NTSB Safety Recommendation M-10-01

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendation M-10-01

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                NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

March 12, 2010

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NTSB Safety Recommendation M-10-1

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The NTSB recommends that the Federal Communications Commission

take the following action:

For commercial vessels required to carry 406-MHz emergency

position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), mandate that

those EPIRBs broadcast vessel position data when activated.

(M-10-1)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/M10_1.pdf      

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