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| FR Document | 2015-33012 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 8-10] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-33012] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) 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 January 4, 2016 and is applicable beginning November 18, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Theron R. Korsak, (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 ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) 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; Annex I, paragraph 2(i)(iii), pertaining to the equally spaced vertical separation of three task lights; and Annex I, paragraph 2(k) as described in Rule 30 (a)(i), 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 location of the forward [[Page 9]] masthead light in the forward quarter of the ship, and the horizontal distance between the forward and after masthead lights; 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 0 1. The authority citation for part 706 continues to read as follows: Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605. 0 2. Section 706.2 is amended by: 0 a. In Table One, adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000); 0 b. In Table Three, adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000); 0 c. In Table Four, under paragraph 15, adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000); 0 d. In Table Four, under paragraph 19, adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000); 0 e. In Table Four, under paragraph 22, adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000); and 0 f. In Table Five, adding, in alpha numerical order, by vessel number, an entry for USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000). Sec. 706.2 Certifications of the Secretary of the Navy Under Executive Order 11964 and 33 U.S.C. 1605. * * * * * Table One ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distance in meters of forward masthead Vessel Number light below minimum required height Sec. 2(a)(i) Annex 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * USS ZUMWALT................... DDG 1000......... 2.55 * * * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * Table Three ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Side lights Stern light, Masthead lights distance distance Forward anchor Anchor lights arc of Side lights arc Stern light arc inboard of forward of light, height relationship of aft Vessel Number visibility; of visibility; of visibility; ship's sides in stern in above hull in light to forward light rule 21(a) rule 21(b) rule 21(c) meters 3(b) meters; rule meters; 2(K) in meters 2(K) annex 1 annex 1 21(c) annex 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ USS ZUMWALT.......................... DDG 1000................ ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... 5.3 2.99 below. * * * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * * * * 15. * * * Table Four ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Horizontal distance from the fore and aft Vessel Number centerline of the vessel in the athwartship direction ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * USS ZUMWALT................... DDG 1000......... FWD Lower: \1\ 0.31 meters. FWD Middle: \1\ 0.31 meters. FWD Upper: \1\ 0.29 meters. AFT Lower: \1\ 1.04 meters. AFT Middle: \1\ 1.05 meters. AFT Upper: \1\ 1.06 meters. [[Page 10]] * * * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \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. * * * * * 19. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distance in meters of sidelights above Vessel Number maximum allowed height ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USS ZUMWALT................... DDG 1000......... 2.55 PORT. 2.52 STBD. * * * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * 22. * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vertical Separation of the task light array is not equally spaced, the separation between Vessel Number the middle and lower task light exceed the separation between the upper and middle light by ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * USS ZUMWALT................... DDG 1000......... FWD: 0.01 meter. AFT: 0.178 meter. PORT: 0.64 meter. STBD: 0.01 meter. * * * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * Table Five -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After masthead Masthead lights Forward light less than not over all masthead light \1/2\ ship's Percentage other lights not in forward length aft of horizontal Vessel Number and quarter of forward separation obstructions. ship. annex I, masthead light. attained annex I, sec. sec. 3(a) annex I, 2(f) sec.3(a) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * USS ZUMWALT..................................... DDG 1000.......................... X X X 76.94 * * * * * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Approved: November 18, 2015. A.B. Fischer, Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, General (Admiralty and Maritime Law). Dated: December 10, 2015. N.A. Hagerty-Ford, Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-33012 Filed 12-31-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | This rule is effective January 4, 2016 and is applicable beginning November 18, 2015. | |
| Contact | Commander Theron R. Korsak, (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. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 8 | |
| CFR Associated | Marine Safety; Navigation (water) and Vessels |