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Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 24 - VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION (§§ 1201 - 1208)
Section 1201 - Statement of purpose

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 24 - VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION
Sec. 1201 - Statement of purpose
Containssection 1201
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Short TitlesVessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act
Source CreditPub. L. 92-63, §2, Aug. 4, 1971, 85 Stat. 164.
Statutes at Large Reference85 Stat. 164
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 92-63

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33 USC § 1201 (2011)
§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 Title

Section 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 Date

Section 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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