The Merchant Shipping (EPIRB and PLB Registration and Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 update UK merchant shipping safety law to revise how emergency position‑indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) and personal locator beacons (PLBs) used on UK‑registered vessels are registered and how their associated radiocommunications requirements operate, aligning the registration and radio‑use provisions with recent policy and safety objectives to improve distress signalling and enforcement under UK maritime law.
Source: HMSO.