🔍 Key Concepts

• 33 CFR Part 26 – Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone requirements • Which vessels must always maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 13 in certain waters • Differences between tonnage, length, and vessel type (passenger, towing, power-driven, dredge/plant) in the rule

💭 Think About

• Look up which classes of vessels are specifically named in 33 CFR Part 26 as being required to carry and use a bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone. Which of the answer choices clearly matches one of those listed categories? • Compare the length or tonnage thresholds in the regulation with the numbers given in each option (gross tons vs meters vs feet). Which choice aligns with the exact threshold in the regulation? • Consider whether the regulation focuses on "all" vessels of a type below a certain size, or only vessels at or above a specified size or power. Which answer choice is consistent with that pattern?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify the exact length threshold in meters for power-driven vessels that must comply with bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone rules in 33 CFR §26.03. • Check whether all small passenger vessels (50 GRT or less) are included in the regulation, or only passenger vessels at or above a specific tonnage limit. • Confirm how the regulation treats towing vessels by length and horsepower, and whether very small towing vessels (25 ft or less) are included.