🔍 Key Concepts

• EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) purpose: to help rescuers find you and confirm your distress position • What SAR (Search and Rescue) units need from an EPIRB signal during the entire rescue process • When it is safe and appropriate to stop transmitting a distress signal

💭 Think About

• Think about whether the distress is actually over at the moment a rescue craft is first seen, or only after a later point • Consider what happens if the EPIRB is turned off too early while the rescue units are still navigating to you or accounting for all survivors • Ask yourself which choice best supports continuous homing to your position and unambiguous confirmation that everyone is safe

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option keeps the EPIRB transmitting for the full duration of the emergency, not just when help is nearby • Check which answer matches standard SAR guidance: distress transmissions should continue until no doubt remains that assistance is no longer required • Eliminate any options that suggest turning the EPIRB off on a fixed time schedule or at an arbitrary short interval (like three minutes)