---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 95.2931"
title: "47"
number: "95.2931"
heading: "Permissible use of PLBs and MSLDs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/95.2931"
---

# §95.2931. Permissible use of PLBs and MSLDs.

- (a) PLBs may be used only for transmission of distress and safety of life communications.
- (b) MSLDs may be used only to aid in the location of persons in the water.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 41104, Aug. 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted.