🔍 Key Concepts

• Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act requirements in 33 CFR Part 26 • Purpose of bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone (who needs to use it and in what situations) • How location affects the operator’s ability to communicate while conning (navigating) the vessel

💭 Think About

• When a navigating officer must quickly communicate with other vessels in a meeting, crossing, or overtaking situation, where do they normally stand and operate the vessel from? • Which location would allow the person actually steering or directing the vessel to talk on the radio without leaving their watch position? • Think about emergencies or close-quarters situations: from which place on the vessel must communication be immediate and continuous?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in 33 CFR Part 26 where the Act specifies the radiotelephone must be located • Check which option places the radio where the conning officer or watch officer normally is during navigation • Eliminate any choices that would force the watch officer to leave the navigation position to use the radiotelephone