[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22507-22508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11201]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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 Deputy 
Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined 
that USS RUSSELL (DDG 59) 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 ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn 
mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 14, 1995.

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 Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate 
General (Admiralty) of the Navy, under authority delegated by the 
Secretary of the Navy, has certified that USS RUSSELL (DDG 59) is a 
vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, 
cannot comply fully with the following specific provision of 72 COLREGS 
without interfering with its special function as a naval ship: Annex I, 
paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the horizontal distance between the 
forward and after masthead lights; and, Rule 21(a) pertaining to the 
forward masthead light arc of visibility. The Deputy Assistant Judge 
Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has also certified that the 
lights involved 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.

    Accordingly, 32 CFR Part 706 is amended as follows: [[Page 22508]] 

PART 706--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 32 CFR Part 706 continues to read:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.


Sec. 706.2  [Amended]

    2. Table Four of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding the following 
entry to paragraph 16:

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                                             Obstruction angle relative 
           Vessel                  No.             ship's headings      
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                  *        *        *        *        *                 
USS RUSSELL.................  DDG 59        103.66 thru 112.50 deg..    
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    3. Table Five of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding the following 
vessel:

                                                   Table Five                                                   
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                                                                                           After                
                                                             Masthead                    masthead               
                                                            lights not      Forward     light less              
                                                             over all      masthead     than \1/2\    Percentage
                                                           other lights  light not in     ship's      horizontal
                  Vessel                        No.            and          forward     length aft    separation
                                                          obstructions,   quarter of    of forward     attained 
                                                          annex I, sec.   ship, annex    masthead               
                                                               2(f)      I, sec. 3(a)  light, annex             
                                                                                       I, sec. 3(a)             
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*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
USS RUSSELL..............................  DDG 59                    X             X             X          20.6
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    Dated: April 14, 1995.
K.P. McManon,
CDR, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, General 
(Admiralty).
[FR Doc. 95-11201 Filed 5-5-95; 8:45 am]
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