T&T: [Fwd: 840: Bridge to Bridge Radiotelephone Regs (12 nm limit)]

[Mike Maurice]

What follows is a portion of the reply from the USCG regarding the 
mistake in the Nav Rules Booklets.
Mike


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Subject: 840: Bridge to Bridge Radiotelephone Regs (12 nm limit)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:47:16 -0400
From: Arroyo, Jorge <JArroyo@comdt.uscg.mil>
To: 'mikem@yachtsdelivered.com' <mikem@yachtsdelivered.com>

You are correct to point out, that the applicability of Vessel Bridge to
Bridge Radiotelephone requirements was amended in 2002 by Section 321 of the
Marine Transportation & Security Act of 2002 (
<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_l
aws&docid=f:publ295.107.pdf> P. Law 107-295, 116 Stat. 2081) and made
effective by a regulatory change we published on July 18, 2003 (
<http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/retrieve.html> 68 FR 42598).  and is currently
reflected in the Code of Federal Regulations (

COMDTINST M16672.2D, Navigation Rules, International - Inland, reflects the
rules effective on the date of its promulgation--March, 25, 1999 (as does
our website).  Changes and typographical errors to the COMDTINST are noted
in on our 'Changes to the
<http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm> Navigation Rules'
webpage; inadvertently, we have failed to note the changes to Vessel Bridge
to Bridge Radiotelephone section accordingly.  Now that you have brought it
to our attention, we will certainly do so in the next few days, and, in
future editions of COMDTINST M16672.2D.  Note, we have no control on what
other publishers may or may not do in this regard.

Once again thank you for bringing this to our attention, and, we exhort you
to navigate safely,