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TONTO
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Other hulls named TONTO
TONTO is a 1980 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 46 inspections since 1985, most recently in May 2025, along with 69 deficiencies.
Records from 1985 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 14 May 2025.
- Built
- 1980
- Last inspected
- 14 May 2025
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 69 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
34 calendar years (1985–2025)
The 46 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1977.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it5 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
0 - Dead Weight, Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
0 - Dead Weight, Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Radio station licence
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.
Inspection history · 46
14 May 2025
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8129230
24 June 2024
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7937519
10 June 2024
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7932007
6 July 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7725539
10 June 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7465693
25 April 2022
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7437575
17 June 2021
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7235082
7 May 2020
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6944596
15 April 2020
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6949580
10 October 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6833017
2 July 2018
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6464087
11 April 2018
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6390495
30 May 2017
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6159812
21 April 2017
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6131665
2 June 2016
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5894278
24 June 2014
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4909467
5 July 2012
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4367831
4 June 2012
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4333864
12 December 2011
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4206588
3 June 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3226897
19 July 2007
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3000689
17 May 2007
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2932681
17 May 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2651356
3 August 2005
Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2449790
28 June 2004
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2113394
17 June 2003
Re-Inspection · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1819555
20 June 2002
Deficiency Check · Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1633609
8 May 2001
Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1370118
17 August 1998
Administrative
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 795677
18 June 1997
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 789099
15 May 1996
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 883323
23 May 1995
COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1355309
1 June 1993
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1455080
21 May 1992
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1270019
12 May 1992
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 957991
5 June 1991
Administrative
Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1233797
15 May 1991
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1218306
24 May 1990
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1222431
26 April 1990
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1237459
23 May 1989
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 896600
25 May 1988
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 890017
5 April 1988
Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1301296
14 July 1987
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1020165
22 May 1986
Re-Inspection · Credit Drydock
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1305760
24 May 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1289980
22 April 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1288977
Deficiency record · 69
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 8 July 2024
Resolved
Wiring joints and splices shall be mechanically secure and made in a junction boxes. Multiple joints and splices are exposed the inclement weather and are not in junction boxes. This issue must be addressed/corrected.
46 CFR 183.05-50(b)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 8 July 2024
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Vessel's first-aid kit was expired, must be replaced.
46 CFR 184.710
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 8 July 2024
Resolved
The owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector. If any of the equipment or records have not been properly maintained, a qualified servicing facility must perform the required inspections, maintenance procedures, and hydrostatic pressure tests. Maintenance was being conducted but not documented in a log. This corresponds with Monthly maintenance under NFPA 10.
46CFR176.810(b)(2)(iv)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)
Issued 8 July 2024
Resolved
Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. Drills was being conducted but not documented in a log.
46 CFR 185.520(f)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 10 June 2024
Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural at least once every two years. Vessel did not complete credit hull exam by required date of 30APR24. Vessel must complete credit hull exam prior to carriage of passengers.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 6 July 2023
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification, the owner or managing operator must be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspection of its fire protection equipment. Fire extinguishing equipment hasn't been inspected since MAY2022, and one portable extinguisher gauge is in the red. MI will not proceed with inspection due to safety concerns. Reschedule and complete a satisfactory Annual Inspection with an attending MI prior to carrying passengers.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 6 July 2023
Resolved
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of machinery, fuel, and piping systems. Upon opening the engine compartment, it was noted that there is an estimated 5 gallons of diesel fuel in the bilge alongside the engine. MI will not proceed with inspection due to safety concerns. Reschedule and complete a satisfactory Annual Inspection with an attending MI prior to carrying passengers.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2022
Resolved
Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. The heat exchanger pinhole where sea water was escaping from.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 10 June 2022
Resolved
Provision must be made for closing all supply duct cowls or scoops and exhaust duct discharge openings for a space protected by a fixed gas extinguishing system. All closure devices must be readily available and mounted in the vicinity of the vent. Vessel did not have appropriate means to secure the ventilation.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2022
Resolved
Nonmetallic hose may be used for wet exhaust systems provided it is especially adapted to resist the action of oil, acid, and heat, has a wall thickness sufficient to prevent collapsing or panting, and is double clamped where practicable. Exhaust hose was missing double clamps on both ends.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 10 June 2022
Resolved
The master shall conduct sufficient drills and give sufficient instructions to make sure that all crew members are familiar with their duties during emergencies that necessitate abandoning ship or the recovery of persons who have fallen overboard. Drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The drill entry shall include Date of the drill and training; and general description of the drill scenario and training topics. Drill have not being documented properly.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 10 June 2022
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew. First aid kit has expired medication.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 10 June 2022
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. The number of child size life jackets equal to at least 10% of the number of persons permitted on board must be provided.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 24 June 2021
Resolved
Except as provided in §173.17, no person may use a vessel to which this part applies. The vessel state registration was not valid.
