[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR25.26-20]

[Page 305]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 25_REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart 25.26_Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB)
 
Sec. 25.26-20  Other manned uninspected commercial vessels.

    (a) The owner of a manned uninspected commercial vessel 11 meters 
(36 feet) or more in length, other than a vessel under Sec. 25.26-5 or 
Sec. 25.26-10 or under paragraph (b) of this section, shall ensure that 
the vessel does not operate on the high seas or beyond three miles from 
the coastline of the Great Lakes, unless it has on board a float-free, 
automatically activated Category 1 406 MHz EPIRB stowed in a manner so 
that it will float free if the vessel sinks.
    (b) The owner of a manned uninspected commercial vessel less than 11 
meters (36 feet) in length, or 11 meters or more in length which has a 
builder's certification that the vessel is constructed with sufficient 
inherently buoyant material to keep the flooded vessel afloat, shall 
ensure that the vessel does not operate on the high seas or beyond three 
miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, unless it has installed in 
a readily accessible location at or near the principal steering 
station--
    (1) A manually activated Category 2 406 MHz EPIRB; or
    (2) A float-free, automatically activated Category 1 406 MHz EPIRB.

[CGD 87-016a, 58 FR 13367, Mar. 10, 1993; 58 FR 27658, May 11, 1993, as 
amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-1998-4442, 63 
FR 52189, Sept. 30, 1998]