1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i5
  4. part 161
  5. subpart 161.011
  6. § 161.011-5

View all text of Subpart 161.011 [§ 161.011-1 - § 161.011-10]

§ 161.011-5 - Types.

EPIRBs are typed as follows:

(a) Category 1—EPIRBs are capable of floating free of a vessel and activating automatically if the vessel sinks.

(b) Category 2—EPIRBs are manually removed from the mounting bracket and activated.

[USCG-2020-0519, 89 FR 76703, Sept. 18, 2024]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 161.011-5