---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 180.64"
title: "46"
number: "180.64"
heading: "Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRB)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/180.64"
---

# §180.64. Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRB).


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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2104, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 975, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.