McMurdo is a name known to the world as the authority in the design, technology and manufacture of the sophisticated safety devices applied on land, sea and air navigation. Since 1937, the company has managed to lead its own league of innovators with their unfailing standards and ingenuity in designing and creating modern emergency locator beacons. Its ultra-reliable and high-quality equipment is favored by many distinguished organizations such as the Royal Navy and the US Coastguard. In understanding the importance of safeguarding the safety of every navigation vessels, the company maintains the highest equipment standards in manufacturing their products especially among its more popular products; the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs). The innovations that the company has contributed in developing the modern safety equipment technology has solidified its position in leading the manufacture of marine, land and aviation safety devices.

With the commitment to offering state-of-the-art technology in aviation, marine and land navigation safety, McMurdo has initially offered its line of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). Known as the smart finder, EPIRBs was developed in support to the regulations governing the International Maritine Organization (IMO), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). With continuous research, the company has managed to develop its own technology in Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) and introduced a new range of NAVTEX receivers as well as the GMDSS VHS radios at better and more reliable functionality ratings.

In continually leading the quest for better, more efficient and more reliable emergency locators, McMurdo has launched its new beacons of safety- the Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs). In introducing this new product, the company has finally ventured into the demand for land, sea and air navigation safety. Once, sailor’s life, as his team’s vessel has encountered as storm off the African coast. His story has brought strong testimonies on the ability of PLBs to save lives during emergency situations.

McMurdo’s active transponders are now widely used in maritime, air and land transportation industries. Even for recreational hiking, sailing and other navigation activities, bringing a pocket-sized PLB or EPIRB has become an essential. With the product’s ability to detect and locate signals of distress, search and rescue operations will be hastened, faster and more systematic. With the continuous support in the safety demands of commercial mariners as well as recreational boaters, the new line of McMurdo SMARTFIND has introduced its version of next generation EPIRBs and PLDs. This time, the gadget comes with a complete Carry safe Manual Bracket. Through the decades, mariners were told to bring life rafts for emergency purposes. Today, they bring along the SMARTFIND locator and safety gadgets as their real emergency necessity.

The complete range of McMurdo’s electronic safety gadgets or devices has become a necessity to many activities. Whether in coastal cruising, sailing, jet-skiing, hiking or driving, people are now wearing pocket EPIRBs and PLBs, realizing these tool’s ability to bring them to safety in cases of inopportune accidents and other forms of emergencies. For people with dangerous occupations, safety risks can be minimized with the use of McMurdo’s sophisticated marine, aviation and land locators. Hence, you will find the name McMurdo where safety is important.