🔍 Key Concepts

• EPIRB (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon) normal activation method and purpose • SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) intended use during abandon-ship / in survival craft • Role of the GMDSS operator after leaving the ship and where equipment is normally located

💭 Think About

• In a real abandon-ship scenario, where is the EPIRB usually stowed and when is it expected to activate? • Is a SART more useful while you remain on the distressed vessel, or when you are in a life raft or survival craft awaiting rescue? • Which equipment is designed to work automatically during sinking, and which requires manual operation once you are clear of the vessel?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether EPIRBs can auto-activate when a vessel sinks and what that implies about when the operator should switch them on manually. • Check where SARTs are intended to be placed during an actual search and rescue operation. • Confirm which option best reflects that the operator has already embarked in the survival craft, not still on the parent vessel.