[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 164 (Monday, August 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 52108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18445]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Certificate of Alternate Compliance for USS DANIEL INOUYE (DDG 
118)

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 DANIEL INOUYYE (DDG 118). Due to the 
special construction and purpose of this vessel, the Deputy Assistant 
Judge Advocate General (DAJAG)(Admiralty and Maritime Law) has 
determined it is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special 
construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with the navigation 
lights provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing 
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) without interfering with its 
special function 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 August 24, 
2020 and is applicable beginning July 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Martin Bunt, 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, 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 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions 
at Sea, 1972 (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 DANIEL INOUYE (DDG 118) 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), the requirement to display a forward and aft masthead 
light underway; Annex I, paragraph 2(f)(i), pertaining to the placement 
of the masthead light or lights above and clear of all other lights and 
obstructions; Annex I, paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the horizontal 
distance between the forward and aft masthead lights; Rule 27(b)(i), 
requiring vessels restricted in their ability to maneuver to display 
three all-around lights in a vertical line where they can be seen; 
Annex I, paragraph 2(f)(ii), pertaining to the vertical position of the 
all-around lights in relation to the aft 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)

    Approved: August 18, 2020.
D. J. Antenucci,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-18445 Filed 8-21-20; 8:45 am]
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