KLS-E5-1406MHz EPIRB

McMurdo E5 SMARTFIND EPIRB Type Approval Submission – List of Exhibits for FCC Exhibit Type File Type File Size Title Confidential Location Info Microsoft Word 90kB List of Exchibits No Cover Letter Adobe Acrobat 82kB E5 FCC Application Letter No Microsoft Word 160kB 121.5MHz FCC Testing to 47 CFR CH.1 (10-1-00 Edition) Part 80.1053. No Attestation Statements Adobe Acrobat 422kB COSPAS-SARSAT E5 & G5 type approval certificate No To Follow USCG acceptance Letter No 412kB McM E5 EC Type Examination (Module B) Certificate No 798kB SIMRAD EP50 EC Type Examination (Module B) Certificate No 791kB SAILOR SE406-II EC Type Examination (Module B) Certificate No 757kB EC (Module D) Certificate of Conformity 512kB Lloyds Register ISO9001:2000 Certificate No No Block Diagram Adobe Acrobat 57kB E5 Smartfind & G5 Smartfind Plus Block Diagram No ID Labels Adobe Acrobat 1500kB E5/G5 Front Decal Drg.No.82-930-XXXD No 132kB E5/G5 Ident Label Drg.No.82-931-XXXD No 1110kB Product Decal Auto Ho using Drg.No.82-932-XXXD No 104kB E5/G5 Ships Wheel/Batt Exp.Label Drg.No.82-942-XXXD Iss.1 (No FCC ID) No 81kB E5/G5 Ships Wheel/Batt Exp.Label Drg.No.82-942-XXXD Iss.2 (With FCC ID) No Parts List Adobe Acrobat 934kB E5 EPIRB (Non-GPS) PCB Assembly BOM Drg.No.82- 840L Iss.2 Yes Photographs - External JPEG 501kB E5 & G5 EPIRB No 773kB E5 Front View showing product label No 817kB E5 Left side view showing product label No 806kB E5 Rear Label No 593kB E5 Right Side Label (No FCC ID) 804kB E5 Right Side Label (With FCC ID) No 595kB E5_G5 Auto Float Free Housing No 393kB E5_G5 Manual Bracket Assembly (Front) No 449kB E5_G5 Manual Bracket Assembly (LH Side View) No 447kB E5_G5 Manual Bracket Assembly (Rear View) No 428kB E5_G5 Manual Bracket Assembly (RH Side View) No Photographs - Internal JPEG 1210kB E5 PCB Assembly (Front) No 1070kB E5 PCB Assembly (Rear) No 794kB E5 PCB Assembly (Top) No 587kB E5_G5 Auto Float Free Housing –Hammar HRU(Cover Removed) View A No 772kB E5_G5 Auto Float Free Housing –Hammar HRU(Cover Removed) View B No 839kB E5_G5 Battery Pack No RF Exposure Info Adobe Acrobat 138kB Smartfind EPIRB Radiated Power Safety Issue No Schematics Adobe Acrobat 192kB E5 EPIRB (Non-GPS) Schematic Drg.No. 82-840C Yes Test Report Adobe Acrobat 2350kB RM 614667-04 Iss.1 RTCM Part 1 No 1740kB RM 614667-04 Iss.1 RTCM Part 2 No Operational Description Microsoft Word 1048kB E5 Smartfind EPIRB Technical Description Yes User Manual Adobe Acrobat 2420kB Smartfind User Manual Part 1 No 1250kB Smartfind User Manual Part 2 No NB: Where a YES is indicated in the Confidential Column above the document is McMurdo Ltd copyright and contains proprietary owned intellectual property rights and confidential data. All rights are strictly reserved. The information must not be used except for the agreed purpose. Unauthoris ed use, reproduction or issue to any third party is not permitted without the prior written authority of McMurdo Ltd.

COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 1 22/09/2006 Neil Jordan COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 1 22/09/2006 121.5MHz FCC TESTING TO 47 CFR CH.1 (10-1-00 EDITION) PART 80.1053 1. Occupied Bandwidth test. (Limits <25KHz) Plot 1 shows the occupied bandwidth for SMARTFIND EPIRB. The carrier is Amplitude Modulated in the form of a square wave, being swept up from 300Hz to 1300Hz. Plot 1 COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 2 22/09/2006 Neil Jordan COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 2 22/09/2006 2. Modulation Duty Cycle (Limits 33%-55%) Plot 3 COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 3 22/09/2006 Neil Jordan COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 3 22/09/2006 Plot 4 COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 4 22/09/2006 Neil Jordan COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 4 22/09/2006 Plot 5 Plots 3 to 5 show the Modulation duty-cycles for the upper, lower and centre swept limits for the Smartfind+. Lower 340Hz = 34.7% Centre 852Hz = 35.65% Upper 1.25KHz = 37.5% Measurement of Audio frequencies Flow = 340Hz F high = 1250Hz F range = 1250Hz - 340Hz = 910Hz COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 5 22/09/2006 Neil Jordan COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 5 22/09/2006 3. Modulation Factor (Limits <1) The modulation factor for the Smartfind+ M = minmax minmax VV VV + − M = mVmV mVmV 19554 19554 + − = 0.933 Sweep Repetition rate = 3Hz 4. Signal Enhancement Test (Limits >30% Power in 30Hz) 110log−= totalpower ercarrierpow [] 10 dBtdBc− Smartfind+ dBt = -6.00dB + 10Log 0.36 = -10.44dB dBc = -13.38dB %Power = Log10-1 x 10 )44.10(38.13 −−− = 50.78% COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 6 22/09/2006 Neil Jordan COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 6 22/09/2006 5. Emission limitation (Limits : ±12.5KHz >25dBc & ±25KHz >30dBc) Plot 7 Plot 7 shows the emission mask for the SMARTFIND EPIRB. -25Khz -12.5KHz +12.5KHz +25KHz -52.5dBc -37.46dBc 42.57dBc 59.52dBc COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 7 22/09/2006 Neil Jordan COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 7 22/09/2006 COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 8 22/09/2006 Neil Jordan COMMERCIAL in CONFIDENCE Page 8 22/09/2006

REPORT ON Testing of the McMurdo G5/E5 Smartfind Plus 406MHz EPIRB in accordance with RTCM Paper 77 – 2002 / SC110-STD COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report No RM614667/04 Issue 1 September 2006 Competence. Certainty. Quality COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE TUV Product Service Ltd, Octagon House, Concorde Way, Segensworth North, Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO15 5RL Tel: +44 (0) 1489 558100. Website: www.tuvps.co.uk ; www.babt.com Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 1 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE REPORT ON Testing of the McMurdo G5/E5 Smartfind Plus 406MHz EPIRB in accordance with RTCM Paper 77 – 2002 / SC110-STD Report No RM614667/04 Issue 1 September 2006 PREPARED FOR McMurdo Limited Silverpoint Airport Service Road Hilsea PO3 5PB PREPARED BY K W Adsetts Project Manager APPROVED BY M Jenkins Authorised Signatory DATED 4 th September 2006 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 2 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE CONTENTS Section Page No 1 REPORT SUMMARY 1.1 Status.................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Brief Summary of Results................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Application Form................................................................................................................. 6 1.4 Modifications....................................................................................................................... 9 1.5 Report Modification Record ................................................................................................ 9 2 TEST DETAILS Table of Test Results.......................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Initial Aliveness Test ........................................................................................................... 20 2.2 Dry Heat Cycle ................................................................................................................... 21 2.3 Damp Heat Cycle ............................................................................................................... 24 2.4 Vibration Test ..................................................................................................................... 27 2.5 Bump Test .......................................................................................................................... 33 2.6 Salt Fog Test ...................................................................................................................... 35 2.7A Drop Test (On Hard Surface) ............................................................................................. 36 2.7B Drop Test (In Water)........................................................................................................... 38 2.8 Leakage and Immersion Test............................................................................................. 41 2.9 Spurious Emissions Test .................................................................................................... 