46 CFR § 28.150 - Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs).

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title: "46 CFR § 28.150 - Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "28.150"
section_name: "Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "UNINSPECTED VESSELS"
part_number: "28"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3316, 4502, 4505, 4506, 6104, 8103, 10603; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 28.150 Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs).

Each vessel must be equipped with an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) as required by 46 CFR part 25, subpart 25.26.

Each vessel which uses radio communication equipment must have a Ship Radio Station License issued by the Federal Communications Commission, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80.