Logbook entry, Verify registration – ACR&Artex SLB406 ELT User Manual
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ARTEX PRODUCTS / ACR ELECTRONICS, INC
DESCRIPTION, OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SLB 406 ELT
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MAR 27/11
570-6700 Rev. B
Initial Issue DEC 19/2006
NOTE: All ELT “ON” tests should be performed within the first five minutes
after the hour UTC or as required by local or national authorities.
Always perform the tests within the first 5 minutes of the hour. Notify any nearby control
tower of your intensions, in accordance with AC 43.13-1B, Section 12-22, Note 3. If outside
of the US, always follow all local or national regulations for testing of ELTs.
Logbook Entry
Enter the date the test technician’s initials and whether the ELT passed or failed into the
aircraft’s logbook.
Verify Registration
Check ELT for signs of registration. In the US, NOAA supplies a beacon registration label
that is applied to the ELT when it is registered. The following address should be used to
register and obtain information on how to register 406 MHz ELT’s in the United States:
SARSAT Beacon Registration NOAA
NSOF, E/SP053
4231 Suitland Road
Suitland, MD 20746
Or call (888) 212-SAVE (7283) or (301) 457-5678
The ACR Electronics Artex Products website also contains information on registering
beacons in other countries:
NOTICE: FOR ELTS THAT HAVE A COUNTRY OF REGISTRATION OTHER THAN
THE USA. PLEASE CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
IN THAT COUNTRY FOR GUIDELINES AND DOCUMENTATION NEEDED TO
ASSURE PROPER REGISTRATION