[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10499]
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[Federal Register: May 3, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
32 CFR Part 706
Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations
for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; Amendment
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and
exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Judge
Advocate General of the Navy has determined that USS SIROCCO (PC 6) is
a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and
purpose, cannot comply fully with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS
without interfering with its special functions as a naval patrol craft.
The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72
COLREGS apply.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 April 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain R. R. Rossi, JAGC, U.S. Navy,
Admiralty Counsel, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Navy
Department, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2400. Telephone
number: (703) 325-9744.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority granted in 33
U.S.C. 1605, the Department of the Navy amends 32 CFR part 706. This
amendment provides notice that the Judge Advocate General of the Navy,
under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified
that USS SIROCCO (PC 6) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its
special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS,
Rule 23(a)(ii), pertaining to display of a masthead light and a second
(after) masthead light on vessels exceeding 50 meters in length; Annex
I, paragraph 2(k), pertaining to the vertical distance between the
forward and after anchor lights and the height of the forward anchor
light above the hull; Rule 21(c), pertaining to location of the
sternlight, without interfering with its special functions as a naval
patrol craft. The Judge Advocate General of the Navy has also certified
that the number of masthead lights displayed and the location of the
other mentioned lights are in closest possible compliance with the
applicable 72 COLREGS requirements.
Moreover, it has been determined, in accordance with 32 CFR parts
296 and 701, that publication of this amendment for public comment
prior to adoption is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to public
interest since it is based on technical findings that the number and
placement of lights on USS SIROCCO (PC 6) in a manner differently from
that prescribed herein will adversely affect the vessel's ability to
perform its military functions.
List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 706
Marine safety, Navigation (water), and Vessels.
PART 706--[AMENDED]
Accordingly, 32 CFR part 706 is amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for 32 CFR part 706 continues to read:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.
Sec. 706.2 [Amended]
2. Table Three of 706.2 is amended by revising the column headings
and adding the following ship:
Table 3
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Forward
Side lights Stern anchor Anchor lights
Masthead Side lights Stern light distance light, light, relationship
lights arc arc of arc of inboard of distance height of aft light
Vessel No. of visibility; visibility; ship's forward of above hull to forward
visibility; rule 21(b) rule 21(c) sides in stern in in meters; light in
rule 21(a) meters 3(b) meters; 2(K) annex meters 2(K)
annex 1 rule 21(c) 1 annex 1
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USS SIROCCO................................ PC 6 ........... ........... ........... ........... 25.5\1\ 3.0 1.1 below.
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\1\Only when towing.
Dated: April 1994.
R. B. Schiff,
Capt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, Acting.
[FR Doc. 94-10499 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]
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