42 2.10 Thermal Shock Test ........................................................................................................... 45 2.11 Cospas-Sarsat Type Approval ........................................................................................... 48 2.12 Operational Life, Strobe Light and Self Tests.................................................................... 49 2.13 Strobe Light Test ................................................................................................................ 59 2.14 Self Test.............................................................................................................................. 60 2.15 Automatic Release Mechanism Test.................................................................................. 61 2.16 Stability and Buoyancy Test ............................................................................................... 62 2.17 Inadvertent Activation ......................................................................................................... 64 2.18 Auxiliary Radio-locating device Transmitter ....................................................................... 65 2.19 Humidity Test...................................................................................................................... 69 2.20 Orientation Test .................................................................................................................. 70 3 TEST EQUIPMENT 3.1 Test Equipment ............................................................................................................. ..... 74 4 ACCREDITATION, DISCLAIMERS AND COPYRIGHT 4.1 Accreditation, Disclaimers and Copyright .......................................................................... 78 Annex A ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS Protection against continuous transmission ....................................................................... A.2 Statement on protection against beacon degradation due to internal navigation device failure ............................................................................. A.3 Statement on self-test......................................................................................................... A.4 Certificate of Test EPIRB Hydrostatic Release .................................................................. A.5 Smartfind E5 & G5 EPIRB Materials Declaration............................................................... A.8 VARTA Microbattery Declaration of Conformity (transport regulations)............................ A.10 G5/E5 Smartfind battery safety precautions....................................................................... A.11 G5 GPS EPIRB Technical Specification ............................................................................ A.12 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFID…

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COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 51 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.2 Test Results Operating Lifetime at Minimum Temperature - Medium Term Stability, Mean Slope COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 52 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.2 Test Results Operating Lifetime at Minimum Temperature - Medium Term Stability, Residual Frequency Variation COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 53 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.2 Test Results Operating Lifetime at Minimum Temperature - Output Power COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 54 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.3 Battery Current Measurement Results Standby Current: Self-test Current: GPS test Current : Operating Current : : : : : : Mode Current= Standby Current=/= Self-test Current=/= GPS test Current =/= Operating Current =/= Battery Self Drain = = 12 x)= Standby Drain= = 365 x 24 xxx= Self-test Drain= =12x12xxx= GPS Test Drain= =10xxx= Total Drain= == = =/ = 12 12 tests per year 10 tests per battery +0.00230.5455++ 0.1493 GPS Tests per battery x GPS test Current x GPS test duration (in hours) 59.7310 -3 (15/ 60)0.1493 Ah 53756124.7 uC899950 ms59.73 mA GPS Tests limited to (899950 ms) 0.0100)3.06- ((1- Battery Preconditioning / Discharge Time Calculations Capacity - [(100% - Self Drain/Year%) Replacement Interval x Capacity] (14990 ms)15 30 seconds minutes15 (1799950 ms)minutes 30 The individual tests were conducted for the following durations: minutes(1799950 ms) The discharge current for the batteries was measured for each of the following beacon states. Beacon in the Off or Standby State, "Standby Current" Worst Case drain / Operational Current Assumptions / Supplied Data 12 years effective(Interval, 6 years x Safety factor, 2)Battery Replacement Interval (15 / 3600) 129613345.8 uC Battery Discharge Current 0.5455( 72.01 Beacon activated and transmitting, "Operating Current" Beacon performing a Self-test, "Self-test Current" and a GPS self-test, "GPS test Current" x 10 -3 ) 0.3477 Ah Battery Self Drain Self-test Interval 3.06 Ah 39797224.5 pC1799950 ms 1799950 ms nA 72.01 1.00 % per year 76.98 Test Results Accumulated Charge / Time 1153936.8 uCmA14990 ms Battery Capacity 0.0462Ah Battery Preconditioning / Discharge Time 22.11 Self-tests per battery x Self-test Current x Self-test duration (in hours) 76.9810 -3 3.06 22.110.0023 Ah10 -9 Hours per year x Battery Replacement Interval x Standby Current 0.0462 Ah mA 7.57 hours Self Drain + Standby Drain + Self-test Drain + GPS Test Drain 0.3477 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 