Who has the exclusive use of the...

🔍 Key Concepts

• Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act purpose: collision prevention and safe navigation in U.S. waters • Who is legally responsible for the navigation and safety of the vessel at any given time • Difference between the Master, person in charge, and pilot (including a designated operator)

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• Ask yourself: in a close-quarters situation, whose decisions about course and speed must be communicated over the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone? • Which person (or persons) does the law consistently hold responsible for the safe navigation of the vessel, even when a pilot is embarked? • Does the Act limit use of the radiotelephone to one specific role, or can that authority be delegated under the Master/person in charge?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which role is ultimately responsible for the vessel’s navigation and safety under U.S. law • Check if the wording of the Act allows delegation of radiotelephone use by the Master or person in charge • Confirm whether the pilot’s authority over navigation automatically grants exclusive rights to use the radiotelephone, or if it still falls under the Master/person in charge structure

Who has the exclusive use of the radiotelephone as stated in the "Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act"?

a person designated by the Master

the Master or person in charge of the vessel

a person on board to pilot the vessel

All of the above

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