26 Aug 2022 / United Arab Emirates

Coding of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

All daughter crafts with MMSI starting with (98) or EPIRBs with AIS beacon starting with the number (97) must be re-programmed to ensure that all MMSI match with the number issued in the radio license.

All parties should comply with the updates that will be issued by the international organizations in this regard.

(For information about operations in the United Arab Emirates, contact GAC at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected])

Source: Extract from United Arab Emirates Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure Circular No. (08) of 2022 dated 25 August 2022

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