October 01, 2012
Survivors to Promote Safety With Personal Rescue Stories
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-ACR Electronics is pleased
to announce the new ACR ARTEX Survivor Club, http://www.survivorclub.com/, where
membership definitely has its rewards. SurvivorClub.com provides
those who have used an ACR 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio
Beacon (EPIRB), Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
or an ARTEX 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter
(ELT) in an emergency with an opportunity to share their stories,
trade-in their used beacon for a new one and to be included on the
company's Wall of Fame.
"We see SurvivorClub.com as building a forum that
will promote a very important public service message that satellite
detectible 406 MHz beacons are the ultimate way out of trouble, and
literally are saving lives somewhere around the planet nearly every
day," said Michael Wilkerson, CEO of ACR Electronics, Inc and
ARTEX.
Since the inception of the Cospas-Sarsat Search and Rescue
program in 1982, electronic beacons transmitting distress signals
have resulted in over 30,000 people rescued worldwide (6,800-plus
in the U.S.).
SurvivorClub membership, according to Wilkerson, is open to all
those who have activated an ACR or ARTEX beacon in an
emergency. However, anyone activating a beacon in an
emergency after October 1, 2012 has the added benefit of receiving
a new replacement beacon in exchange for the beacon used in the
rescue. SurvivorClub members can share their experiences online and
see the beacon used in their rescue memorialized on ACR's Wall of
Fame with a plaque along with their picture.
"An important aspect of
keeping boaters, aviators and outdoor enthusiasts safe is educating
them on the lifesaving benefits of having access to a 406 MHz
distress beacon," said Wilkerson. "Not only will the beacon greatly
improve their chances of survival, but it also greatly reduces the
risk to the brave men and women searching for them. Who
better to promote this safety message than survivors who have
actually been rescued."
When appropriate, Wilkerson said ACR ARTEX will also honor new
Survivor Club inductees at upcoming boating, outdoors and aviation
shows as well as acknowledge those retailers, where the beacons
were originally purchased.
About ACR Electronics, Inc.
ACR designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and
survival products under the ARTEX and ACR brand names including ELTs, EPIRBs, PLBs, SART,
Strobe Lights, Life Jacket Lights, Search Lights and safety
accessories. The quality management systems of this facility
have been certified by TUV USA to AS9100C / ISO 9001:2010.
Recognized as the world leader in safety and survival technologies,
ACR and ARTEX have provided safety equipment to the aviation and
marine industries as well as to the military since 1956. The
company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and employs
over 180 at its manufacturing facility there.
