# The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1992, Schedule 1: SATELLITE EPIRBS


Every satellite EPIRB provided pursuant to these Regulations shall be—
(1) capable of transmitting a distress alert either through the polar orbiting satellite service operating in the 406 MHz band which may be the float-free satellite EPIRB carried in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 or, alternatively, in sea areas A1, A2 and A3 only, through the INMARSAT geostationary satellite service operating in the 1.6 GHz band;
(2) installed in an easily accessible position;
(3) ready to be manually released and capable of being carried by one person into a survival craft;
(4) capable of floating free if the ship sinks and of being automatically activated when afloat; and
(5) capable of being activated manually.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-radio-installations-regulations-1992/schedule-1
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