Saw a bloke with one of those Breitling EPIRB watches, thought to self..
"Why would an airliner pilot need one of these? Sort of like a bald fifty-year-old with a Ferrari."
The RPT driver is the one with the full reporting, two comms, many engines, ELB, and a full galley plus many gallons of potable water.
It would make more sense for a bush C206 pilot to be wearing one. You know, down in the weeds, engine fails, maybe get out a Mayday that noone hears. Don't scrabble around in a bent and burning cabin. Get the hell out, and if you didn't lose your left arm in the process, the ELT is attached to you.
Suppose the $1000 price take took care of that one.
Do they make a 406 EPIRB that fits on your belt buckle yet?