EPIRB'S
APPLIES TO:
ALL COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS OPERATING ON THE HIGH
SEAS OR BEYOND THREE MILES FROM THE COASTLINE OF THE
GREAT LAKES THAT HAVE BERTHING OR GALLEY FACILITIES
(SEE FLOW DIAGRAM PG II-15a)
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REQUIREMENT:
FCC float free, automatically activated, 406 MHz EPIRB.
***NOTE: EPIRB rules are changing! See the latest Final Rule
information in 1 0March 1993 Federal Register, Vol. 58, No.
45.
Also, for guidance see the following EPIRB Flow Chart on page
15a.
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INSTRUCTORS NOTES:
-Ensure,the EPIRB is armed and mounted prior to getting underway.
-Have NOAA registration cards available as a handout.
-EPIRB's must be marked with the name of vessel or State Number for
unnamed State Registered Vessels.
-Each hydrostatic release unit used in a float-free
arrangement must be approved under 46 CFR 160.062.
-Explain the different types of hydrostatic release devices and
weak links (serviceable and disposable types), and demonstrate
their uses. Explain advantages, limitations, and operation.
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-A vessel that does not have berthing facilities and
does not have a galley is not required to have an EPIRB.
-A skiff or workboat is not required to have an EPIRB as long as the
skiff is stored, when not working, aboard a mother ship equipped
with an EPIRB.
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REFERENCES: 46 CFT 25.26, 46 CFT 28.150, 47 CFR 80.1053
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