Last amended:2024Year:2026Length:42 wordsSubsections:2Official source
Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 161.011-5 (2026)
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]