User's Manual

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10.7 GMDSS inspections
If your vessel is subject to GMDSS regulations then you can expect to get regular
visits from ship surveyors enforcing national legislation. They will check the expiry
dates and activate the EPIRB to ensure that it meets the required performance
criteria. They will read the identity message stored inside the EPIRB to confirm
registration details. Leisure vessels are not subject to these inspections. However, in
some countries passenger and fishing vessels are covered by the legislation.