[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43181-43183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20362]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 95-034]


Vessel Certifications of Alternative Compliance and Exceptions

agency: Coast Guard, DOT.

action: Notice of certificates of alternative compliance issued.

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summary: This document provides the required notice of Certificates of 
Alternative Compliance issued by the Coast Guard which have not been 
previously published in the Federal Register. This notice identifies 
vessels which, due to their special construction and purpose, cannot 
comply fully with certain provisions of the International Navigation 
Rules for Preventing Collisions at Sea (72 COLREGS) without interfering 
with that vessel's special functions and identifies the alternative 
provisions to which each vessel must comply.

dates: This notice lists Certificates of Alternative Compliance issued 
between January 1993 and July 1995.

addresses: Certificates of Alternative Compliance may be examined at, 
and copies are available upon request from, Commandant, U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, Office of Navigation, Safety, and Waterway Service 
(G-NVT-3), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.

for further information contact: Diane Appleby, Marine Safety 
Specialist, Vessel Traffic Service Division at (202) 267-0352 between 
the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

supplementary information: Section 1607 of Title 33, United States 
Code, authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to 
implement the International Navigation Rules for Preventing Collisions 
at Sea (72 COLREGS). This authority has been delegated to the Coast 
Guard.
    Under Rule 1(e) of the 72 COLREGS, when the Coast Guard determines 
that a vessel of special construction or purpose cannot comply fully 
with the provisions of the 72 COLREGS, the Coast Guard may allow that 
vessel to comply with alternate requirements that the Coast Guard 
determines to be the closest possible compliance with the 72 COLREGS 
with respect to that vessel.
    The Coast Guard issues a Certificate of Alternative Compliance to a 
vessel based on a determination by the cognizant Chief of the Marine 
Safety Division that the vessel cannot fully comply with the 72 
COLREGS. A vessel must carry a Certificate of Alternative Compliance as 
evidence that the Coast Guard authorized the described alternative 
compliance. The Certificate of Alternative Compliance expires when a 
vessel ceases to be engaged in the operation for which the certificate 
is issued.
    Under the provisions of 33 U.S.C. 1605 and 33 CFR part 81, the 
Coast Guard must publish in the Federal Register notice of each 
Certificate of 

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Alternative Compliance it issues. To meet this legal obligation, the 
Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of Certificates of 
Alternative Compliance which have been issued. The following vessels 
were issued certificates pursuant to rule 1(e) of the 72 COLREGS 
between January 1993 and July 1995.

