[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8094-8095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03729]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0092]


Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the GLOBAL PROVIDER

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative 
compliance.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that the Thirteenth District has 
issued a certificate of alternative compliance from the International 
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for 
the M/V GLOBAL PROVIDER (O.N. CG1427905). We are issuing this notice 
because its publication is required by statute. Due to the construction 
and placement of the aft and forward masts, and required lights, M/V 
GLOBAL PROVIDER (O.N. CG1427905) cannot fully comply with the light, 
shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering 
with the vessel's design and construction. This notification of 
issuance of a certificate of alternative compliance promotes the Coast 
Guard's marine safety mission.

DATES: The Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued on February 
14, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information or questions about 
this notice call or email LT B. Luke Woods, Thirteenth District, U.S. 
Coast Guard; telephone 206-220-7232, email 
[email protected]@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The United States is signatory to the 
International Maritime Organization's International Regulations for 
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), as amended. The 
special construction or purpose of some vessels makes them unable to 
comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72 
COLREGS. Under statutory law \1\ and Coast Guard regulation,\2\ the 
vessel's owner, builder, operator, or agent of those vessels may apply 
for a certificate of alternative compliance (COAC).\3\ For vessels of 
special construction, the cognizant Coast Guard District Office 
determines whether the vessel for which the COAC is sought complies as 
closely as possible with the 72 COLREGS, and decides whether to issue 
the COAC which must specify the required alternative installation. If 
the Coast Guard issues a COAC, under the

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governing statute \4\ and regulations,\5\ the Coast Guard must publish 
notice of this action. Once issued, a COAC remains valid until 
information supplied in the COAC application or the COAC terms become 
inapplicable to the vessel.
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    \1\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(c).
    \2\ 33 CFR 81.3.
    \3\ 33 CFR 81.5.
    \4\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(c).
    \5\ 33 CFR 81.18.
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    The Chief, Prevention Division, of the Thirteenth Coast Guard 
District, certifies that the M/V GLOBAL PROVIDER (O.N. CG1427905) is a 
vessel of special construction or purpose, and that, with respect to 
the position of the forward and aft masts, and required lights, it is 
not possible to comply fully with the requirements of the provisions 
enumerated in the 72 COLREGS, without interfering with the normal 
operation, construction, or design of the vessel. The unique design of 
the vessel did not lend itself to full compliance with Annex I part 
2(a)(i), Annex 1 part 2(a)(ii), and Annex 1 part 2(i)(i) of the 72 
COLREGS of the International Navigational Rules. The Chief, Prevention 
Division further finds and certifies that the forward and aft masts, 
and required lights, are in the closest possible compliance with the 
applicable provisions of the 72 COLREGS.\6\
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    \6\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(a); 33 CFR 81.9.
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    This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 
CFR 81.18.

     Dated: February 14, 2018.
B.S. Gilda,
CAPT, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Prevention Division, Thirteenth Coast 
Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-03729 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
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