[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 98 (Monday, May 22, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27026-27027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12476]
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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 SAIPAN (LHA 2) 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 an amphibious support ship. The intended effect of this
rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 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: Purusant 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 SAIPAN (LHA 2) is a
vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose,
cannot comply fully with the following specific provisions of 72
COLREGS without interfering with its special function as an amphibious
support ship: Annex I, paragraph 3(a) pertaining to the horizontal
distance between the forward and after masthead lights; Rule 21(a)
pertaining to placement of masthead lights over the fore and aft
centerline of the vessel; Annex I, paragraph 2(g) pertaining to the
placement of sidelights above the hull of the vessel; Annex I,
paragraph 3(b) pertaining to placement of the sidelights in front of
the forward masthead light. The Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General
(Admiralty) 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), Vessels.
Accordingly, 32 CFR Part 706 is amended as follows:
PART 706--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 32 CFR Part 706 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.
Sec. 706.2 [Amended]
2. Table Two of Sec. 706.2 is amended by revising the entry for USS
SAIPAN to read as follows:
Table Two
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AFT anchor Side
Forward light, Side lights, Side
Masthead anchor Forward distance lights, distance lights,
lights, light, anchor below AFT anchor distance forward of distance
distance distance light, flight dk light, below forward inboard of
Vessel Number to stbd of below number of; in meters; number of; flight dk masthead ship's
keel in flight dk Rule Rule Rule in meters; light in sides in
meters; in meters; 30(a)(i) 21(e), 30(a)(ii) Sec. meters; meters;
Rule 21(a) Sec. Rule 2(g), Sec. Sec.
2(K), 30(a)(ii) Annex I 3(b), 3(b),
------------------------------------------------------------------------Annex I-----------------------------------------------------Annex I-----Annex I-
USS SAIPAN.................................. LHA-2 10.1 .......... 1 .......... 1 2.8 72.1 ..........
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3. Table Five of Sec. 706.2 is amended by revising the entry for
USS SAIPAN to read as follows:
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Table Five
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After
masthead
Masthead Forward light less
lights not masthead than \1/2\
over all light not ship's Percentage
Vessel Number other lights in forward length aft horizontal
and quarter of of forward separation
obstructions. ship. annex masthead attained
annex 1, sec. I, sec. light.
2(f) 3(a) annex I,
sec. 3(a)
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USS SAIPAN.................................. LHA 2 ............. ........... ........... 10.2
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Dated: March 22, 1995.
Approved:
K.P. McMahon,
CDR, JAGC, U.S. Navy Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General
(Admiralty).
[FR Doc. 95-12476 Filed 5-19-95; 8:45am]
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