[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 28795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13114]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Certificate of Alternate Compliance for USS INDIANAPOLIS (LCS 17)
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 INDIANAPOLIS (LCS 17). 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 notice is effective June 20, 2019 and is applicable
beginning June 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander James C. Sylvan,
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 INDIANAPOLIS (LCS 17) 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 2(a)(i), pertaining to the vertical position of
the forward masthead light; Annex I, paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the
horizontal position of the forward masthead light; and Annex I,
paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the horizontal separation between the
forward and aft masthead lights.
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.
Approved: June 14, 2019.
A.S. Janin,
Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law
Division).
Dated: June 17, 2019.
M.S. Werner,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-13114 Filed 6-19-19; 8:45 am]
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