[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 43182]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vessel name Effective date Alternative compliance ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 43183]] 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] BILLING CODE 4910-14-M