JRC JQE-103 - Battery Disposal and Ship Sale Procedures; Battery Abandonment and Disposal; Ship Sale and EPIRB Data Update

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WARNING
Do not make the used battery to short-circuit, discharging electricity compulsorily or using for
other usages.
Send used batteries to the purchasing dealer, JRC agent or one of the JRC
branches.
Do not discard used batteries. Send used batteries to the purchasing dealer, JRC agent or one of
the JRC branches, to avoid causing environmental problem by throwing them away.
Ask the procedures (submitting continuous usage or abandonment of radio station license, and
confirmation of continuous usage of Satellite EPIRB) and works (returning or abandonment of
equipment, rewriting MMSI of inner main body, and installation to the new ship) to purchasing dealer,
JRC agent or one of the JRC branches (refer to CHAPTER 4-7, After Service)
If these procedures and works are not executed, false transmission or wrong ID code signal might be
emitted in distress, and it causes serious confusion for search and rescue operation. Also the
owner of the vessel will receive strict warning from the organization that manages the search and
rescue operation for marine vessel.
When an existing Satellite EPIRB is resold to another ship, the MMSI and ship name of the Satellite
EPIRB must be changed. It sometimes happens that the MMSI and ship name of Satellite EPIRB
is not changed as following reasons.
New ship name is undecided yet.
New MMSI cannot be acquired.
Ship’s dealer is taking necessary procedures.
New MMSI is not acquired yet, but Satellite EPIRB is included in the sales contract of
the used vessel.
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