E.P.I.R.B
Emergency
Position Indicating Radio Beacon
E.P.I.R.B.
stands for Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, it's
purpose is alert other vessels that a vessel is in distress,
before E.P.I.R.B. came on the go, lots of vessel where disappearing
without trace, no-one knew where the vessel had sank at, the
E.P.I.R.B. has also a second function, if you have time when
launching a liferaft and taking it with you, you and your crew
will be picked up quicker as the resource services can home
on your position quicker.
False
alerts have been caused because of an E.P.I.R.B. breaking free
from it's cradle and activating a distress on 406Mhz, if this
happens, contact the Coastguard, under no circumstances do you
go and switch the E.P.I.R.B. off until the Coastguard tell you
to do so.
The
E.P.I.R.B. has a test and a activation switch on it, the test
should be carried out every muster drill and this should also
be logged.
In the U.K. every E.P.I.R.B. has to be registered to the M.R.C.C.
in Falmouth, if you buy a second-hand vessel then re-register
it.
Every vessel over 300Grt and every registered fishing vessel
must carry an E.P.I.R.B.
E.P.I.R.B.
should be serviced every year and the Lithium battery replaced
every 5 years.
Check
the animation of how to use an E.P.I.R.B.
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