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[FR Doc No: 94-10499]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

32 CFR Part 706

 

Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations 
for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; Amendment

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and 
exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing 
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Judge 
Advocate General of the Navy has determined that USS SIROCCO (PC 6) is 
a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and 
purpose, cannot comply fully with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS 
without interfering with its special functions as a naval patrol craft. 
The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 
COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 April 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain R. R. Rossi, JAGC, U.S. Navy, 
Admiralty Counsel, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Navy 
Department, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2400. Telephone 
number: (703) 325-9744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority granted in 33 
U.S.C. 1605, the Department of the Navy amends 32 CFR part 706. This 
amendment provides notice that the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, 
under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified 
that USS SIROCCO (PC 6) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its 
special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS, 
Rule 23(a)(ii), pertaining to display of a masthead light and a second 
(after) masthead light on vessels exceeding 50 meters in length; Annex 
I, paragraph 2(k), pertaining to the vertical distance between the 
forward and after anchor lights and the height of the forward anchor 
light above the hull; Rule 21(c), pertaining to location of the 
sternlight, without interfering with its special functions as a naval 
patrol craft. The Judge Advocate General of the Navy has also certified 
that the number of masthead lights displayed and the location of the 
other mentioned lights are in closest possible compliance with the 
applicable 72 COLREGS requirements.
    Moreover, it has been determined, in accordance with 32 CFR parts 
296 and 701, that publication of this amendment for public comment 
prior to adoption is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to public 
interest since it is based on technical findings that the number and 
placement of lights on USS SIROCCO (PC 6) in a manner differently from 
that prescribed herein will adversely affect the vessel's ability to 
perform its military functions.

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 706

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), and Vessels.

PART 706--[AMENDED]

    Accordingly, 32 CFR part 706 is amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for 32 CFR part 706 continues to read:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.


Sec. 706.2  [Amended]

    2. Table Three of 706.2 is amended by revising the column headings 
and adding the following ship:

                                                                        Table 3                                                                         
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                                                                                                                               Forward                  
                                                                                                   Side lights     Stern        anchor     Anchor lights
                                                              Masthead   Side lights  Stern light    distance      light,       light,     relationship 
                                                             lights arc     arc of       arc of     inboard of    distance      height     of aft light 
                   Vessel                         No.            of      visibility;  visibility;     ship's     forward of   above hull    to forward  
                                                            visibility;   rule 21(b)   rule 21(c)    sides in     stern in    in meters;     light in   
                                                             rule 21(a)                            meters 3(b)    meters;     2(K) annex    meters 2(K) 
                                                                                                     annex 1     rule 21(c)       1           annex 1   
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USS SIROCCO................................  PC 6           ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........      25.5\1\          3.0      1.1 below.
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\1\Only when towing.                                                                                                                                    

    Dated: April 1994.
R. B. Schiff,
Capt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, Acting.
[FR Doc. 94-10499 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]
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