McMurdo Ltd has announced that two of its new Kannad Marine distress beacons have received EU type approval.

Kannad Marine distress beacon

Kannad Marine distress beacon

Each has now been approved for sale throughout the member states of the European Union.

The two products, from the Kannad Marine range emergency distress beacons, are the Kannad Marine EPIRB (non GPS) in both the manual and automatic versions and the Safelink Pro PLB.

The approvals mean that the products are now fully compliant with international maritime regulations, and incorporate EPIRB certification from the search and rescue satellite system COSPAS-SARSAT.