706.3—Exemptions by the Secretary of the Navy under Executive Order 11964.
The Secretary of the Navy hereby exempts, in accordance with Rule 38 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, the vessels and classes of vessels listed in this section, from full compliance with the Regulations, where an exemption is allowed by, and for the periods specified in, Rule 38. The Secretary of the Navy further finds that the vessels and classes of vessels listed have had their keels laid or are in corresponding stages of construction before July 15, 1977, and that such vessels and classes of vessels comply with the requirements of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1960.
| [The following vessels and classes of vessels, less than 150 meters in length, are permanently exempted pursuant to rule 38(d)(i) from repositioning of masthead lights resulting from the prescriptions of Annex I, section 3(a)] |
| Vessel or class |
|---|
| USNS HAYES (T-AG-195) |
| T-AGOR 3 Class |
| T-AGS 26 Class |
| T-AOG 77 Class |
| T-ATF 166 Class |
| DDG 2 Class |
| FF 1040 Class |
| FF 1052 Class |
| FFG 7 Class |
| LCU 1610 Class |
| LCU 1648 Class |
| USS DOLPHIN (AGSS 555) |
| SSN 594 Class |
| SSN 637 Class |
| SSN 688 Class |
| SSBN 726 Class |
| YFU (Ex-LCU 1466 Class) |