CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER D—INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION RULES (parts Special Note to 82) > PART 81—72 COLREGS: IMPLEMENTING RULES > 81.20—Lights and sound signal appliances.

81.20—Lights and sound signal appliances.

Each vessel under the 72 COLREGS, except the vessels of the Navy, is exempt from the requirements of the 72 COLREGS to the limitation for the period of time stated in Rule 38 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) if:
(a) Her keel is laid or is at a corresponding stage of construction before July 15, 1977; and
(b) She meets the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1960 (77 Stat. 194, 33 U.S.C. 1051-109 4).

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 76-133, 42 FR 35792, July 11, 1977. Redesignated at CGD 81-017, 46 FR 28154, May 26, 1981]