[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR81.5]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 81_72 COLREGS: IMPLEMENTING RULES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 81.5  Application for a Certificate of Alternative Compliance.



    (a) The owner, builder, operator, or agent of a vessel of special 

construction or purpose who believes the vessel cannot fully comply with 

the 72 COLREGS light, shape, or sound signal provisions without 

interference with its special function may apply for a determination 

that alternative compliance is justified. The application must be in 

writing, submitted to the Chief of the Marine Safety Division of the 

Coast Guard District in which the vessel is being built or operated, and 

include the following information:

    (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant.

    (2) The identification of the vessel by its:

    (i) Official number;

    (ii) Shipyard hull number;

    (iii) Hull identification number; or

    (iv) State number, if the vessel does not have an official number or 

hull identification number.

    (3) Vessel name and home port, if known.

    (4) A description of the vessel's area of operation.

    (5) A description of the provision for which the Certificate of 

Alternative Compliance is sought, including:

    (i) The 72 COLREGS Rule or Annex section number for which the 

Certificate of Alternative Compliance is sought;

    (ii) A description of the special function of the vessel that would 

be interfered with by full compliance with the provision of that Rule or 

Annex section; and

    (iii) A statement of how full compliance would interfere with the 

special function of the vessel.

    (6) A description of the alternative installation that is in closest 

possible compliance with the applicable 72 COLREGS Rule or Annex 

section.

    (7) A copy of the vessel's plans or an accurate scale drawing that 

clearly shows:



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    (i) The required installation of the equipment under the 72 COLREGS,

    (ii) The proposed installation of the equipment for which 

certification is being sought, and

    (iii) Any obstructions that may interfere with the equipment when 

installed in:

    (A) The required location; and

    (B) The proposed location.

    (b) The Coast Guard may request from the applicant additional 

information concerning the application.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

2115-0073)



[CGD 77-136, 47 FR 13799, Apr. 1, 1982]