Any customer wishing to return their beacon to be refurbished should follow the procedure;
Within Australia, all beacons must be returned to GME Sydney Service Centre
(Either in person or by Dangerous Goods road-freight – see Note below for more information about DG Classification)
Freight Costs of the beacon to GME is the responsibility of the owner
Return Freight Costs to the customer is included in the price for the battery refurbishment.
Within Australia,
GME Sydney Service Centre
17 Gibbon Road Winston Hills NSW 2153 Australia
Phone: 1300 463 463 Fax: (02) 8867 6191
Email: enquiries@gme.net.au
Within New Zealand,
GME Standard Communications NZ
Unit A, 11 Echelon Place
East Tamaki, 2013
New Zealand
Phone: (09) 274 0955
Fax: (09) 274 0959
Email: nzbranch@gme.net.au
Any overseas customer wishing to return their beacon to be refurbished, please contact your local GME distributor for further details,
Note: All EPIRBs are categorised as Class 9 dangerous goods and must be transported according to the local regulations in each country. Contact your local courier company to arrange a suitable Class 9 Dangerous Goods shipment.
(Later models MT600/MT600G are also subject to dangerous goods transportation regulations)