Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - LY3 - The Large Commercial Yacht Code - 13 Life-Saving Appliances - 13.2 Equipment Carriage Requirements - 13.2.7 EPIRB
13.2.7 EPIRB
An approved EPIRB should be installed in an easily accessible position ready to be manually released, capable of being placed in a survival craft and floating free if the vessel sinks. All EPIRBs should be registered with the Administration. EPIRBS are to be tested annually and serviced at not more than five yearly intervals by an approved shore based maintainer.
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