55 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.3 Battery Current Measurement Results Battery Current Measurement Results (continued) - Standby Mode Standby Current Averaged over 2s vs Time 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 020040060080010001200140016001800 Time [s] Current [nA] Standby Accumulated Cha rge vs Time 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 020040060080010001200140016001800 Time [s] Charge [nC] COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 56 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.3 Battery Current Measurement Results Battery Current Measurement Results (continued) - Selftest Mode 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS Selftest Accumulated Charge vs Time 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 0 2 4 6 8 101214 Time [s] Charge [mC] Se lfte st Curre nt vs Time 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 02468101214 Time [s] Current [mA] COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 57 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12.3 Battery Current Measurement Results Battery Current Measurement Results (continued) – GPS Test Mode GPS Selftest Current vs Time 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 020040060080010001200 Time [s] Current [mA] GPS Selftest Accumulated Charge vs Time 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 020040060080010001200 Time [s] Charge [mC] COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 58 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.6 OPERATING LIFETIME AT MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 2.6.1 Battery Current Measurement Results Battery Current Measurement Results (continued) - Operational Mode Operating Current vs Time 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 020040060080010001200140016001800 Time [s] Current [mA] Operating Accumulated Charge vs Time 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 020040060080010001200140016001800 Time [s] Charge [mC] COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 59 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.13 STROBE LIGHT TEST 2.13.1 Specification Reference RCTM Paper 77: (A 13.2) 2.13.2 Test Results -20°C Ambient +55°C Measured temperature (°C) -19.2 +23.9 +54.5 Flashes per minute 21.2 21.0 21.2 Effective light output (Candela) 1.37 1.27 1.18 Note: The flash duration was recorded as 10ms. The light was activated concurrently with the satellite EPIRB, began flashing within 10 seconds and operated for at least 48 hours (Verified during Operational Life test) COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 60 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.14 SELF TEST 2.14.1 Specification Reference RCTM Paper 77 (A 13.3) 2.14.1 Decoded Message BEACON ID FORMAT......... 30 HEX ID, LONG MESSAGE, BITS 25-144 15 HEX (BITS 26- 85) = 9D1CD34D34D74D1 9D1CD34D34D74D1 DEFAULT_ID 30 HEX (BITS 25-144) = CE8E69A69A6BA68E3888AFE0FF0146 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 1001 1101 0001 1100 1101 0011 0100 1101 0011 0100 1101 0111 0100 1101 0001 1100 0111 0001 0001 0001 0101 1111 1100 0001 1111 1110 0000 0010 1000 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | …

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REPORT ON Testing of the McMurdo G5/E5 Smartfind Plus 406MHz EPIRB in accordance with RTCM Paper 77 – 2002 / SC110-STD COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report No RM614667/04 Issue 1 September 2006 Competence. Certainty. Quality COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE TUV Product Service Ltd, Octagon House, Concorde Way, Segensworth North, Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO15 5RL Tel: +44 (0) 1489 558100. Website: www.tuvps.co.uk ; www.babt.com Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 1 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE REPORT ON Testing of the McMurdo G5/E5 Smartfind Plus 406MHz EPIRB in accordance with RTCM Paper 77 – 2002 / SC110-STD Report No RM614667/04 Issue 1 September 2006 PREPARED FOR McMurdo Limited Silverpoint Airport Service Road Hilsea PO3 5PB PREPARED BY K W Adsetts Project Manager APPROVED BY M Jenkins Authorised Signatory DATED 4 th September 2006 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 2 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE CONTENTS Section Page No 1 REPORT SUMMARY 1.1 Status.................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Brief Summary of Results................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Application Form................................................................................................................. 6 1.4 Modifications....................................................................................................................... 9 1.5 Report Modification Record ................................................................................................ 9 2 TEST DETAILS Table of Test Results.......................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Initial Aliveness Test ........................................................................................................... 20 2.2 Dry Heat Cycle ................................................................................................................... 21 2.3 Damp Heat Cycle ............................................................................................................... 