PLB

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004368",
  "term": "PLB",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A portable, battery-powered radio transmitter used to alert search and rescue services in a life-threatening emergency. When activated, a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) transmits a coded distress signal on the 406 MHz frequency, which is detected by the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system. Unlike an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) which is registered to a vessel, a PLB is registered to an individual.",
  "subject": "Transport and logistics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "PLB",
    "es": "PLB",
    "fr": "PLB"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/plb/"
}