CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (parts 700 to 777) > SUBCHAPTER B—NAVIGATION (Parts 706–707) > PART 706—CERTIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972 > 706.2—Certifications of the Secretary of the Navy under Executive Order 11964 and 33 U.S.C. 1605.

706.2—Certifications of the Secretary of the Navy under Executive Order 11964 and 33 U.S.C. 1605.

The Secretary of the Navy hereby finds and certifies that each vessel listed in this section is a naval vessel of special construction or purpose, and that, with respect to the position of the navigational lights listed in this section, it is not possible to comply fully with the requirements of the provisions enumerated in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, without interfering with the special function of the vessel. The Secretary of the Navy further finds and certifies that the navigational lights in this section are in the closest possible compliance with the applicable provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
Table One
Vessel Number Distance in meters of forward masthead light below minimum required height. § 2(a)(i) Annex I
USS DOLPHIN AGSS 555 0.8
USS MC INERNY FFG 8 1.6
USS CLARK FFG 11 1.6
USS GEORGE PHILIP FFG 12 1.6
USS SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON FFG 13 1.6
USS SIDES FFG 14 1.6
USS ESTOCIN FFG 15 1.6
USS JOHN A. MOORE FFG 19 1.6
USS BOONE FFG 28 1.6
USS STEPHEN W. GROVES FFG 29 1.6
USS JOHN L. HALL FFG 32 1.6
USS JARRETT FFG 33 1.6
USS UNDERWOOD FFG 36 1.6
USS CROMMELIN FFG 37 1.6
USS CURTS FFG 38 1.6
USS DOYLE FFG 39 1.6
USS HALYBURTON FFG 40 1.6
USS MCCLUSKY FFG 41 1.6
USS KLAKRING FFG 42 1.6
USS THACH FFG 43 1.6
USS DEWERT FFG 45 1.6
USS RENTZ FFG 46 1.6
USS NICHOLAS FFG 47 1.6
USS VANDEGRIFT FFG 48 1.6
USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY FFG 49 1.6
USS TAYLOR FFG 50 1.6
USS GARY FFG 51 1.6
USS CARR FFG 52 1.6
USS HAWES FFG 53 1.6
USS FORD FFG 54 1.6
USS ELROD FFG 55 1.6
USS SIMPSON FFG 56 1.6
USS REUBEN JAMES FFG 57 1.6
USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS FFG 58 1.6
USS KAUFFMAN FFG 59 1.6
USS RODNEY M. DAVIS FFG 60 1.6
USS INGRAHAM FFG 61 1.37
USS FREEDOM LCS 1 5.99
USS INDEPENDENCE LCS 2 4.91
USS OGDEN LPD 5 4.15
USS DULUTH LPD 6 4.4
USS DUBUQUE LPD 8 4.2
USS DENVER LPD 9 4.4
USS JUNEAU LPD 10 4.27
USS NASHVILLE LPD 13 4.38
USS TRIPOLI LPH 10 3.3
LCAC (class) LCAC 1 through LCAC 100 1 6.51
LCAC (class) LCAC 1 through LCAC 100 7.84 (Temp.) 2
USS INCHON MCS 12 3.0
NR-1 NR 1 2.7
USS SEAWOLF SSN 21 4.62
USS CONNECTICUT SSN 22 4.62
USS JIMMY CARTER SSN 23 4.32
USS PARCHE SSN 683 3.58
USS KAMEHAMEHA SSN 642 3.58
USS MENDEL RIVERS SSN 686 2.40
USS LOS ANGELES SSN 688 6.10
USS PHILADELPHIA SSN 690 6.10
USS MEMPHIS SSN 691 6.10
USS BREMERTON SSN 698 3.49
USS JACKSONVILLE SSN 699 3.35
USS DALLAS SSN 700 3.5
USS LA JOLLA SSN 701 3.5
USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SSN 705 3.5
USS ALBUQUERQUE SSN 706 3.5
USS PORTSMOUTH SSN 707 3.5
USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL SSN 708 3.5
USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER SSN 709 3.5
USS AUGUSTA SSN 710 3.5
USS SAN FRANCISCO SSN 711 3.5
USS HOUSTON SSN 713 3.5
USS NORFOLK SSN 714 3.5
USS BUFFALO SSN 715 3.5
USS SALT LAKE CITY SSN 716 3.5
USS OLYMPIA SSN 717 3.5
USS HONOLULU SSN 718 3.5
USS PROVIDENCE SSN 719 3.5
