[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52859-52861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25136]



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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 Deputy 
Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined 
that USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) 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 
function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn 
mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 21, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain R. R. Pixa, 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 JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) 
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 a naval 
ship: Rule 21(a), pertaining to the placement of the masthead lights 
over the fore and aft centerline of the ship; Annex I, paragraph 2(g), 
pertaining to the placement of the sidelights above the hull; and Annex 
I, paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the placement of the forward masthead 
light in the forward quarter of the ship. 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), and 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:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.


Sec. 706.2  [Amended]

    2. Table Two of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding the following 
entry:

                                                                        Table Two                                                                       
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                                                                                                   AFT                                                  
                                                                Masthead    Forward               anchor                             Side        Side   
                                                                 lights,    anchor                light,                 Side       lights,     lights, 
                                                                distance    light,     Forward   distance     AFT       lights,    distance    distance 
                                                                 to stbd   distance    anchor   flight dk    anchor    distance   forward of  inboard of
                       Vessel                          Number    of keel     below     light,       in       light,      below      forward     ship's  
                                                                   in      flight dk   number    meters;     number    flight dk   masthead    sides in 
                                                                 meters;  in meters;  of; Rule     Rule     of; Rule  in meters;   light in     meters, 
                                                                  Rule    Sec. 2(K),  30(a)(i)    21(e),   30(a)(ii)  Sec. 2(g),    meters;   Sec. 3(b),
                                                                  21(a)     Annex I                Rule                 Annex I   Sec. 3(b),    Annex I 
                                                                                                30(a)(ii)                           Annex I             
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USS JOHN C. STENNIS.................................    CVN-74      30.0  ..........  ........  .........  .........        0.6   ..........  ..........
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    3. Table Five of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding the following 
entry:

                                                                       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                                             No.       other lights   in forward   length aft   horizontal
                                                                                                         and        quarter of   of forward   separation
                                                                                                    obstructions.  ship. annex    masthead     attained 
                                                                                                    annex I, sec.    I, sec.       light,               
                                                                                                         2(f)          3(a)       annex I,              
                                                                                                                                 sec. 3(a)              
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USS JOHN C. STENNIS..................................................................       CVN 74  .............            X  ...........  ...........
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    Dated: September 21, 1995.
C.E. Schaff,
LCDR, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Acting Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General 
(Admiralty).

    Dated: September 26, 1995.
M.D. Schetzsle,
LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternate Federal Register Certifying Officer.
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