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33 U.S.C. § 1603 — Vessels subject to International Regulations

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33 U.S.C. § 1603 — Vessels subject to International Regulations

Except as provided in [section 1604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1604&num=0&edition=prelim) and subject to the provisions of [section 1605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1605&num=0&edition=prelim), the International Regulations, as proclaimed under [section 1602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be applicable to, and shall be complied with by— (1) all vessels, public and private, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, while upon the high seas or in waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels, and (2) all other vessels when on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

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33 U.S.C. § 1605 — Navy and Coast Guard vessels of special construction or purpose

**(a) Certification for alternative compliance** Any requirement of the International Regulations with respect to the number, position, range, or arc of visibility of lights, with respect to shapes, or with respect to the disposition and characteristics of sound-signaling appliances, shall not be applicable to a vessel of special construction or purpose, whenever the Secretary of the Navy, for any vessel of the Navy, or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, for any other vessel of the United States, shall certify that the vessel cannot comply fully with that requirement without interfering with the special function of the vessel. **(b) Closest possible compliance by vessels covered by certification for alternative compliance** Whenever a certification is issued under the authority of subsection (a) of this section, the vessel involved shall comply with the requirement as to which the certification is made to the extent that the Secretary issuing the certification shall certify as the closest possible compliance by that vessel. **(c) Publication of certifications in Federal Register** Notice of the certifications issued pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be published in the Federal Register. **(d) Issuance of certification for a class of vessels** A certification authorized by this section may be issued for a class of vessels.

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33 U.S.C. § 1604 — Vessels not subject to International Regulations

**(a)** The International Regulations do not apply to vessels while in the waters of the United States shoreward of the navigational demarcation lines dividing the high seas from harbors, rivers, and other inland waters of the United States. **(b)** Whenever a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States is in the territorial waters of a foreign state the International Regulations shall be applicable to, and shall be complied with by, that vessel to the extent that the laws and regulations of the foreign state are not in conflict therewith.

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33 U.S.C. § 1602 — International Regulations

**(a) Proclamation by President; effective date** The President is authorized to proclaim the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the “International Regulations”). The effective date of the International Regulations for the United States shall be specified in the proclamation and shall be the date as near as possible to, but no earlier than, the date on which the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the “Convention”), signed at London, England, under date of October 20, 1972, enters into force for the United States. The International Regulations proclaimed shall consist of the rules and other annexes attached to the Convention. **(b) Publication of proclamation in Federal Register** The proclamation shall include the International Regulations and shall be published in the Federal Register. On the date specified in the proclamation, the International Regulations shall enter into force for the United States and shall have effect as if enacted by statute. **(c) Amendment of International Regulations** Subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the President is also authorized to proclaim any amendment to the International Regulations hereafter adopted in accordance with the provisions of article VI of the Convention, and to which the United States does not object. The effective date of the amendment shall be specified in the proclamation and shall be in accordance with the provisions of the said article VI. The proclamation shall include the adopted amendment and shall be published in the Federal Register. On the date specified in the proclamation, the amendment shall enter into force for the United States as a constituent p

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33 U.S.C. § 1603 — Vessels subject to International Regula-

Page 653 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 1603 42 F.R. 20625. For the current version of the Amal- gamated International & U.S. Inland Navigation Rules, see the website of the United States Coast Guard Navi- gation Center. Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 11964. IMPLEMENTATION OF CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972 Ex. Ord. No. 11964, Jan. 19, 1977, 42 F.R. 4327, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Con- stitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, in order to provide for the coming into force on July 15, 1977, of the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (Senate Executive W, 93d Cong., 1st Sess.), it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) With respect to vessels of special con- struction or purpose, the Secretary of the Navy, for vessels of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Depart- ment in which the Coast Guard is operating, for all other vessels, shall determine and certify, in accord with Rule I of the International Regulations for Pre- venting Collisions at Sea, 1972, hereinafter referred to as the International Regulations, as to which such ves- sels cannot comply fully with the provisions of any of the International Regulations with respect to the num- ber, positions, range or arc of visibility of lights or shapes, as well as to the disposition and characteristics of sound-signalling appliances, without interfering with the special function of the vessel. (b) With respect to vessels for which a certification is issued, the Secretary issuing the certifica

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