USS PITTSBURGH SSN 720 3.5
USS CHICAGO SSN 721 3.5
USS KEY WEST SSN 722 3.5
USS OKLAHOMA CITY SSN 723 3.5
USS LOUISVILLE SSN 724 3.5
USS HELENA SSN 725 3.5
USS NEWPORT NEWS SSN 750 3.5
USS SAN JUAN SSN 751 3.5
USS PASADENA SSN 752 3.5
USS ALBANY SSN 753 3.5
USS TOPEKA SSN 754 3.5
USS MIAMI SSN 755 3.5
USS SCRANTON SSN 756 3.5
USS ALEXANDRIA SSN 757 3.5
USS ASHEVILLE SSN 758 3.5
USS JEFFERSON CITY SSN 759 3.4
USS ANNAPOLIS SSN 760 3.5
USS SPRINGFIELD SSN 761 3.5
USS COLUMBUS SSN 762 3.5
Code of Federal Regulations 177
USS SANTA FE SSN 763 3.5
USS BOISE SSN 764 3.5
USS MONTPELIER SSN 765 3.5
USS CHARLOTTE SSN 766 3.5
USS HAMPTON SSN 767 3.5
USS HARTFORD SSN 768 3.5
USS TOLEDO SSN 769 3.5
USS TUCSON SSN 770 3.5
USS COLUMBIA SSN 771 3.5
USS GREENEVILLE SSN 772 3.5
USS CHEYENNE SSN 773 3.5
USS VIRGINIA SSN 774 2.9
USS TEXAS SSN 775 2.90
USS HAWAII SSN 776 2.90
USS NORTH CAROLINA SSN 777 2.90
USS NEW HAMPSHIRE SSN 778 2.90
USS NEW MEXICO SSN 779 2.76
USS MISSOURI SSN 780 2.76
USS CALIFORNIA SSN 781 2.76
USS HENRY M. JACKSON SSBN 730 3.70
USS ALABAMA SSBN 731 3.70
USS ALASKA SSBN 732 3.70
USS NEVADA SSBN 733 3.70
USS TENNESSEE SSBN 734 3.70
USS PENNSYLVANIA SSBN 735 3.70
USS WEST VIRGINIA SSBN 736 3.70
USS KENTUCKY SSBN 737 3.70
USS MARYLAND SSBN 738 3.70
USS NEBRASKA SSBN 739 3.70
USS RHODE ISLAND SSBN 740 3.70
USS MAINE SSBN 741 3.70
USS WYOMING SSBN 742 3.70
USS LOUISIANA SSBN 743 3.70
USS OHIO SSGN 726 3.70
USS MICHIGAN SSGN 727 3.70
USS FLORIDA SSGN 728 3.70
USS GEORGIA SSGN 729 3.70
1 The permanent masthead light is 5.26 meters athwartship to port of centerline, 5.49 meters above the main deck.
2 The temporary masthead light is 3.98 meters athwartship to starboard of centerline, 4.16 meters above the main deck.
Table Two
Vessel Number Masthead lights, distance to stbd of keel in meters; Rule 21(a) Forward anchor light, distance below flight dk in meters; § 2(K), Annex I 6 Forward anchor light, number of; Rule 30(a)(i) AFT anchor light, distance below flight dk in meters; Rule 21(e), Rule 30(a)(ii) 6 AFT anchor light, number of; Rule 30(a)(ii) Side lights, distance below flight dk in meters; § 2(g), Annex I Side lights, distance forward of forward masthead light in meters; § 3(b), Annex I Side lights, distance inboard of ship's sides in meters; § 3(b), Annex I
CFPM (class) CFPM-1 through CFPM-2 2.32 2.01 5 5.73
CSP (class) CSP-101 through CSP-182 1.62 3.93
USS KITTY HAWK CV 63 27.8 1 1 0.2
USS CONSTELLATION CV 64 28.2 1 1 0.4
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY CV 67 27.5 1 9.0 2 0.4
USS ENTERPRISE CVN 65 28.0 0.4
USS NIMITZ CVN 68 31.0 0.7
USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CVN 69 31.0 0.2
USS CARL VINSON CVN 70 30.1 1 1 0.53
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CVN 71 30.0 0.51
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN 72 30.0 0.6
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN 73 30.0 0.6
USS JOHN C. STENNIS CVN 74 30.0 0.6
USS HARRY S TRUMAN CVN 75 30.02 1 1 0.56
USS RONALD REAGAN CVN 76 31.09 0.56
USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH CVN 77 31.09 0.46
USS TARAWA LHA 1 10.0 1 1 2.4 71.0
USS SAIPAN LHA 2 10.1 1 1 2.8 72.1
USS BELLEAU WOOD LHA 3 10.0 2.7 72.4
USS NASSAU LHA 4 10.0 2.7 72.4
USS PELELIU LHA 5 10.0 4 2.6 72.4
USS WASP LHD 1 9.0 2.8 89.0
USS ESSEX LHD 2 3.1 91.1
USS KEARSARGE LHD 3 8.9 3.0 91
USS BOXER LHD 4 3.0 90.9
