---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 141.380"
title: "46"
number: "141.380"
heading: "Emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/141.380"
---

# §141.380. Emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB).

- (a) Each towing vessel operating on oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, or beyond 3 nautical miles from shore upon the Great Lakes must carry a Category 1, 406 MHz satellite Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) that meets the requirements of [47 CFR part 80](/cfr/47/part80.md).
- (b) When the towing vessel is underway, the EPIRB must be stowed in its float-free bracket with the controls set for automatic activation and be mounted in a manner so that it will float free if the towing vessel sinks.
- (c) The name of the towing vessel must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters on each EPIRB, except on an EPIRB in an inflatable liferaft.
- (d) The owner or managing operator must maintain valid proof of registration.

  Note to [paragraph (d)](#d). Registration information can be found at www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov/.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.