[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: 46CFR25.26-50]

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                           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. 25.26-50  Servicing of EPIRBs.

    (a) The master of each vessel required to have an EPIRB under this 
subpart shall ensure that each EPIRB on board is tested and serviced as 
required by this section.
    (b) The EPIRB must be tested immediately after installation and at 
least once each month thereafter, unless it is an EPIRB installed in a 
Coast Guard approved inflatable liferaft that is tested annually during 
the servicing of the

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liferaft by an approved servicing facility. The test shall be conducted 
in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, using the visual or 
audio indicator on the EPIRB. If the EPIRB is not operating, it must be 
repaired or replaced with an operating EPIRB.
    (c) The battery of the EPIRB must be replaced--
    (1) Immediately after the EPIRB is used for any purpose other than 
being tested; and
    (2) Before the expiration date that is marked on the battery.

[CGD 87-016a, 58 FR 13367, Mar. 10, 1993; 58 FR 27658, May 11, 1993]