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The Maritime Safety Committee,

  1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-fifth session (15 to 24 May 2002), approved Guidelines for shore-based maintenance of satellite EPIRBs, for the purpose of establishing standardized procedures and minimum levels of service for the testing and maintenance of satellite EPIRBs to ensure maximum reliability whilst minimizing the risk of false distress alerts.

  2 Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed Guidelines to the attention of shore-based maintenance providers, equipment manufacturers, classification societies, shipping companies, shipowners, ship operators, shipmasters and all other parties concerned.

Parent topic: MSC/Circular.1039 – Guidelines for Shore-Based Maintenance of Satellite EPIRBs – (Adopted on 28 May 2002)
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