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    Vessel name       Effective date         Alternative compliance     
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GECO MARLIN.......  Jan. 3, 1993......  Carries the after masthead light
                                         18.14 meters aft of the forward
                                         masthead light.                
DONALD J ALLEN....  Jan. 6, 1993......  Displays one stern light on the 
                                         aft portion of its pilothouse  
                                         15.14 meters forward of its    
                                         stern.                         
CARIBBEAN SENTRY..  Feb. 3, 1993......  Carries the after masthead light
                                         12.8 meters aft of the forward 
                                         masthead light.                
GULF SENTRY.......  Feb. 3, 1993......  Carries the after masthead light
                                         12.8 meters aft of the forward 
                                         masthead light.                
PACIFIC SENTRY....  Feb. 3, 1993......  Carries the after masthead light
                                         12.8 meters aft of the forward 
                                         masthead light.                
SA'AR 501 Class     Apr. 5, 1993......  Carries the aft masthead light  
 ship.                                   3.5 meters above the forward   
                                         one; forward anchor light      
                                         mounted 2.0 meters above the   
                                         uppermost continuous deck with 
                                         the aft anchor light 3.0 meters
                                         below forward anchor light;    
                                         forward masthead light carried 
                                         27.2 meters aft of the stem,   
                                         the aft masthead light carried 
                                         58.0 meters aft of the stem;   
                                         the sidelights mounted 24.3    
                                         meters aft of the stem.        
SA'AR 501 Class     Apr. 5, 1993......  Carries the aft masthead light  
 ship.                                   3.5 meters above the forward   
                                         one; forward anchor light      
                                         mounted 2.0 meters above the   
                                         uppermost continuous deck with 
                                         the aft anchor light 3.0 meters
                                         below forward one; forward     
                                         masthead light carried 27.2    
                                         meters aft of the stem, the aft
                                         masthead light carried 58.0    
                                         meters aft of the stem; the    
                                         sidelights mounted 24.3 meters 
                                         aft of the stem.               
SA'AR 501 Class     Apr. 5, 1993......  Carries the aft masthead light  
 ship.                                   3.5 meters above the forward   
                                         one; forward anchor light      
                                         mounted 2.0 meters above the   
                                         uppermost continuous deck with 
                                         the aft anchor light 3.0 meters
                                         below forward one; forward     
                                         masthead light carried 27.2    
                                         meters aft of the stem, the aft
                                         masthead light carried 58.0    
                                         meters aft of the stem; the    
                                         sidelights mounted 24.3 meters 
                                         aft of the stem.               
ATLANTIC SENTRY...  Apr. 28, 1993.....  Carries main masthead light     
                                         12.95 meters aft from the      
                                         forward masthead light.        
AMY CHOUEST.......  Sep. 9, 1993......  Displays one stern light and one
                                         stern towing light 53.16 meters
                                         forward of the stern of the    
                                         vessel.                        
RYAN B............  Nov. 17, 1993.....  Carries stern light 35.04 meters
                                         forward of the vessel's stern; 
                                         the horizontal separation      
                                         between forward and aft        
                                         masthead lights is 15.2 meters.
BRAZOS MOON.......  Dec. 15, 1993.....  Carries main masthead light     
                                         11.42 meters aft of forward    
                                         mast; vessel's overall length  
                                         increased by 7.92 meters.      
CHINA SEAL........  Dec. 17, 1993.....  Carries main masthead light     
                                         10.06 meters aft of the forward
                                         masthead light; vessel's       
                                         forward mast moved aft by a    
                                         distance of 3.73 meters.       
OFFSHORE PACIFIC..  Jan. 24, 1994.....  One stern light on the after-   
                                         most mast mounted on the       
                                         pilothouse; horizontal         
                                         separation between forward and 
                                         aft masthead lights is 12.44   
                                         meters.                        
U.S.N., YFB-92 AND  Mar. 30, 1994.....  Each vessel carries sidelights  
 U.S.N., YFB-93.                         22.25 meters forward of the    
                                         vessel's stern light. One of   
                                         the sidelights is mounted 0.91 
                                         meters inboard of the vessel's 
                                         side.                          
DIAMOND JO........  May 23, 1994......  Horizontal separation between   
                                         masthead lights of 3.88 meters.
CAROLYN CHOUEST...  June 10, 1994.....  Carries second masthead light 25
                                         feet 4 inches abaft of the     
                                         forward masthead light, 67 feet
                                         above the main deck.           
LAFAYETTE.........  June 24, 1994.....  Carries second masthead light 44
                                         feet abaft the forward masthead
                                         light 56 feet above the main   
                                         deck.                          
ARGOSY IV.........  July 20, 1994.....  Carries second masthead light 39
                                         feet abaft the forward masthead
                                         light, 55 feet above the main  
                                         deck.                          
COASTAL MOON......  July 20, 1994.....  Carries second masthead light a 
                                         horizontal distance 11.42      
                                         meters from the forward        
                                         masthead light.                
NASB Hull #151....  Aug. 17, 1994.....  Carries second masthead light   
                                         some 23 feet, 4 inches abaft   
                                         the forward masthead light,    
                                         some 61 feet 9 inches above the
                                         main deck.                     
GULF SCREAMER.....  Nov. 16, 1994.....  Carries sternlight on the aft   
                                         side of vessel radar arch on   
                                         the vessel centerline.         
NIAGARA PRINCE....  Nov. 28, 1994.....  Forward masthead height light   
                                         above hull not less than 36.5  
                                         feet.                          
M/V INNOVATEUR JR.  Feb. 21, 1995.....  Masthead light ``height above   
                                         hull'' not less than 19 feet   
                                         8.4 inches.                    
M/V LECONTE.......  Mar. 23, 1995.....  Sidelights mounted slightly     
                                         forward of masthead lights.    
T/B BARBARA VAUGHT  June 29, 1995.....  Tug may move its masthead lights
                                         to the front of the forward    
                                         crane while being pushed in the
                                         notch by the M/V KATHERINE     
                                         CLEWIS.                        
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    Dated: August 8, 1995.
Rudy K. Peschel,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Navigation Safety and 
Waterway Services.
[FR Doc. 95-20362 Filed 8-17-95; 8:45 am]
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