47 CFR § 80.1007 - Bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone installation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s80.1007"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 80.1007 - Bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone installation."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "80.1007"
section_name: "Bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone installation."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "80"
part_name: "STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "80"
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# 80.1007 Bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone installation.

Use of the bridge-to-bridge transmitter must be restricted to the master or person in charge of the vessel, or the person designated by the master or person in charge to pilot or direct the movement of the vessel. Communications must be of a navigational nature exclusively.