# Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2017-10-20 · Effective 2017-10-20 · 82 FR 48764
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-22578
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 48764
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 706
- **Publication date:** 2017-10-20
- **Effective date:** 2017-10-20
## Abstract

The Department of the Navy (DoN) is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (DAJAG) (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that certain vessels of the VIRGINIA SSN Class are vessels of the Navy which, due to their special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with their special function as a naval ships. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/20/2017-22578/certifications-and-exemptions-under-the-international-regulations-for-preventing-collisions-at-sea)
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