87 FR 201 pgs. 63506-63507 - Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the Hayden Grace, O.N. 1326783
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 201Pages: 63506 - 63507
Pages: 63506, 63507Docket number: [Docket No. USCG2022-0349]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-22712 Filed 10-18-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: Coast Guard
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG2022-0349]
Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the Hayden Grace, O.N. 1326783
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION:
Notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative compliance.
SUMMARY:
The Coast Guard announces that the Chief of Prevention, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a certificate of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the HAYDEN GRACE, O.N. 1326783. We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due to the construction and placement of mast lights, stern light, and sidelights, HAYDEN GRACE 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 October 4, 2022.
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 Jessica.Flennoy@uscg.mil.
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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
Footnotes:
1 ?33 U.S.C. 1605.
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.
The Chief of Prevention Division, Eighth District, U.S. Coast Guard, certifies that the HAYDEN GRACE, O.N. 1326783 is a vessel of special construction or purpose, and that, with respect to the position of the mast lights, stern light, and sidelights, 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 Chief of Prevention Division, Eighth District, U.S. Coast Guard, further finds and certifies that the mast lights, stern light, and sidelights are in the closest possible compliance with the applicable provisions of the 72 COLREGS. 5
Footnotes:
5 ?33 U.S.C. 1605(a); 33 CFR 81.9.
This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.
Dated: October 13, 2022.
A.H. Moore, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Prevention Division, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2022-22712 Filed 10-18-22; 8:45 am]
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