{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-169.555","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 169.555","heading":"Emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB).","body":"(a) Each vessel certificated for exposed waters must have an approved Class A emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB), and each vessel certificated for partially protected waters must have an approved Class C emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB). The required EPIRB must be—\n(1) Operational;\n(2) Stowed where it is readily accessible for testing and use; and\n(3) Stowed in a manner so that it will float free if the vessel sinks.\n(b) Each vessel must have an additional Class B EPIRB for every twenty-five persons onboard, for use in the lifeboats and liferafts.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER R—NAUTICAL SCHOOLS","PART 169—SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS","Subpart 169.500—Lifesaving and Firefighting Equipment"],"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":"80f54cedab90fba8fe329a3e8f4f680eb92b9fa6bf0b12df7d9fb733cf7c6501","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-169.553","next":"us/46-cfr-169.556"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}