Testing an EPIRB
After reading a number of accident reports I decided to buy an EPIRB last year. I have also more recently read of an incident where someone in the sea activated theirs, the light came on, but unknown to them, the beacon did not work.
So I would like to test mine. It is a 121.5 one and I know in the US and France you can do a brief (< 5 second test) during the first 5 minutes of any hour. I am not sure if this is possible in the UK - can anyone tell me & point me to the Radiocommunications Agency/ CAA (or other) guidance on this?