---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 80.1161"
title: "47"
number: "80.1161"
heading: "Emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/80.1161"
---

# §80.1161. Emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB).


EPIRB transmissions must be used only under emergency conditions. The various classes of EPIRB's are described in subpart V of this part.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.