USS BATAAN LHD 5 2.9 98.6
USS BONHOMME RICHARD LHD 6 9.0 2.9 89.6
USS IWO JIMA LHD 7 2.97 88.80
USS MAKIN ISLAND LHD 8 8.97 3.08 89.52
USS TRIPOLI LPH 10 10.6 1 2.2 2 0.4 47.5
LCAC (class) LCAC 1 through LCAC 100 5.26 (Perm.) 2 31.5
LCAC (class) LCAC 1 through LCAC 100 3.98 (Temp.) 4 3 1.5
USS INCHON MCS 12 10.6 1 2.2 2 0.4 47.5
SLWT (class) SLWT 1 1.62 53.93
SLWT (class) SLWT 2 1.62 53.93
SLWT (class) SLWT 3 1.62 53.93
SLWT (class) SLWT-6 1.62 3.93
SLWT (class) SLWT-8 through SLWT-19 1.62 3.93
Code of Federal Regulations 179
SLWT (class) SLWT-22 through SLWT-24 1.62 3.93
SLWT (class) SLWT-26 through SLWT-65 1.62 3.93
USS DALLAS SSN 700 0.41
USS SAN FRANCISCO SSN 711 0.41
USS NORFOLK SSN 714 0.41
USS PROVIDENCE SSN 719 0.41 X X X X X X X
USS CHICAGO SSN 721 0.41
USS KEY WEST SSN 722 0.41
USS OKLAHOMA CITY SSN 723 0.41
USS LOUISVILLE SSN 724 0.41
USS HELENA SSN 725 0.41
USS NEWPORT NEWS SSN 750 0.41
WT (class) WT-1 through WT-4 2.32 2.01 5 5.73
USV 11MUC0601, 11MUC0602, 11MUC0603, 11MUC0604 0.40
1 [Reserved]
2 The permanent masthead light is 5.26 meters athwartship to port of centerline, at frame 3, 5.49 meters above the main deck.
3 The sidelights are on top of the port and starboard deckhouses 3.28 meters above the hull.
4 The temporary masthead light is 3.98 meters athwartship to starboard of centerline, 4.16 meters above the main deck.
5 Port sidelight only.
6 On the following ships the arc of visibility of the after masthead light required by Rule 23(a)(ii) and Annex I, section 2(f) may be obstructed from the right ahead on certain naval ships as follows: USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8)—5°17′.
Table Three
Vessel No. Masthead lights arc of visibility; rule 21(a) Side lights arc of visibility; rule 21(b) Stern light arc of visibility; rule 21(c) Side lights distance inboard of ship's sides in meters 3(b) annex 1 Stern light, distance forward of stern in meters; rule 21(c) Forward anchor light, height above hull in meters; 2(K) annex 1 Anchor lights relationship of aft light to forward light in meters 2(K) annex 1
USS SAN ANTONIO LPD 17 1.3 below
USS NEW ORLEANS LPD 18 2.36 below
USS MESA VERDE LPD 19 1.42 below
USS GREEN BAY LPD 20 1.29 below
USS NEW YORK LPD 21 1.75 below
USS SAN DIEGO LPD 22 1.88 below.
USS CYCLONE PC 1 1 25.5 3.0 1.0
USS TEMPEST PC 2 (2) 1 28.3 3.0 1.1 below
USS HURRICANE PC 3 (2) 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below
USS MONSOON PC 4 (2) 1 28.3 3.0 1.1 below
USS TYPHOON PC 5 (2) 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below
USS SIROCCO PC 6 (2) 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below
USS SQUALL PC 7 (2) 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below
USS CHINOOK PC 9 (2) 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below
USS FIREBOLT PC 10 (2) 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below
USS WHIRLWIND PC 11 (2) 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below
USS THUNDERBOLT PC 12 (2) 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below
USS SHAMAL PC 13 1 28.26 3.01 1.1 below
USS TORNADO PC 14 1 27.8 3.01 1.1 below
USS DOLPHIN AGSS 555 227.51/2 1191/2 1911/2 2.1 10.8 1.8 0.5 above
NR-1 NR 1 238.51/2 114° 136.5° 1.5 4.1 2.1
USS SEAWOLF SSN 21 225° 111.5° 205° 5.1 10.7 2.8 1.8 below
USS CONNECTICUT SSN 22 232° 112.8° 207° 5.1 10.7 2.8 1.63 below.
USS JIMMY CARTER SSN 23 211