33 CFR 173.15(a)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 24 June 2021
Resolved
Ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. The Ring life buoy did not have the retroreflective on it.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 24 June 2021
Resolved
Each fuel tank shall be fitted with a vent pipe which shall be connected to the tank at its highest point under normal operating conditions. The vessel's diesel tank vent hose was found with dry rot and cracking. Replace w/ a serviceable hose.
46CFR182.20-35(a)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Damage control plan
Issued 24 June 2021
Resolved
The master and crew of a vessel will be familiar with the content of and have mounted at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire, heavy weather, or man overboard conditions. The vessel does not have these instruction posted.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 24 June 2021
Resolved
Placards containing instructions for the donning and use of the life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers. The vessel does not have the donning instruction posted. Post the instructions for the master and pax to utilize.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a
power bilge pump provided that a positive shutoff
valve is installed at the hull penetrations. Vessel has
two submersible bilge pumps and neither has a
shutoff valve at the hull penetration.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
Provisions must be made for closing all supply duct
cowls or scoops and exhaust duct discharge
openings for a space protected by a fixed gas
extinguishing system. All closure devices must be
readily available and mounted in the vicinity of the
vent. Vessel has no means to secure ventilation
leading to engine space protected by fireboy.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
Non-metallic hose may be used for wet exhaust
systems provided it is double clamped where
practicable. Exhaust hose was missing double
clamps on both ends.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire
pump must have 3 fire buckets with an attached
lanyard, placed so to be easily available during
emergency. All 3 fire buckets were missing lanyards.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
A vessel not more than 26 feet must carry one life
buoy and be fitted with a 60 foot lifeline. Life buoy
and lifeline is in poor condition and needs to be
replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
Each ring life buoy with a floating waterlight must
have a lanyard of at least 3 feet, securing the
waterlight around the body of the ring life buoy. The
lanyard is in poor condition and needs to be
replaced.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
The weather deck on a flush deck vessel must be
watertight and have no obstruction to overboard
drainage. The watertight opening above the steering
compartment is not secured/screwed to the deck.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
The COI must be posted on board but if
impracticable, it must be kept on board in a weather
tight container readily available for crew or
passengers. COI was not on board the vessel.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 7 May 2020
Resolved
The stability letter must be posted on board but if
impracticable, it must be kept on board in a weather
tight container readily available for crew or
passengers. The stability letter was not on board the
vessel.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 2 July 2018
Resolved
Install two clamps at ends of flexible fuel hose.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 2 July 2018
Resolved
Properly bundle and mount engine electrical wires.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 2 July 2018
Resolved
Properly stow ring life buoy.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Installed
Issued 30 May 2017
Resolved
Install bilge high water level alarm in engine compartment.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 30 May 2017
Resolved
Repair/replace water light on ring life bouy.
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 30 May 2017
Resolved
Label fuel shut-off on deck.
Operations/Management › Bilge/Bilge System Management › Control of Excess Water
Issued 30 May 2017
Resolved
Provide hand bilge pump.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 30 May 2017
Resolved
Repair/replace masthead light.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Operational
Issued 30 May 2017
Resolved
Repair/replace bilge pump indicator light.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating
Issued 30 May 2017
Resolved
Make permenant repairs to 03 rotted deck beams IWO rudder post.