24 2.4 Vibration Test ..................................................................................................................... 27 2.5 Bump Test .......................................................................................................................... 33 2.6 Salt Fog Test ...................................................................................................................... 35 2.7A Drop Test (On Hard Surface) ............................................................................................. 36 2.7B Drop Test (In Water)........................................................................................................... 38 2.8 Leakage and Immersion Test............................................................................................. 41 2.9 Spurious Emissions Test .................................................................................................... 42 2.10 Thermal Shock Test ........................................................................................................... 45 2.11 Cospas-Sarsat Type Approval ........................................................................................... 48 2.12 Operational Life, Strobe Light and Self Tests.................................................................... 49 2.13 Strobe Light Test ................................................................................................................ 59 2.14 Self Test.............................................................................................................................. 60 2.15 Automatic Release Mechanism Test.................................................................................. 61 2.16 Stability and Buoyancy Test ............................................................................................... 62 2.17 Inadvertent Activation ......................................................................................................... 64 2.18 Auxiliary Radio-locating device Transmitter ....................................................................... 65 2.19 Humidity Test...................................................................................................................... 69 2.20 Orientation Test .................................................................................................................. 70 3 TEST EQUIPMENT 3.1 Test Equipment ............................................................................................................. ..... 74 4 ACCREDITATION, DISCLAIMERS AND COPYRIGHT 4.1 Accreditation, Disclaimers and Copyright .......................................................................... 78 Annex A ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS Protection against continuous transmission ....................................................................... A.2 Statement on protection against beacon degradation due to internal navigation device failure ............................................................................. A.3 Statement on self-test......................................................................................................... A.4 Certificate of Test EPIRB Hydrostatic Release .................................................................. A.5 Smartfind E5 & G5 EPIRB Materials Declaration............................................................... A.8 VARTA Microbattery Declaration of Conformity (transport regulations)............................ A.10 G5/E5 Smartfind battery safety precautions....................................................................... A.11 G5 GPS EPIRB Technical Specification ............................................................................ A.12 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFID…

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COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 51 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.2 Test Results Operating Lifetime at Minimum Temperature - Medium Term Stability, Mean Slope COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 52 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.2 Test Results Operating Lifetime at Minimum Temperature - Medium Term Stability, Residual Frequency Variation COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 53 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.2 Test Results Operating Lifetime at Minimum Temperature - Output Power COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 54 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.3 Battery Current Measurement Results Standby Current: Self-test Current: GPS test Current : Operating Current : : : : : : Mode Current= Standby Current=/= Self-test Current=/= GPS test Current =/= Operating Current =/= Battery Self Drain = = 12 x)= Standby Drain= = 365 x 24 xxx= Self-test Drain= =12x12xxx= GPS Test Drain= =10xxx= Total Drain= == = =/ = 12 12 tests per year 10 tests per battery +0.00230.5455++ 0.1493 GPS Tests per battery x GPS test Current x GPS test duration (in hours) 59.7310 -3 (15/ 60)0.1493 Ah 53756124.7 uC899950 ms59.73 mA GPS Tests limited to (899950 ms) 0.0100)3.06- ((1- Battery Preconditioning / Discharge Time Calculations Capacity - [(100% - Self Drain/Year%) Replacement Interval x Capacity] (14990 ms)15 30 seconds minutes15 (1799950 ms)minutes 30 The individual tests were conducted for the following durations: minutes(1799950 ms) The discharge current for the batteries was measured for each of the following beacon states. Beacon in the Off or Standby State, "Standby