Notice2023-16664
Certificates of Alternative Compliance for the Eighth Coast Guard District
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Published
August 4, 2023
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard announces that the Eighth Coast Guard District's Prevention Division has issued certificates of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to vessels of special construction or purpose that cannot fully comply with the light, shape, and sound signal provisions of 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. This notification of issuance of certificates of alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51844-51846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16664]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0247]
Certificates of Alternative Compliance for the Eighth Coast Guard
District
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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ACTION: Notification of issuance of certificates of alternative
compliance.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that the Eighth Coast Guard
District's Prevention Division has issued certificates of alternative
compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions
at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to vessels of special construction or
purpose that cannot fully comply with the light, shape, and sound
signal provisions of 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's
design and construction. We are issuing this notice because its
publication is required by statute. This notification of issuance of
certificates of alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's
marine safety mission.
DATES: These Certificates of Alternative Compliance were issued between
January 2023 and March 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information or questions about
this notice call or email Lieutenant Commander Jessica Flennoy,
District Eight, Prevention Division, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 504-
671-2156, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a507f696973797b345c767f747475635a6f69797d34777376"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef4dbcdcdd7dddf90f8d2dbd0d0d1c7fecbcdddd990d3d7d2">[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, however, specified 72 COLREGS provisions
are not applicable to a vessel of special construction or purpose if
the Coast Guard determines that the vessel cannot comply fully with
those requirements without interfering with the special function of the
vessel.\1\
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\1\ 33 U.S.C. 1605.
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The owner, builder, operator, or agent of a special construction or
purpose vessel may apply to the Coast Guard District Office in which
the vessel is being built or operated for a determination that
compliance with alternative requirements is justified,\2\ and the Chief
of the Prevention Division would then issue the applicant a certificate
of alternative compliance (COAC) if he or she determines that the
vessel cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS light, shape, and sound
signal provisions without interference with the vessel's special
function.\3\ If the Coast Guard issues a COAC, it must publish notice
of this action in the Federal Register.\4\
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\2\ 33 CFR 81.5.
\3\ 33 CFR 81.9.
\4\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.
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The Eighth Coast Guard District has issued COACs to the following
vessels from January 2023 to March 2023:
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Year Vessel name Details
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2023................................. EVA.................... This certificate authorized the placement of the
vessel's mast light 40'-3\3/4\'' above the main
deck and 23'-3'' when the mast is in the
lowered position and 1'-2'' aft of amidships;
sidelights on the elevated pilothouse, 10'-5\3/
4\'' outboard from centerline of the vessel;
Restricted in Ability to Maneuver and Not Under
Command Lights 1'-6'' off centerline starting
at 25'-5\1/8\'' above the hull and vertically
spaced 6'-7''; the stern light placed at the
centerline of the vessel on the rear portion of
the pilot house no less than nor exceeding 23'-
3'' as measured from the main deck; and, as a
result of the Restricted in Ability to Maneuver
and Not Under Command light placement, the
towing masthead lights will not be above and
clear of all other lights.
2023................................. GENERAL ARNOLD......... This certificate authorized the placement of the
vessel's stern light on the dredge ladder end
25'-0'' off centerline, and the aft anchor
light on the dredge ladder A-frame 3'-4'' off
centerline with a 19[deg] obstruction from
dredge boom crane.
2023................................. LEIGHTON K............. This certificate authorized the placement of the
vessel's mast light 40'-3\3/4\'' above the main
deck and 23'-3'' when the mast is in the
lowered position and 1'-2'' aft of amidships;
sidelights on the elevated pilothouse, 10'-5\3/
4\'' outboard from centerline of the vessel;
Restricted in Ability to Maneuver and Not Under
Command Lights 1'-6'' off centerline starting
at 25'-5\1/8\'' above the hull and vertically
spaced 6'-7''; the stern light placed at the
centerline of the vessel on the rear portion of
the pilot house no less than nor exceeding 23'-
3'' as measured from the main deck; and, as a
result of the Restricted in Ability to Maneuver
and Not Under Command light placement, the
towing masthead lights will not be above and
clear of all other lights.
2023................................. GINNY H................ This certificate authorized the placement of the
vessel's sidelights on the elevated pilot house
9'-5'' outboard from the centerline of the
vessel; Restricted in Ability to Maneuver and
Not Under Command lights 7'-5'' off centerline
starting 26'-9\1/4\'' above the hull and
vertically spaced 7'; and the stern light at
the centerline of the vessel on the rear
portion of the pilot house at a height no less
than nor exceeding 8'-10\1/2\'' as measured
form the main deck.
2023................................. T-ATS 11............... This certificate authorized the placement of the
vessel's after masthead light on the main mast
32'-10'' aft of the forward masthead light.
2023................................. BRIZO.................. This certificate authorized the placement of the
vessel's mast light 40'-3\3/4\'' above the main
deck and 23'-3'' when the mast is in the
lowered position and 1'-2'' aft of amidships;
sidelights on the elevated pilothouse, 10'-5\3/
4\'' outboard from centerline of the vessel;
Restricted in Ability to Maneuver and Not Under
Command Lights 1'-6'' off centerline starting
at 25'-5\1/8\'' above the hull and vertically
spaced 6'-7''; the stern light placed at the
centerline of the vessel on the rear portion of
the pilot house no less than nor exceeding 23'-
3'' as measured from the main deck; and, as a
result of the Restricted in Ability to Maneuver
and Not Under Command light placement, the
towing masthead lights will not be above and
clear of all other lights.
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The Chief of Prevention Division, of the Eighth Coast Guard
District, U.S. Coast Guard, certifies that the vessels listed above are
of special construction or purpose and are unable 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 vessels. The Chief of Prevention Division further finds and
certifies that the listed vessels are in the closest possible
compliance with the applicable provisions of the 72 COLREGS.\5\
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\5\ 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.
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Dated: July 31, 2023.
A.H. Moore, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Prevention Division, Eighth Coast
Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2023-16664 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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