Coast Guard March 12, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard announces that the Chief, Prevention Division District 9 has issued a certificate of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the NEW CONSTRUCTION (O.N. CG1575290) We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due to the construction and placement of the side lights, NEW CONSTRUCTION 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.