Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§1206 Exemptions; terms and conditions
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 24— - VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION › § 1206
Summary
The Secretary can exempt parts of this chapter if safety isn’t harmed or if local systems meet its goals, and may set conditions.
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Title 33, §1206
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The Secretary may, if he considers that marine navigational safety will not be adversely affected or where a local communication system fully complies with the intent of this concept but does not conform in detail, issue exemptions from any provisions of this chapter, on such terms and conditions as he considers appropriate.
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Effective Date
Section effective May 1, 1971, or six months after the promulgation of
Regulations
which would implement its provisions, whichever is later, see section 10 of Pub. L. 92–63, set out as a note under section 1201 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 1206
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73