Phase-out of the 121.5 MHz distress beacons
The International Cospas-Sarsat System will cease satellite processing of 121.5 MHz beacons from 1 February 2009. All beacon owners and users should begin taking steps to replace their 121.5 MHz beacons with 406 MHz beacons as soon as possible.

Emergency Beacon Registry
It could save your life!
The Canadian Beacon Registry is maintained by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat. The Registry contains basic owner information on the following types of emergency beacons:

• Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs)
• Emergency Positioning Indicator Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)
• Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs)

• Dramatic action: Two canoeists who upset far from shore, two fishermen who overturn their boat, a board sailor who goes out too far in big water, all suddenly face death.
• In-the-water demonstrations by Coast Guard personnel show the features & advantages of various PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) for different activities & conditions. · A “likely victim” sequence covers the major mistakes that lead to fatal boating accidents

COLD WATER CAN KILL (18 min)

• Dramatic action: A cold water canoeing accident results in death; a family boat overturns, but the family is saved because they are prepared for a cold-water accident
• Teaches viewers how to prevent and treat immersion hypothermia, the life-threatening cooling of the body core that occurs when a person is immersed in cold water.

EMERGENCY SURVIVAL IN WINTER (19 min)

• · Dramatic action: A stranded pick-up truck driver, two women skiers sustain an injury, and two young, out-of-gas snowmobilers get stuck outdoors far from quickly available help.
• · Gives basic survival skills for persons who may skid off the road, be lost or stranded outdoors, in a rural or remote area in winter.

HYPOTHERMIA: OUTDOOR KILLER (24 min)

(The “on land” counterpart to "Cold Water Can Kill" & "Small Craft: Cold Water")

• Dramatic action: A wet woman hiker, a soaked and lost hunter, cross-country skiers, all face death by hypothermia.
• Teaches viewers how to prevent & treat hypothermia, the dangerous body cooling caused by outdoor activity in cold, wet and windy conditions.