IEC 61097-2 pdf download.Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) 1 Scope This part of IEC 61097 specifies the minimum performance requirements, technical charac- teristics and type-testing requirements of the satellite emergency position-indicating radio beacon used in the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system (satellite EPIRB), as required by Regulation IV/7.1.6 of the 1988 amendments to the 1974 International Convention for Safety of...