[ve-l] EPIRB Disposal

[hleahy142 at adelphia.net]

See DISCARDED RADIOBEACON TRIGGERS FALSE ALARM http://www.uscgboating.org/articles/boatingview.aspx?id=96 from the USCG Office of Boating Safety.

"The International Maritime Organization and the Coast Guard recommend that unwanted EPIRBS be disposed of by either removing the battery and shipping the unit back to its manufacturer or rendering the unit inoperable by demolishing it.  The EPIRB should also be unregistered with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in any case when the unit has been disposed of or transferred to a new owner."





Hal Leahy