[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: 33CFR81.9]



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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. 81.9  Certificate of Alternative Compliance: Contents.



    The Chief of the Marine Safety Division issues the Certificate of 

Alternative Compliance to the vessel based on a determination that it 

cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS light, shape, and sound signal 

provisions without interference with its special function. This 

Certificate includes--

    (a) Identification of the vessel as supplied in the application 

under Sec. 81.5(a)(2);

    (b) The provision of the 72 COLREGS for which the Certificate 

authorizes alternative compliance;

    (c) A certification that the vessel is unable to comply fully with 

the 72 COLREGS lights, shape, and sound signal requirements without 

interference with its special function;

    (d) A statement of why full compliance would interfere with the 

special function of the vessel;

    (e) The required alternative installation;

    (f) A statement that the required alternative installation is in the 

closest possible compliance with the 72 COLREGS without interfering with 

the special function of the vessel;

    (g) The date of issuance;

    (h) A statement that the Certificate of Alternative Compliance 

terminates when the vessel ceases to be usually engaged in the operation 

for which the certificate is issued.



[CGD 77-136, 47 FR 13800, Apr. 1, 1982]