---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 199.510"
title: "46"
number: "199.510"
heading: "EPIRB requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/199.510"
---

# §199.510. EPIRB requirements.

- (a) Each vessel must carry a category 1 406 MHz satellite EPIRB meeting the requirements of [47 CFR part 80](/cfr/47/part80.md).
- (b) When the 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 vessel sinks.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 84-069, 61 FR 25313, May 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.