United Arab Emirates
Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure
Date: 25/08/2022
To:
- Ship Owners/Ship Manager/Ship Agents
- Ship operators
- Service providers
- Classification Societies
All UAE flag ships and foreign flag ships operating in UAE waters must adhere to the attached circular issued by the International Satellite System for Search and Rescue (Cospas-Sarsat) program, as it has been noticed that the EPIRB's coded using Maritime User Protocol with an MMSI of (9) for daughter crafts (Lifeboats and Rescue boats) of a mother ship is processes by (Cospas-Sarsat) system as invalid and discard or delays them.
All daughter crafts with MMSI starting with (98) or EPIRB's 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.
Attachment:
International Satellite System for Search and Rescue (Cospas-Sarsat) program circular, reference (CS22/072/F420, F510, F540).
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