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The New EPIRB Regulations - Beware! The unreliability of the 121.5 and 243 MHZ transmitters in an emergency situation has brought about the new regulations for Emergency Position Indicating Beacons. Research has shown that only about one of fifty signals received were true emergencies. The new regulation applies to all class A, B, and S 121.5 and 243MHz EPIRBs. Non satellite signal monitoring will continue on a limited basis but will not be required. [VIEW ARTICLE]Comments RSS Feed For This Article: 
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Subject: New EPIRB Regulations
Thanks for writing this informative article to update boaters on the new regulations. I wasn't aware of them.