Dealing With A Transmitting Epirb - mcmurdo Simrad EG50 Manual

EG50 & EP50
EPIRB has been badly fitted in its mounting bracket. The EPIRB
bracket contains a magnet to hold the EPIRB in an off state. If the
EPIRB is wrongly fitted the magnet has no effect, so heavy seas may
activate the sea switch. The cure is to ensure the EPIRB is correctly
fitted as shown in section 5.9

6.3 Dealing with a transmitting EPIRB

In the unlikely event that your EPIRB develops a fault and will not turn
off, then prevent its radio signal from reaching the satellite using one of
the following methods:
Cut off or fold down the antenna. Wrap the EPIRB in metal foil and
take it below decks.
or
Cut off or fold down the antenna and place the EPIRB in a metal
container or locker.
Caution
Take care when dealing with the antenna. Handle the
antenna as little as possible. Refer to Section 1 for
warnings.
Leave the EPIRB in this condition for 3 days until its battery is dead,
then refer to section 10.5 for instructions on returning the EPIRB for
servicing. See also section 7
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