1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i6
  4. part 180
  5. subpart B
  6. § 180.64

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§ 180.64 - Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRB).

Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, must have on board a FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically float free and activate.

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2104, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

SOURCE: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 975, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 180.64