# Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 Amendment
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 1997-04-15 · Effective 1997-03-06 · 62 FR 18272
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-9599
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 18272
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 706
- **Publication date:** 1997-04-15
- **Effective date:** 1997-03-06
## Abstract

The Department of the Navy 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 (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined that USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special functions as a naval ship. 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/1997/04/15/97-9599/certifications-and-exemptions-under-the-international-regulations-for-preventing-collisions-at-sea)
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