Communications › Audible Communications › Horn/Whistle
Issued 2 June 2016
Resolved
Horn found INOP Repair/Replace.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 2 June 2016
Resolved
Must provide drill log book with new hire drills logged.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Filter
Issued 2 June 2016
Resolved
Fuel filter missing flame protection bolw. Provide authorized filter.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 2 June 2016
Resolved
Missing 60ft life line attached to ring life buoy. Provide line in accordance with regulations.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 24 June 2014
Resolved
Provide charts and pubs for area of operation.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Quantity
Issued 24 June 2014
Resolved
Provide three 2 1/2 gallon fire buckets.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 4 June 2012
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 12 December 2011
Resolved
THE VESSEL'S OWNER/OPERATOR HAS NOT REQUESTED AN INITIAL OR UPDATED STABILITY LETTER OR HAS NOT CERTIFIED COMPLIANCE WITH THE REVISED STABILITY CRITERIA FOR ASSUMED AVERAGE WEIGHT PER PERSON (AAWPP) OF 185 POUNDS. TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE, A STABILITY TEST MUST BE COMPLETED TO THE SATISFACTION OF AN ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR. VESSEL'S CAPACITY IS THERFORE LIMITED TO: 15 PERSONS (PASSENGERS AND CREW)
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Hose
Issued 19 July 2007
Resolved
Replace flexible fuel lines with USCG approved factory type fittings from fuel tank to engine.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 28 June 2004
Resolved
Owner must prove servicing of a fixed fire extinguisher located in the engine room.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Condition
Issued 28 June 2004
Resolved
P/V Tonto is limited to carrying two children passengers until proper number of child preservers are onboard. Missing one child life preserver.
Construction/Loadline › Hull
Issued 17 June 2003
Resolved
Make vessel available for credit hull exam.
Fire Fighting
Issued 20 June 2002
Resolved
Prove proper servicing of the fixed and portable fire extinguishing systems.
Operations/Management
Issued 20 June 2002
Resolved
Provide proof of proper logs and passenger counts. The requirement has one month to comply so that the owner can prove that he is capable of keeping logs and passenger count.
Communications › Radio Communications
Issued 20 June 2002
Resolved
Provide an emergency broadcast placard. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: VFH Radiotelephone
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
REPLACE BILGE PUMP DISCHARGE HOSE WITH APPROVED.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
MODIFY EMERGANCY INSTRUCTIONS TO REFLECT AUX STEERING.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
FOREPEAK BULKHEAD, EVELUATE FOR REPAIR SUBMIT PROPOSAL TOCOAST GUARD.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
REPAIR PORT SIDE VENT COWL.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
REPLACE BROKEN WATER TEMP GUAGE.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
REPAIR STEERING RAM BACKING PLATE.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
INSTALL FIXED FIRE FIGHTING.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
REPLACE EXHAUST DISHARGE DOUBLER, REPLACE DISCHARGE HOSE, REPLACE WITH SAMESIZE (NO REDUCER)
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
CLEAN ENGINE COMPARTMENT BILGE.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
REPLACE CLEAN BUSBAR PORTSIDE AFT OF ENGINE ONFRAME, REMOVE INLINE FUSE.
Unknown
Issued 8 May 2001
Resolved
CLEAN FOREPEAK BILGE, EVALUATE CEMENT, REPAIR AS REQUIRED.
Lifesaving
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
POST EMERGENCY CHECKLIST.
Lifesaving
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
PROVIDE CG APPROVED RINGBUOY.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
INSTALL RAILS IAW 46 CFR177.35.
Lifesaving
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
MARK LIFEJACKETS WITH FULL NAME OF VESSEL._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ X
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
MAKE PROPER REPAIRS TO SEA VALVE PRIOR TO OPERATION.
Documentation
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
PROPERLY MARK HULL WITH REGISTRATION NUMBERS._x001C_
Ownership record
The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title,
with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.