# 33 C.F.R. § 26.07 (2026): Communications

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_07

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 C.F.R. § 26.07 (2026)
- **Heading:** Communications
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 33 CFR: Navigation and Navigable Waters / Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY / Part 26: VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE RADIOTELEPHONE REGULATIONS / § 26.07: § 26.07   Communications.

## Text

No person may use the services of, and no person may serve as, a person required to maintain a listening watch under section 5 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1204, unless the person can communicate in the English language.
[CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36323, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95-033, 60 FR 28329, May 31, 1995]

## Nearby sections

- [33 C.F.R. § 26.01 (2026) § 26.01   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_01.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 26.02 (2026) § 26.02   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_02.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 26.03 (2026) § 26.03   Radiotelephone required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_03.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 26.04 (2026) § 26.04   Use of the designated frequency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_04.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 26.05 (2026) § 26.05   Use of radiotelephone.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_05.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 26.06 (2026) § 26.06   Maintenance of radiotelephone; failure of radiotelephone.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_06.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 26.07 (2026) § 26.07   Communications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_07.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 26.08 (2026) § 26.08   Exemption procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_08.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 26.09 (2026) § 26.09   List of exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P26_S26_09.md)

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