Connectivity and the ACR Product App
Near Field Communication (NFC) allows a smartphone placed adjacent to the GlobalFix V5 to automatically launch the ACR Product App. The app displays current battery life, the number of self-tests completed, the number of GNSS tests completed, and total EPIRB activation time, giving owners an at-a-glance view of beacon health between voyages.
Specifications:
- Category: Cat 1 (float-free automatic deployment)
- Distress frequency: 406 MHz (Cospas-Sarsat)
- Homing frequency: 121.5 MHz
- AIS: integrated AIS distress broadcast on VHF frequencies
- GNSS positioning: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS — position accuracy within 100 meters
- Return Link Service (RLS): visual confirmation that distress signal has been received
- Strobe: visible and infrared strobe lights for target identification in darkness and low visibility
- Smartphone connectivity: NFC (Near Field Communication) with ACR Product App
- App data: battery life, self-test count, GNSS test count, activation time