46 CFR 180.64

§ 180.64 Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRB).

United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective

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Citation: 46 CFR 180.64, § 180.64 Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRB), United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/230752
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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.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.