[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43181-43183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20362]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 95-034]
Vessel Certifications of Alternative Compliance and Exceptions
agency: Coast Guard, DOT.
action: Notice of certificates of alternative compliance issued.
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summary: This document provides the required notice of Certificates of
Alternative Compliance issued by the Coast Guard which have not been
previously published in the Federal Register. This notice identifies
vessels which, due to their special construction and purpose, cannot
comply fully with certain provisions of the International Navigation
Rules for Preventing Collisions at Sea (72 COLREGS) without interfering
with that vessel's special functions and identifies the alternative
provisions to which each vessel must comply.
dates: This notice lists Certificates of Alternative Compliance issued
between January 1993 and July 1995.
addresses: Certificates of Alternative Compliance may be examined at,
and copies are available upon request from, Commandant, U.S. Coast
Guard Headquarters, Office of Navigation, Safety, and Waterway Service
(G-NVT-3), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.
for further information contact: Diane Appleby, Marine Safety
Specialist, Vessel Traffic Service Division at (202) 267-0352 between
the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
supplementary information: Section 1607 of Title 33, United States
Code, authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
implement the International Navigation Rules for Preventing Collisions
at Sea (72 COLREGS). This authority has been delegated to the Coast
Guard.
Under Rule 1(e) of the 72 COLREGS, when the Coast Guard determines
that a vessel of special construction or purpose cannot comply fully
with the provisions of the 72 COLREGS, the Coast Guard may allow that
vessel to comply with alternate requirements that the Coast Guard
determines to be the closest possible compliance with the 72 COLREGS
with respect to that vessel.
The Coast Guard issues a Certificate of Alternative Compliance to a
vessel based on a determination by the cognizant Chief of the Marine
Safety Division that the vessel cannot fully comply with the 72
COLREGS. A vessel must carry a Certificate of Alternative Compliance as
evidence that the Coast Guard authorized the described alternative
compliance. The Certificate of Alternative Compliance expires when a
vessel ceases to be engaged in the operation for which the certificate
is issued.
Under the provisions of 33 U.S.C. 1605 and 33 CFR part 81, the
Coast Guard must publish in the Federal Register notice of each
Certificate of
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Alternative Compliance it issues. To meet this legal obligation, the
Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of Certificates of
Alternative Compliance which have been issued. The following vessels
were issued certificates pursuant to rule 1(e) of the 72 COLREGS
between January 1993 and July 1995.
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Vessel name Effective date Alternative compliance
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GECO MARLIN....... Jan. 3, 1993...... Carries the after masthead light
18.14 meters aft of the forward
masthead light.
DONALD J ALLEN.... Jan. 6, 1993...... Displays one stern light on the
aft portion of its pilothouse
15.14 meters forward of its
stern.
CARIBBEAN SENTRY.. Feb. 3, 1993...... Carries the after masthead light
12.8 meters aft of the forward
masthead light.
GULF SENTRY....... Feb. 3, 1993...... Carries the after masthead light
12.8 meters aft of the forward
masthead light.
PACIFIC SENTRY.... Feb. 3, 1993...... Carries the after masthead light
12.8 meters aft of the forward
masthead light.
SA'AR 501 Class Apr. 5, 1993...... Carries the aft masthead light
ship. 3.5 meters above the forward
one; forward anchor light
mounted 2.0 meters above the
uppermost continuous deck with
the aft anchor light 3.0 meters
below forward anchor light;
forward masthead light carried
27.2 meters aft of the stem,
the aft masthead light carried
58.0 meters aft of the stem;
the sidelights mounted 24.3
meters aft of the stem.
SA'AR 501 Class Apr. 5, 1993...... Carries the aft masthead light
ship. 3.5 meters above the forward
one; forward anchor light
mounted 2.0 meters above the
uppermost continuous deck with
the aft anchor light 3.0 meters
below forward one; forward
masthead light carried 27.2
meters aft of the stem, the aft
masthead light carried 58.0
meters aft of the stem; the
sidelights mounted 24.3 meters
aft of the stem.
SA'AR 501 Class Apr. 5, 1993...... Carries the aft masthead light
ship. 3.5 meters above the forward
one; forward anchor light
mounted 2.0 meters above the
uppermost continuous deck with
the aft anchor light 3.0 meters
below forward one; forward
masthead light carried 27.2
meters aft of the stem, the aft
masthead light carried 58.0
meters aft of the stem; the
sidelights mounted 24.3 meters
aft of the stem.
ATLANTIC SENTRY... Apr. 28, 1993..... Carries main masthead light
12.95 meters aft from the
forward masthead light.
AMY CHOUEST....... Sep. 9, 1993...... Displays one stern light and one
stern towing light 53.16 meters
forward of the stern of the
vessel.
RYAN B............ Nov. 17, 1993..... Carries stern light 35.04 meters
forward of the vessel's stern;
the horizontal separation
between forward and aft
masthead lights is 15.2 meters.
BRAZOS MOON....... Dec. 15, 1993..... Carries main masthead light
11.42 meters aft of forward
mast; vessel's overall length
increased by 7.92 meters.
CHINA SEAL........ Dec. 17, 1993..... Carries main masthead light
10.06 meters aft of the forward
masthead light; vessel's
forward mast moved aft by a
distance of 3.73 meters.
OFFSHORE PACIFIC.. Jan. 24, 1994..... One stern light on the after-
most mast mounted on the
pilothouse; horizontal
separation between forward and
aft masthead lights is 12.44
meters.
U.S.N., YFB-92 AND Mar. 30, 1994..... Each vessel carries sidelights
U.S.N., YFB-93. 22.25 meters forward of the
vessel's stern light. One of
the sidelights is mounted 0.91
meters inboard of the vessel's
side.
DIAMOND JO........ May 23, 1994...... Horizontal separation between
masthead lights of 3.88 meters.
CAROLYN CHOUEST... June 10, 1994..... Carries second masthead light 25
feet 4 inches abaft of the
forward masthead light, 67 feet
above the main deck.
LAFAYETTE......... June 24, 1994..... Carries second masthead light 44
feet abaft the forward masthead
light 56 feet above the main
deck.
ARGOSY IV......... July 20, 1994..... Carries second masthead light 39
feet abaft the forward masthead
light, 55 feet above the main
deck.
COASTAL MOON...... July 20, 1994..... Carries second masthead light a
horizontal distance 11.42
meters from the forward
masthead light.
NASB Hull #151.... Aug. 17, 1994..... Carries second masthead light
some 23 feet, 4 inches abaft
the forward masthead light,
some 61 feet 9 inches above the
main deck.
GULF SCREAMER..... Nov. 16, 1994..... Carries sternlight on the aft
side of vessel radar arch on
the vessel centerline.
NIAGARA PRINCE.... Nov. 28, 1994..... Forward masthead height light
above hull not less than 36.5
feet.
M/V INNOVATEUR JR. Feb. 21, 1995..... Masthead light ``height above
hull'' not less than 19 feet
8.4 inches.
M/V LECONTE....... Mar. 23, 1995..... Sidelights mounted slightly
forward of masthead lights.
T/B BARBARA VAUGHT June 29, 1995..... Tug may move its masthead lights
to the front of the forward
crane while being pushed in the
notch by the M/V KATHERINE
CLEWIS.
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Dated: August 8, 1995.
Rudy K. Peschel,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Navigation Safety and
Waterway Services.
[FR Doc. 95-20362 Filed 8-17-95; 8:45 am]
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