Boating Safety
4.14
One Prolonged Blast Warning Signal
One Short Blast Pass on my port side
Two Short Blasts Pass on my starboard side
Three Short Blasts Engines in Reverse
Five or More Blasts Danger Signal
4.5.5 Emergency Position Indicating Radio Bacon
(EPIRB - Optioning Equipment)
Registration is an important. It is required that the owner
of an EPIRB to register it with the national authority. All
beacons transmit a Unique Identifier Number (UIN) when
activated. This UIN is programmed in the beacon based
on the country in which the beacon was purchased.
Registration provides the Search and Rescue (SAR)
forces with up to date emergency contact information,
which will speed up the launch of a rescue operation.
The national authorities use the information to verify if
an actual emergency exists. Valuable search and rescue
resources are wasted every year responding to false
alarms. SAR forces will know of your current situation
ONLY if your beacon has been properly registered. This
will help expedite the launch of a rescue operation. All
406 MHz beacons are required to have their registration
updated every two years. Please refer to the product sup-
port manual for further details.
The storage locker supplied with the option has locking
capability and need to be unlocked before departing on
a sailing voyage.
Vessel
Notes Lights Less than 12 meters (39ft.) 12 (39ft.) meters to less
than 20 (65 ft.) meters
Power
This
includes sail-
ing vessels
under power
and motor
sailing
White Masthead Light 2 NM (3.7 km) see note 3 NM (5.6 km)
Sidelights or combination lights 1 NM (1.9 km) 2 NM (3.7 km)
sternlight 2 NM (3.7 km) see note 2 NM (3.7 km)
Sail
Sailing
Vessels
under sail
alone
Sidelights or combination
lights
1 NM (1.9 km) 2 NM (3.7 km)
sternlight 2 NM (3.7 km) see note 2 NM (3.7 km)
Table 1 Lighting Requirements
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