BRIDGE TO BRIDGE RADIOTELEPHONES - NEW U.S.A. LEGISLATION

Recently the "Vessel Bridge to Bridge Radiotelephone Act" was passed in the United States. This act provides for the mandatory carriage of an efficient radiotelephone aboard most vessels navigating in U.S. waters. It is believed that the new law will be instrumental in increasing the safety of navigation and decreasing the rate of ship collisions.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Benn Brothers Marine Publications Limited

  Lyon Tower, 125 High Street, Colliers Wood
  London SW19 2JN,   England 
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 525
• Serial:
  • Shipping World & Shipbuilder
  • Volume: 165N
  • Issue Number: 3868
  • Publisher: Seven Kings Publications, Limited
  • ISSN: 0037-3931
  • Serial URL: http://www.shippingworld.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges (Ships); Communication; Communication devices; Pilotage; Radio telephone
• Old TRIS Terms: Bridge to bridge communications
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00034924
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1972 12:00AM