---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 169.831"
title: "46"
number: "169.831"
heading: "Emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/169.831"
---

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


The master shall ensure that—

- (a) The EPIRB required in [§ 169.555](/cfr/46/169.555.md) of this subchapter is tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative; and
- (b) **The EPIRB's battery is replaced after the EPIRB is used and before the marked expiration date.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Source

Source: CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted.