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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 WASP (LHD 1) 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 amphibious assault 
ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters 
where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander K.P. McMahon, 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 WASP (LHD 1) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special 
construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS: Annex I, 
section 3(a), pertaining to the location of the forward masthead light 
in the forward quarter of the ship, and the horizontal distance between 
the forward and after masthead lights; and Annex I, section 2(g), 
pertaining to the positioning of the sidelights above the hull, without 
interfering with its special function as an amphibious assault ship. 
The Judge Advocate General of the Navy has also certified that the 
aforementioned lights are located 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 placement of 
lights on this vessel 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 Part 706 continues to read:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.


Sec. 706.2  [Amended]

    2. Table Two of 706.2 is amended by revising the information on the 
following vessel:

                                                                        Table Two                                                                       
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                                                                                                                                     Side               
                                                           Masthead     Forward               AFT anchor                 Side       Lights,      Side   
                                                            lights,     anchor      Forward     light,                  lights,    distance     lights, 
                                                           distance     light,      anchor     distance   AFT anchor   distance   forward of   distance 
                                                          to stbd of   distance     light,       below      light,       below      forward   inboard of
                 Vessel                         No.         keel in      below    number of;   flight dk   number of   flight dk   masthead     ship's  
                                                            meters;    flight dk     rule     in meters;  30(a)(ii)   in meters;   light in     side in 
                                                          rule 21(a)  in meters;   30(a)(i)   rule 21(e)               Sec. 2(g)  in meters;    meters; 
                                                                      Sec. 2(K),                rule 30                annex 1     Sec. 3(b)   Sec. 3(b)
                                                                       annex 1                  (a)(ii)                            annex 1      annex 1 
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USS WASP.................................  LHD 1                 9.0  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........         2.8        89.0  ..........
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Sec. 706.2  [Amended]

    3. Table Five of 706.2 is amended by revising the information on 
the following vessel:

                                                   Table Five                                                   
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                                                       Masthead                      After masthead             
                                                      lights not       Forward      light less than             
                                                       over all    masthead lights    \1/2\ ship's    Percentage
                                                     other lights   not in forward   length aft of    horizontal
               Vessel                     No.            and          quarter of        forward       separation
                                                    obstructions.   ship. Annex I,  masthead light.    attained 
                                                    Annex I, sec.     sec. 3(a)      Annex 1, sec.              
                                                         2(f)                             3(a)                  
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USS WASP...........................  LHD 1          .............  X                X                         41
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    Dated: August 9, 1994.

    Approved:
H.E. Grant,
Rear Admiral, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General.
[FR Doc. 94-26026 Filed 10-19-94; 8:45 am]
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