Source: http://thefederalregister.com/2012/10/16/2012-25416.html
Timestamp: 2018-09-20 01:45:01
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Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 706', 'art 706', '§ 706', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 3']

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DoN) is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (DAJAG) (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS PELELIU (LHA 5) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.
DATES: This rule is effective October 16, 2012 and is applicable beginning October 3, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Jocelyn Loftus-Williams, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Admiralty Attorney, (Admiralty and Maritime Law), Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, 1322 Patterson Ave. SE., Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066, telephone 202-685-5040.
This amendment provides notice that the DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime Law), under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified that USS PELELIU (LHA 5) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with the following specific provisions of 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval ship: Annex I, paragraph 3(a) pertaining to the horizontal distance between the forward and aft masthead lights; Rule 21(a) pertaining to placement of masthead lights over the fore and aft centerline of the vessel; Annex I, paragraph 2(g) pertaining to the placement of sidelights above the hull of the vessel; Annex I, paragraph 2(i)(iii) pertaining to the vertical position and spacing of task lights. The DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has also certified that the lights involved are located in closest possible compliance with the applicable 72 COLREGS requirements.
PART 706—CERTIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972 1. The authority citation for part 706 continues to read as follows: Authority:
2. Section 706.2 is amended as follows: A. In Table Two by revising the entry for USS PELELIU (LHA 5); B. In Table Three by adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS PELELIU (LHA 5); and C. In Table Four, paragraph 22, by adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS PELELIU (LHA 5).
§ 706.2 Certifications of the Secretary of the Navy under Executive Order 11964 and 33 U.S.C. 1605. Table Two Vessel Number Masthead lights, distance to stbd of keel in meters; Rule 21(a) Forward anchor light, distance below flight dk in meters; § 2(K), Annex I Forward anchor light, number of; Rule 30(a)(i) AFT anchor light, distance below flight dk in meters; Rule 21(e), Rule 30(a)(ii) AFT anchor light, number of; Rule 30(a)(ii) Side lights, distance below flight dk in meters; § 2(g), Annex I Side lights, distance forward of forward masthead light in meters; § 3(b), Annex I Side lights, distance inboard of ship's sides in meters; § 3(b), Annex I ******* USS PELELIU LHA 5 10.13 4 2.64 70.05 ******* Table Three Vessel Number Masthead Lights arc of visibility rule 21(a) Side light arc of visibility; rule 21(b) Stern light arc of visibility; rule 21(c) Side lights distance in board of ship's sides in meters 3(b) annex 1 Stern light, distance forward of stern in meters; rule 21(c) Forward anchor light height above hull in meters; 2(K) annex 1 anchor lights relationship of aft light to forward light in meters (2K) annex 1 ******* USS PELELIU LHA 5 214.5 *******
Table Four Vessel Number Vertical separation of the task light array is not equally spaced, the separation between the middle and lower task light exceed the separation between the upper and middle light by ******* USS PELELIU LHA 5 0.18 meter.
Approved: October 3, 2012. A.B. Fischer, Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, General (Admiralty and Maritime Law). Dated: October 9, 2012 C.K. Chiappetta, Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy,Federal Register Liaison Officer.