Certificates of Alternative Compliance: Offshore Supply Vessel BJ BLUE DOLPHIN

Federal Register: August 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 155)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

Docket No. USCG-2009-0705

Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the Offshore Supply

Vessel BJ BLUE DOLPHIN

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that a Certificate of Alternative

Compliance was issued for the offshore supply vessel BJ BLUE DOLPHIN as required by 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.

DATES: The Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued on May 18, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this notice is available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of

Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2009-0705 in the ``Keyword'' box, and then clicking

``Search.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, call CWO2 David Mauldin, District Eight, Prevention Branch, U.S. Coast

Guard, telephone 504-671-2153. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

The offshore supply vessel BJ BLUE DOLPHIN will be used for offshore supply operations. The Certificate of Alternative Compliance allows for the horizontal distance between the forward and aft masthead lights to be 21'10''. Placing the aft masthead light at the horizontal distance from the forward masthead light as required by Annex I,

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paragraph 3(a) of the 72 COLREGS, and Annex I, Section 84.05(a) of the

Inland Rules Act, would result in an aft masthead light location directly over the cargo deck where it would interfere with loading and unloading operations.

The Certificate of Alternative Compliance allows for the horizontal separation of the forward and aft masthead lights to deviate from the requirements of Annex I, paragraph 3(a) of 72 COLREGS, and Annex I,

Section 84.05(a) of the Inland Rules Act.

This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1605(c), and 33

CFR 81.18.

Dated: July 27, 2009.

J.W. Johnson,

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Inspections and Investigations

Branch, By Direction of the Commander Eighth Coast Guard District.

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