<B>Hydrostatic Release Unit</B><br><br>McMurdo Hydrostatic Release for Catagory 1 EPIRB 'BreaktHRU' - the Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU) Kit from McMurdo. Smaller that other HRUs currently available, BreaktHRU is unique in its use of a small pyrotechnic charge, which is used to enable EPIRBs to automatically float free.<br><br><B>Features:</B><br><UL><LI>Compact <br><LI>Classified non-hazardous <br><LI>Complies with the latest SOLAS and IMO resolutions <br><LI>Fits the footprint of existing HRUs <br><LI>Service life of two years</LI></UL><br><br>Using technology developed exclusively by McMurdo, the pyrotechnic charge is used to activate the HRU when it is submerged in water < 13 feet. Once activated the EPIRB is automatically released - it's as simple as that! <!--- cis2:m2lumJ1t --->