[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 6389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03341]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Certificate of Alternate Compliance for USS DELAWARE (SSN 791)
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of Certificate of Alternate Compliance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Navy hereby announces that a Certificate of Alternate
Compliance has been issued for USS DELAWARE (SSN 791). Due to the
special construction and purpose of this vessel, the Deputy Assistant
Judge Advocate General (DAJAG) (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has
determined that it is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special
construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with the certain
provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions
at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) without interfering with its special
functions as a naval ship. The intended effect of this notice is to
warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.
DATES: This Certificate of Alternate Compliance is effective February
27, 2019 and is applicable beginning February 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Matt Rector,
JAGC, U.S. Navy, Admiralty Attorney, Office of the Judge Advocate
General, Admiralty and Maritime Law Division (Code 11), 1322 Patterson
Ave. SE, Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066, telephone
number: 202-685-5040, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background and Purpose. Executive Order
11964 of January 19, 1977 and 33 U.S.C. 1605 provide that the
requirements of the 72 COLREGS, as to the number, position, range, or
arc of visibility of lights or shapes, as well as to the disposition
and characteristics of sound-signaling appliances, shall not apply to a
vessel or class of vessels of the Navy where the Secretary of the Navy
shall find and certify that, by reason of special construction or
purpose, it is not possible for such vessel(s) to comply fully with the
provisions without interfering with the special function of the
vessel(s). Notice of issuance of a Certificate of Alternate Compliance
must be made in the Federal Register.
In accordance with 33 U.S.C. 1605, the DAJAG (Admiralty and
Maritime Law), under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy,
hereby finds and certifies that USS DELAWARE (SSN 791) is a vessel of
special construction or purpose, and that, with respect to the position
of the following navigational lights, it is not possible to comply
fully with the requirements of the provisions enumerated in the 72
COLREGS without interfering with the special function of the vessel:
Rule 23(a) and Annex I, paragraph 2(a)(i), pertaining to the
vertical placement of the masthead light, and Annex I, paragraph
2(f)(i), pertaining to the masthead light being above and clear of all
other lights and obstructions;
Rule 30(a), Rule 21(e), and Annex I, paragraph 2(k), pertaining to
the vertical separation of the anchor lights, vertical placement of the
forward anchor light above the hull, and the arc of visibility of all-
around lights;
Rule 23(a) and Annex I, paragraph 3(b), pertaining to the location
of the sidelights; and
Rule 21(c), pertaining to the location and arc of visibility of the
sternlight.
The DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime Law) further finds and certifies
that these navigational lights are in closest possible compliance with
the applicable provision of the 72 COLREGS.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605(c), E.O. 11964.
Dated: February 21, 2019.
M.S. Werner,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-03341 Filed 2-26-19; 8:45 am]
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