---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 26.01"
title: "33"
number: "26.01"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/26.01"
---

# §26.01. Purpose.

- (a) The purpose of this part is to implement the provisions of the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act. This part:
  - (1) Requires the use of the vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone;
  - (2) Provides the Coast Guard's interpretation of the meaning of important terms in the Act;
  - (3) Prescribes the procedures for applying for an exemption from the Act and the regulations issued under the Act and a listing of exemptions.
- (b) Nothing in this part relieves any person from the obligation of complying with the rules of the road and the applicable pilot rules.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 102, 33 U.S.C. 1201-1208; Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Rule 1, International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea.

### Source

Source: CGD 71-114R, 37 FR 12720, June 28, 1972, unless otherwise noted.