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10.4 Radio licence
An EPIRB is a radio transmitter and must therefore be added to your radio licence. If
you have been allocated a radio callsign, then you already have a radio licence for
your VHF or MF radio set. You should update your licence to include your EPIRB. For
further details see your licence or use these contact numbers…
USA
FCC Tel : [phone] Website : www.fcc.gov\Forms\Form506\506.pdf
UK
Wray Castle, PO Box 5, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0BF. Tel : [phone]
10.5 Sale or transfer
EPIRBs registered in the USA, Canada, UK and Australia do not need to be re-
programmed when transferred to a new vessel. Simply complete another registration
form to inform the authorities of the transfer. Use one of the spare forms provided or
contact McMurdo for a blank form. (See warranty section for address).
For most other countries, the EPIRB must be re-programmed with either the new
vessel’s Maritime Mobile Station Identity (MMSI) or its radio callsign, whichever is
required by the country controlling the new vessel.
Since the EPIRB identity contains a country code, it follows that changing the flag state
of the vessel also means the EPIRB must be re-programmed.
Programming can be carried out at McMurdo or any of our designated agents. For
details of your nearest agent, either contact McMurdo using the details in the warranty
section, or visit the McMurdo web site at www.mcmurdo.co.uk.