1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I-i3
  4. part 117
  5. subpart B
  6. § 117.64

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§ 117.64 - 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 an FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically float free and activate.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 911, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 20556, May 7, 1996]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

SOURCE: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 911, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 117.64