The Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai vide circular dated 07.11.2022 has issued Guidelines for Shore-Based Main and Annual Testing of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons for the attention of shore-based maintenance providers, equipment manufacturers, classification societies, shipping companies, ship owners, ship operators, shipmasters and all other parties concerned for proper testing and maintenance of EPIRBs used in GMDSS.
This Merchant Shipping Notice supersedes all previous executive orders on the above subject matter.
