A general guidance on  the radio survey - Part I

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This document is a general guidance on the GMDSS radio survey which will be helpful by the mariners, safety officers, surveyors. Refer to the SOLAS, all ships with 300 GT and above (other than ships types which specified by the convention) shall fulfil all mentioned requirement which pointed in this article.

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

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Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) play a crucial role in maritime safety by facilitating rapid distress signal response. Regulation 14.1 of the International Convention for the Safely of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended, concerning radio-communications for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), which require, inter alia, that all radio equipment shall conform to appropriate performance standards not inferior to those adopted by the Organization.