47 CFR 80.332 - Equipment to aid search and rescue operations.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 47 - Telecommunication last revised: Jan 30, 2026

§ 80.332 - Equipment to aid search and rescue operations.

Link to an amendment published at 90 FR 57709, Dec. 12, 2025.

(a) Survival craft stations may transmit distress, urgency and safety signals, calls and messages.

(b) EPIRB's may transmit only in accordance with the requirements of subparts V and X of this part.

authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-155,301; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377

source: 51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 47 CFR 80.332