Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB)
This table gives an overview of the requirements for usage of EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons) in the listed CEPT countries. It is updated by ECO when new information is received from CEPT administrations. Therefore ECO cannot be made responsible for any harm caused by use of this information.
For the most up-to-date information on EPIRB, users are advised to directly contact relevant authorities within CEPT administrations.
| Administrations |
Ship Station
License |
Stand-alone without
communication equipment |
MMSI to be
programmed? |
Minimum Certificate
requirement for
operating? |
| Austria |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes/SRC |
| Belgium |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes/SRC |
| Denmark |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes/SRC |
| Estonia |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes/ROC |
| Finland |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes/SRC |
| France |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
None |
| Germany |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
None |
| Ireland |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes/SRC |
| Latvia |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes/SRC |
| Malta |
No |
Yes, preferably in combination
with VHF radio |
Yes |
None, but when
with VHF radio: SRC |
| Netherlands |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes/ROC |
| Norway |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
None |
| Portugal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes/SRC |
| Romania |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes/LRC |
| Slovenia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
None |
| Sweden |
No |
Yes |
No but preferred |
SRC |
| Switzerland |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
None |
| United Kingdom |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes/SRC |
Updated: 21 June 2023, 14:34
