Notice2022-10246
Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the CGMA CGM DAKA
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Published
May 13, 2022
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard announces that the U.S. Coast Guard Fourteenth District Prevention Division has issued a certificate of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the CGMA CGM DAKA (IMO 9436070). We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due to the construction and placement of the forward cargo crane creating a blind sector 1,000 meters immediately ahead of the bow of the vessel over a range of approximately 1-2 degrees, CGMA CGM DAKA cannot fully comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. This notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29360-29361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10246]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0274]
Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the CGMA CGM DAKA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative
compliance.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that the U.S. Coast Guard Fourteenth
District Prevention Division has issued a certificate of alternative
compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions
at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the CGMA CGM DAKA (IMO 9436070). We are
issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due
to the construction and placement of the forward cargo crane creating a
blind sector 1,000 meters immediately ahead of the bow of the vessel
over a range of approximately 1-2 degrees, CGMA CGM DAKA cannot fully
comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72
COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction.
This notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative
compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.
DATES: The Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued on 14
February 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information or questions about
this notice call or email Mr. George Butler, District Fourteen (dpi),
U.S. Coast Guard; (808) 535-3415, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9eeccc6dbcecc87ec87ebdcddc5ccdbe9fcfaeaee87c4c0c5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d097b5bfa2b7b5fe95fe92a5a4bcb5a29085839397febdb9bc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States is signatory to the
International Maritime Organization's International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), as amended. The
special construction or purpose of some vessels makes them unable to
comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72
COLREGS. Under statutory law \1\ and Coast Guard regulation,\2\ a
vessel's owner, builder, operator, or agent may
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apply for a certificate of alternative compliance (COAC) and may
instead meet alternative requirements.\3\
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\1\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(c).
\2\ 33 CFR 81.3.
\3\ 33 CFR 81.5.
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For vessels of special construction or purpose, the cognizant Coast
Guard District Office in which the vessel is being built or operated
determines whether the vessel for which the COAC is sought complies as
closely as possible with the 72 COLREGS, and the Chief of the
Prevention Division decides whether to issue the COAC which must
specify the required alternative installation. If the Coast Guard
issues a COAC, under the governing statute \4\ and regulations,\5\ the
Coast Guard must publish notice of this action. Once issued, a COAC
remains valid until information supplied in the COAC application or the
COAC terms become inapplicable to the vessel.
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\4\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(c).
\5\ 33 CFR 81.18.
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The Fourteenth District Prevention Division, U.S. Coast Guard,
certifies that the CGMA CGM DAKA (IMO 9436070) is a vessel of special
construction or purpose, and that, with respect to the position of the
forward cargo crane creating a blind sector 1,000 meters immediately
ahead of the bow of the vessel over a range of approximately 1-2
degrees, it is not possible to comply fully with the requirements of
the provisions enumerated in the 72 COLREGS, without interfering with
the normal operation, construction, or design of the vessel. The U.S.
Coast Guard Fourteenth District Prevention Division further finds and
certifies that the construction and placement of the forward cargo
crane creating a blind sector 1,000 meters immediately ahead of the bow
of the vessel over a range of approximately 1-2 degrees, are in the
closet possible compliance with the applicable provisions of the 72
COLREGS.\6\
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\6\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(a); 33 CFR 81.9.
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This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33
CFR 81.18.
Dated: April 25, 2022.
Ulysses S. Mullins,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Prevention Division, Fourteenth Coast
Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2022-10246 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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