Current" Worst Case drain / Operational Current Assumptions / Supplied Data 12 years effective(Interval, 6 years x Safety factor, 2)Battery Replacement Interval (15 / 3600) 129613345.8 uC Battery Discharge Current 0.5455( 72.01 Beacon activated and transmitting, "Operating Current" Beacon performing a Self-test, "Self-test Current" and a GPS self-test, "GPS test Current" x 10 -3 ) 0.3477 Ah Battery Self Drain Self-test Interval 3.06 Ah 39797224.5 pC1799950 ms 1799950 ms nA 72.01 1.00 % per year 76.98 Test Results Accumulated Charge / Time 1153936.8 uCmA14990 ms Battery Capacity 0.0462Ah Battery Preconditioning / Discharge Time 22.11 Self-tests per battery x Self-test Current x Self-test duration (in hours) 76.9810 -3 3.06 22.110.0023 Ah10 -9 Hours per year x Battery Replacement Interval x Standby Current 0.0462 Ah mA 7.57 hours Self Drain + Standby Drain + Self-test Drain + GPS Test Drain 0.3477 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 55 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.3 Battery Current Measurement Results Battery Current Measurement Results (continued) - Standby Mode Standby Current Averaged over 2s vs Time 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 020040060080010001200140016001800 Time [s] Current [nA] Standby Accumulated Cha rge vs Time 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 020040060080010001200140016001800 Time [s] Charge [nC] COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 56 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS 2.12.3 Battery Current Measurement Results Battery Current Measurement Results (continued) - Selftest Mode 2.12 OPERATIONAL LIFE, STROBE LIGHT AND SELF TESTS Selftest Accumulated Charge vs Time 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 0 2 4 6 8 101214 Time [s] Charge [mC] Se lfte st Curre nt vs Time 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 02468101214 Time [s] Current [mA] COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 57 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.12.3 Battery Current Measurement Results Battery Current Measurement Results (continued) – GPS Test Mode GPS Selftest Current vs Time 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 020040060080010001200 Time [s] Current [mA] GPS Selftest Accumulated Charge vs Time 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 020040060080010001200 Time [s] Charge [mC] COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 58 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.6 OPERATING LIFETIME AT MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 2.6.1 Battery Current Measurement Results Battery Current Measurement Results (continued) - Operational Mode Operating Current vs Time 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 020040060080010001200140016001800 Time [s] Current [mA] Operating Accumulated Charge vs Time 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 020040060080010001200140016001800 Time [s] Charge [mC] COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 59 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.13 STROBE LIGHT TEST 2.13.1 Specification Reference RCTM Paper 77: (A 13.2) 2.13.2 Test Results -20°C Ambient +55°C Measured temperature (°C) -19.2 +23.9 +54.5 Flashes per minute 21.2 21.0 21.2 Effective light output (Candela) 1.37 1.27 1.18 Note: The flash duration was recorded as 10ms. The light was activated concurrently with the satellite EPIRB, began flashing within 10 seconds and operated for at least 48 hours (Verified during Operational Life test) COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 60 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE 2.14 SELF TEST 2.14.1 Specification Reference RCTM Paper 77 (A 13.3) 2.14.1 Decoded Message BEACON ID FORMAT......... 30 HEX ID, LONG MESSAGE, BITS 25-144 15 HEX (BITS 26- 85) = 9D1CD34D34D74D1 9D1CD34D34D74D1 DEFAULT_ID 30 HEX (BITS 25-144) = CE8E69A69A6BA68E3888AFE0FF0146 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 1001 1101 0001 1100 1101 0011 0100 1101 0011 0100 1101 0111 0100 1101 0001 1100 0111 0001 0001 0001 0101 1111 1100 0001 1111 1110 0000 0010 1000 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | …

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REPORT ON Testing of the McMurdo G5/E5 Smartfind Plus 406MHz EPIRB in accordance with RTCM Paper 77 – 2002 / SC110-STD COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report No RM614667/04 Issue 1 September 2006 Competence. Certainty. Quality COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE TUV Product Service Ltd, Octagon House, Concorde Way, Segensworth North, Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO15 5RL Tel: +44 (0) 1489 558100. Website: www.tuvps.co.uk ; www.babt.com Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 1 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE REPORT ON Testing of the McMurdo G5/E5 Smartfind Plus 406MHz EPIRB in accordance with RTCM Paper 77 – 2002 / SC110-STD Report No RM614667/04 Issue 1 September 2006 PREPARED FOR McMurdo Limited Silverpoint Airport Service Road Hilsea PO3 5PB PREPARED BY K W Adsetts Project Manager APPROVED BY M Jenkins Authorised Signatory DATED 4 th September 2006 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Report Number RM614667/04 Issue 1 Page 2 of 78 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE CONTENTS Section Page No 1 REPORT SUMMARY 1.1 Status..........................................................................................…

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