Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons

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Australia's leading EPIRB hire & PLB hire service since 2002.
For Fishermen, Bush walkers, Mountain Bikers, Pilots, 4 Wheel Drivers, Skiers, Canoeists, Off road 4WD, Offshore Sailors, safety conscious corporations and Adventurers.
Our rental service has now expanded. We hire Satellite phones, GPS units, TomTom car GPS navigation, VHF radios and Life rafts.

Need to hire an EPIRB or a Satphone? It's very easy....... phone or email us and we will deliver Australia wide - within 24 hours if needed.
EPIRBhire Australia wide.
Contact: Peter & Caroline Davidson.
P.O. Box 518,  Avalon Beach. 2107.
Phone: (61) 2 9974 4733.
Fax: (61) 2 9974 1448
Peter:   0415 263 750   peter@epirbhire.com.au
Caroline: 0415 940 939   caroline@epirbhire.com.au
email: info@epirbhire.com.au

How do I rent from EPIRBhire?  

Easy! - send us an email or call, you can pay by direct debit/transfer, cheque or credit card, with a credit card for security. We can deliver, generally within 24 hours to most locations in Australia well before your departure date.

How much to rent? - as little as $44 a week for the 121.5mhz PLB

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We rent and sell both types of distress beacons: The analogue 121.5Mhz and the digital 406Mhz in either the floating EPIRB or the smaller lighter, hand held personal locating beacon (PLB).

What is a distress beacon? What's the difference between the 121.5Mhz Analogue and the 406Mhz Digital? click here

We recommend you use the digital 406Mhz units. We supply the compact Pains Wessex Fastfind Plus (with GPS) 406Mhz PLB or the  Precision 406Mhz GPS EPIRB, these units click here for product specs have a built-in state of the art GPS engines with fast position fix, with a typical accuracy of 30 metres anywhere on the globe.  We also hire the ACCUSAT MT410G from GME. 

All 406Mhz rentals includes Australian Search & Rescue Authority (AusSAR) registration details.

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We hire Satellite phones - Iridium 100% Global Coverage.

The cost is $140 per week for the first week then reducing. ($50 p.w. after 2 months).

Incoming calls no charge to you. Outgoing calls costs vary depending who you are calling and where you are calling from. The calls are not too expensive, budget on approx $2 to $3 per minute and you shouldn't get any surprises.

Need to hire a Satellite phone call us for more details.

call Peter 0415 263 750  or email for more details: info@epirbhire.com.au

Long term hire. For detailed information click here http://www.epirbhire.com.au/longtermhire.htm

When an emergency beacon is activated it transmits a unique ID signal. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) requires the beacons to be registered. The registration form requires a 24 hour contact person who will be called if the beacon is activated. 

The issue for all businesses is keeping these records current; Is that 24 hour contact person the current user of the beacon? If not, does the contact person have the full details of the current user? If there are multiple users of the one beacon are these records up to date and correct? In the event of an emergency will delays or lack of details hinder the rescue effort?

EPIRBhire can solve all these problems for less than $1 per day.

Long term hire of a beacon will also be tax effective. Hiring removes the capital cost of the beacon from your balance sheet.

Long term hire rates are negotiable to suit your needs. For more information click here http://www.epirbhire.com.au/longtermhire.htm

or contact Peter Davidson 0415 263 750 or peter@epirbhire.com.au for more details.

TOMTOM Hire
Do you need to hire a GPS car navigator? Then rent a TOMTOM. We hire the compact TOMTOM ONE XL. 
Just plug in and go, touch screen menu in 22 languages and voice instructions in 36 languages.

Cost to hire is $80 for 7 days then $4 per day.

The TOMTOM is amazing.... You won't believe how much time and argument over directions this unit will save. If you are not impressed within the first 2 hours call me and return the unit and we will give you your money back.
Please contact Peter Davidson 0415 263 750 or peter@epirbhire.com.au for more details
Minimum charge of $80 includes GST, delivery and a prepaid return bag. Payment by Credit Card only.

We can hire or rent the Navman, Garmin nuvi or streetpilot, Shinco, Smart Navi or Voxtrack.  We prefer the TOMTOM as the best portable GPS car navigator.

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Rent a VHF Radio. We hire the ICOM IC-M33 handheld Marine VHF; the world's first floating VHF radio.

Click here for product specs. The radio is supplied with a 240v charger and long life lithium battery.

The cost to hire the ICOM VHF is $65 for 4 days then $6 per day.  

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MYCOAL Body Warmers       
What are they? About twice the size and look of of a large teapot bag. Three minutes after you open the plastic sachet it gets hot, yes HOT - 51 degrees C, and stays that way for 24 hours - now that was $3 well spent. Just tuck them down the front of your shirt, absolute bliss for any offshore sailor.
How do they work? The ingredients are iron powder, carbon and salt - simply put, they rust and generate heat in the process.
For more details please call or email. The cost is $30 for a pack of 10 plus delivery...
These are a must for every first aid kit for Hypothermia cases.  peter@epirbhire.com.au
The cost is $30 for a 10 pack the postage cost is the same price for a pack of 15 if you want more.

EPIRBhire proudly support...

Chris Bray and Clark Carter.
back in July 2005 Chris Bray and Clark Carter, plunged deep inside the Arctic Circle to do what no one ever had – travel unsupported across Victoria Island, the world’s ninth largest and largely unexplored island. Their route - from the most Easterly tip of the to the most Westerly – would take them past approximately 1,000km of incredibly varied terrain - they are back there now finishing what they started - click here to see more

Adventurer Louis-Philippe Loncke   Click here

The BASEClimb3 team Dr Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan Click here (these guys are wild)

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A short note from us regarding mobile phones.
If dialling 000 please be aware that you can dial 112 from any mobile with or without reception from your particular network provider. Even if the phone is locked the phone will hunt for any other network available to get through to the 000 service. Please note at least one of the networks has to be available.

Message from NSW Ambulance Service
If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call.
Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency?
Hence this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.
The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name "ICE" ( In Case Of Emergency).
The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialling the number you have stored as "ICE".
It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.

For more information about Search & Rescue and general inquiries of a non-urgent nature.

406Mhz Distress Beacon enquiries please contact: Australian Rescue Coordination Centre.
Ph: 1800 406 406 (local within Australia) or 
Ph: +61 2 6279 5766 (overseas) Business hours 8am-4.30pm.

Email: ausbeacon@amsa.gov.au  Website: http://beacons.amsa.gov.au/

Direct contact with the Australian Rescue Coordination Centre in Canberra (24Hrs):
Ph: 1800 641 792 (local within Australia) or Ph: +61 2 6230 6811 (overseas)
Email: rccaus@amsa.gov.au

Last Update: Thursday, 04 September 2008 10:09:36 AM

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