[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48415-48417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22577]
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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
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DoN) is amending its
certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended (72 COLREGS), to reflect
that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (DAJAG)(Admiralty and
Maritime Law) has determined that USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG 1001) 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 18, 2017 and is applicable
beginning October 3, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Kyle Fralick,
(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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority granted in 33
U.S.C. 1605, the DoN amends 32 CFR part 706.
This amendment provides notice that the DAJAG (Admiralty and
Maritime Law), under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy,
has certified that USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG 1001) 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 2(a)(i), pertaining to the location of the forward masthead
light at a height not less than 6 meters above the hull; Annex I,
paragraph 2(g) pertaining to the placement of sidelights above the hull
of the vessel; Rule 30(a)(i) and Annex I, paragraph 2(k) pertaining to
the vertical separation between anchor lights, and the location of the
forward anchor light at a height of not less than 6 meters above the
hull; Annex I, paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the horizontal separation
between the forward and after masthead lights; Annex I, paragraph
2(i)(iii), pertaining to the vertical spacing of task lights; and Annex
I, paragraph 3(c), pertaining to the task lights placed at a horizontal
distance of not less than 2 meters from the fore and aft centerline of
the vessel. 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.
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 placement of
lights on this vessel 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), Vessels.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the DoN amends part 706
of title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 706--CERTIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL
REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972
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1. The authority citation for part 706 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.
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2. Section 706.2 is amended by:
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a. In Table One, adding in alphanumerical order by vessel number, an
entry for USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG 1001);
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b. In Table Three, adding in alphanumerical order by vessel number, an
entry for USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG 1001);
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c. In Table Four, under paragraph 15, adding in alphanumerical order
by vessel number, an entry for USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG 1001);
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d. In Table Four, under paragraph 19, adding in alphanumerical order by
vessel number, an entry for USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG 1001);
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e. In Table Four, under paragraph 22 adding, in alphanumerical order
by vessel number, an entry for USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG 1001); and
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f. In Table Five, adding, in alphanumerical order by vessel number, an
entry for USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG 1001).
The additions read as follows:
Sec. 706.2 Certifications of the Secretary of the Navy under
Executive Order 11964 and 33 U.S.C. 1605.
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Table One
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Distance in meters of
forward masthead light
Vessel Number below minimum required
height Sec.
2(a)(i)Annex 1
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USS MICHAEL MONSOOR........................... DDG 2.33
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Table Three
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Side lights Stern light, Anchor lights
Masthead Side lights Stern light distance distance Forward anchor relationship of
lights arc arc of arc of inboard of forward of light, height aft light to
Vessel Number of visibility; visibility; ship's sides stern in above hull in forward light in
visibility; rule 21(b) rule 21(c) in meters 3(b) meters; rule meters; 2(K) meters 2(K) annex
rule 21(a) annex 1 21(c) annex 1 1
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USS MICHAEL MONSOOR........... DDG 1001 ........... ........... ........... .............. .............. 5.3 2.99 below.
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Table Four
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Horizontal
distance from
the fore and aft
Vessel Number centerline of
the vessel in
the athwartship
direction
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USS MICHAEL MONSOOR........... DDG 1001 FWD Lower:
\1\0.33 meters.
FWD Middle:
\1\0.31 meters.
FWD Upper:
\1\0.30 meters.
AFT Lower:
\1\1.05 meters.
AFT Middle:
\1\1.05 meters.
AFT Upper:
\1\1.05 meters.
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\1\ On DDG 1000, the ship does not have a traditional mast. To achieve
the effect of a ``single, all-around light,'' multiple sets of task
lights are embedded into each of the four faces of the ship's
superstructure. Except when viewing the ship from dead ahead, dead
astern or broadside, two deckhouse surfaces are visible; consequently,
two sets of task lights are visible simultaneously. Because the
deckhouse surfaces are sloped, unless the lights are viewed dead-on,
the three task lights do not present as being in a vertical line.
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Distance in
meters of
Vessel Number sidelights above
maximum allowed
height
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USS MICHAEL MONSOOR........... DDG 1001 2.23 PORT.
2.52 STBD.
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Vertical
Separation of
the task light
array is not
equally spaced,
the separation
between the
Vessel Number middle and lower
task light
exceed the
separation
between the
upper and middle
light by
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USS MICHAEL MONSOOR........... DDG 1001 FWD: 0.01 meter.
AFT: 0.00 meter.
PORT: 0.17
meter.
STBD: 0.24
meter.
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Table Five
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After masthead
Masthead Forward light less
lights not masthead light than \1/2\ Percentage
over all other not in forward ship's length horizontal
Vessel Number lights and quarter of aft of forward separation
obstructions; ship; annex I, masthead attained
annex I, sec. sec. 3(a) light; annex
2(f) I, sec.3(a)
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USS MICHAEL MONSOOR.......................... DDG 1001 X X X 77.2
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Approved: October 3, 2017.
A.S. Janin,
Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, General
(Admiralty and Maritime Law).
Dated: October 10, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-22577 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am]
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