GME Buy Back Campaign 2022

After 4 years that theEPIRB has been put into service, Italian regulations require the replacement of theEPIRB or battery, even if the expiration date of the battery stamped on the device is later.

For more information refer to the SBM procedure in our glossary, where the second paragraph explains why replacement of theEPIRB, instead of just the battery, would be recommended.

This is the tenth consecutive year that the GME Buy Back Campaign has been revalidated, which is a testament to the success of this operation and the strong user appreciation for this initiative.

The GME campaign is valid for any make or model of EPIRB to be scrapped. The value of the used EPIRB is assessed regardless of the brand or type of the returned EPIRB and is only dependent on the GME model purchased.

Despite the significant price increases we have witnessed on all electronic instrumentation as a result of the Chip Crunch crisis, we are especially proud to announce that again this year the conditions have not changed from the previous Buy Back campaign in 2021.
Indeed, special recognition is due to GME, because despite this consistent crisis, it has managed to organize itself brilliantly with production rhythms, and today GME is one of the few brands that is keeping delivery schedules exquisitely on time and allowing us to keep our inventories high, despite the decidedly increased demand.

• Prices quoted are inclusive of VAT.
• The GME campaign is valid for any brand or model of EPIRB to be scrapped.
• The cost of the new EPIRB in Buy Back is independent of the brand or type of the returned used EPIRB and is only bound by the GME model purchased.
• It is strictly necessary to include a copy of the Scheduling Report of the old EPIRB with the request.
• This campaign expires on 12/31/2022.
• It is available at top marine dealers.

If you arrange for a replacement of a model "without" GPS to the new models "with," in this step theEPIRB programming hexadecimal UIN will be different and the name of the model you will keep on the boat will also change.
This implies that you will have to perform the following two procedures:

• Canceling the previous registration with COSPAS-SARSAT and issuing a new registration for the new model with the different UIN.
• Modification of the RTF License by incorporating the name of the newly acquired model among the on-board radio-electrical equipment.

We would also like to point out that today all models of GME EPIRBs come with a certificate of the first SBM carried out in the GME production center.
This serves not only to facilitate the performance of certain practices (especially on professional vessels), but also to have an additional certainty that the full power test has already been performed on theEPIRB you will purchase.