{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-161.011-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 161.011-5","heading":"-5 Types.","body":"EPIRBs are typed as follows:\n(a) Category 1—EPIRBs are capable of floating free of a vessel and activating automatically if the vessel sinks.\n(b) Category 2—EPIRBs are manually removed from the mounting bracket and activated.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 161—ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT","Subpart 161.011—Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacons"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"3e790bd7c292add1e5698dae53797624f7d65217d1d5de7d32c10c71752bd95f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-161.011-1","next":"us/46-cfr-161.011-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}