[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8699-8700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04351]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Certificate of Alternate Compliance for USS TRIPOLI (LHA 7)

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 TRIPOLI (LHA 7). 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 March 11, 
2019 and is applicable beginning March 4, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Bradley L. Davis, 
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

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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 TRIPOLI (LHA 7) 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:
    Annex I, paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the location of the forward 
masthead light; Annex I, paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the horizontal 
separation of the forward and aft masthead lights; Rule 21(a), 
pertaining to the position of the masthead lights in relation to the 
centerline of the ship; Annex I, paragraph 2(g), pertaining to the 
position of the side lights; and Annex I, paragraph 3(b), pertaining to 
the location of the side lights in relation to the forward masthead 
light.
    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: March 5, 2019.
M.S. Werner,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-04351 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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