Safety
EPIRB
Also known as: Emergency beacon
Definition
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon — a distress beacon that transmits your position to search and rescue satellites.
More Safety terms
Where EPIRB comes up in the course
Free theory lessons that use this term in context.
- Yachtmaster OffshoreGMDSS, EPIRBs and Distress Communications
- Day SkipperSafety Equipment and Emergencies
- Yachtmaster OffshoreAbandon Ship and Liferaft Survival
- Yachtmaster OceanLong-Range Communications
- Competent CrewEmergency Equipment: Flares, Liferaft, and Abandon Ship
- Coastal SkipperGMDSS and DSC Communications