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Old 27th May 2016, 12:53
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Chances of locator beacons transmittors working

1) Fixed ELTs(Qty 2) - Works only in case of over land crashes.
2) Portable ELT(Qty 1) - Someone has to turn it on and not under water
3) Beacons on rafts(Qty 8) - Need salt water contact to activate, but has to be above water level to transmit.
4) ULBs on CVR/FDR(Qty 2) - Underwater only, limited range, limited life.

Big assumption these are maintained properly.

So sonar sweeps and ROV visual searches have better probability than these.
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