Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for EPIRB (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon) Registration, the applicant must visit the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF). Contact Link
2. The application form must be obtained from the authorities in the MSAF office, or else it can be downloaded from the website. Application Form
3. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. The application form should be filled with necessary details, and along with the required documents it should be sent via post to the Safety, Compliance & Response Division in MSAF Fiji.
5. The authorities will verify the application, and the details of the EPIRB Registration will be updated in the MSAF system for further Search and Rescue Purposes.
6. The final approval will be given by the CEO of Fiji’s MSAF.
7. There is no fee for registering the EPIRB process in Fiji.
8. The processing time for this procedure will be intimated by the authorities in the MSAF office.
   

• Duly filled Application form. Registration Form
• Owner/Operator details.
• Supplier details.
• Ship details.
• EPIRB details.
• Evidence of Safety Management System. (SMS)
• Additional information/document relevant to the application. (If required)
  

MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY OF FIJI
POSTAL ADDRESS
MSAF, G.P.O Box 326, Suva, Fiji Islands.
Phone No: (679) 3303251, 3313 127

HEAD OFFICE
PO Box 326, Suva
414 Victoria Parade, Level 4, Kadavu House,
Suva, Fiji Islands.
Phone: +679 331 5266
Email - info@msaf.com.fj / incidents@msaf.com.fj

LAUTOKA
11 Tui Street, Lautoka
Phone: +679 666 1229

PORT DENARAU NADI
Shop 10 Port Denarau Nadi
Phone: +679 670 7615

LABASA OFFICE
Labasa Government Wharf Damanu Street P O Box 3704 Labasa
Phone: +679 881 1177

SAVUSAVU OFFICE
Savusavu Wharf P O Box 113 Savusavu
Phone: +679 885 0281
Address & Contact Link
Location Link

The ship owners who have coded 406 MHz EPIRBs are eligible to apply for the Registration of EPIRB.

There is no fee for this procedure.

There is no certain validity period for this process.

Application Form

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The processing time for this procedure will be intimated by the authorities in the MSAF office.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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If the applicant has a beacon coded with a foreign country code, or if they don’t know what country code has been used, they can check online at the given website Link

REASON FOR REGISTRATION

• New registration
• Updated information (eg., Change of address/ownership)
• Replacement of beacon (Beacon to be deregistered)
  

DISTRESS BEACON DETAILS

• 15-character unique identification number (hexadecimal identification)
• Checksum
• Manufacturer
• Model
• Beacon Unit Serial No
  

EPIRB INFORMATION

• Manually activated
• Automatically activated
• How many other beacons are fitted to the Ship?

USE OF BEACON
OWNER / OPERATOR DETAILS

• Name
• Postal Address
• Home telephone
• Work telephone
• Fax
• Mobile
• Email

SUPPLIER DETAILS

• Name
• Business
• Address
• Telephone
• Fax
• Email

24 HOUR CONTACT

• Name (Contact 1/2/3)
• Home telephone No
• Work telephone No
• Mobile No

SHIP DETAILS (IF APPLICABLE)

• Name
• Call sign
• Registration No.
• MMSI DWT (tones)
• Length (metres)
• Home port
• Type of Ship (owner’s description)
• INMARSAT No
• Other satellite mobile No
• Type of radio fitted/carried (HF/VHF/27MHz/UHF)
• Persons onboard
• No. of liferafts
• Owner’s Signature
• Date
  

The 406 MHz EPIRBs that are coded with the Fiji country code must be registered with the Authority in MSAF for the Search and Rescue (SAR) purposes.

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