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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 ENTERPRISE (CVN 
65) 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 aircraft 
carrier. Additionally, a prior certification of noncompliance for USS 
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) is amended to reflect compliance with 72 
COLREGS. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters 
where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 15, 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 ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its 
special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS: 
Annex I, section 2(g), pertaining to the distance of the sidelights 
above the hull; without interfering with its special function as a 
naval aircraft carrier. 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.
    Furthermore, this amendment provides notice that certain navigation 
lights on USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), previously certified as not 
in compliance with 72 COLREGS, now comply with the applicable 72 
COLREGS requirements, to wit: The ship now has a single forward anchor 
light, as required by Rule 30(a)(i).
    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 these vessel in a manner differently from that prescribed 
herein will adversely affect each vessel's ability to perform its 
military functions.

List of subjects in 32 CFR Part 706

    Marine safety, Navigation (Water), 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 Sec. 706.2 is amended by revising the information 
on the following vessels:

                                                                        Table Two                                                                       
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                                                                                              AFT anchor                                                
                                                                        Forward                 light,                   Side        Side        Side   
                                                           Masthead     anchor                 distance                 lights,     lights,     lights, 
                                                            lights,     light,      Forward      below    AFT anchor   distance    distance    distance 
                                                           distance    distance     anchor      flight      light,       below    forward of  inboard of
                   Vessel                         No.     to stbd of     below      light,      deck in   number of;    flight      forward     ship's  
                                                            keel in     flight    number of;    meters;      rule       deck in    masthead    sides in 
                                                            meters;     deck in      rule        rule      30(a)(ii)    meters;    light in     meters; 
                                                             rule       meters;    30(a)(i)     21(e),                part 2(g),    meters;   part 3(b),
                                                            21(a).    part 2(k),                 rule                  annex I.   part 3(b),   annex I. 
                                                                        annex I                30(a)(ii)                           annex I.             
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USS ENTERPRISE..............................      CVN-65        28.0          --           1         6.6           2         0.4          --          --
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT......................      CVN-71        30.0          --           1         9.0           2         0.6          --          --
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    Dated: September 15, 1994.
H.E. Grant,
Rear Admiral, JAGC, U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General.
[FR Doc. 94-28233 Filed 11-15-94; 8:45 am]
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