Before purchasing an EPIRB, the following information must be communicated to the authorised dealer:

• The MMSI code
• If there are other operational EPIRBs on board and their number.
• The name of the vessel

In this way the dealer will have all the data to program the EPIRB and label it.

For programming purposes, the manufacturer, distributor or an authorized station may provide, if the reseller is not one of these subjects, it is assumed that he has established a relationship with one of them in order to deliver the programmed EPIRB .

What is released after programming

The dealer (among other documents), will have to release the programming report that contains all the data entered and among these also the MMSI, useful to verify that the station has not made any errors.

The report also reports the UIN (also called Hex ID) that expresses in hexadecimal format the data entered inside, the UIN is important because it will be required for the registration of the EPIRB at the center COSPAS-SARSAT Bari.

It is important that the report also shows the date of programming, the date of the next SBM (next SBM date) and the signature of the final verification and approval officer.