2010 US Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 24 - VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION
Sec. 1201 - Statement of purpose
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 24 - VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION Sec. 1201 - Statement of purpose |
| Contains | section 1201 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Short Titles | Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 92-63, §2, Aug. 4, 1971, 85 Stat. 164. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 85 Stat. 164 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 92-63 |
§1201. Statement of purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a positive means whereby the operators of approaching vessels can communicate their intentions to one another through voice radio, located convenient to the operator's navigation station. To effectively accomplish this, there is need for a specific frequency or frequencies dedicated to the exchange of navigational information, on navigable waters of the United States.
(Pub. L. 92–63, §2, Aug. 4, 1971, 85 Stat. 164.)
Short TitleSection 1 of Pub. L. 92–63 provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act’.”
Effective DateSection 10 of Pub. L. 92–63 provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] shall become effective May 1, 1971, or six months after the promulgation of regulations which would implement its provisions, whichever is later.” See 47 CFR 83.701 et seq.
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