Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Regulations

Purchase

Annex 1

(Regulation 10(1)(f))

Satellite EPIRBS

Every satellite EPIRB required by these regulations must be—

(a)	capable of transmitting a distress alert either through the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite service operating in the 406 MHz band or, alternatively, in sea areas A1, A2 and A3 only, through the INMARSAT geostationary satellite service operating in the 1.6 GHz band;

(b)	installed in an easily accessible position;

(c)	ready to be manually released and capable of being carried by one person into a survival craft;

(d)	capable of floating free if the ship sinks;

(e)	capable of being activated manually; and

(f)	automatically activated when afloat.