# 2025-15769: Quirky Ships Snag Special Safety Exemptions from Coast Guard

2025-15769, Certificates of Alternative Compliance for the Coast Guard Heartland District, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2025-08-19 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15769
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15769
- Title: Certificates of Alternative Compliance for the Coast Guard Heartland District
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 90 FR 40378
- Published: 2025-08-19
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Quirky Ships Snag Special Safety Exemptions from Coast Guard

## Summary

The Coast Guard Heartland District is giving special permission to some unique ships that can’t follow all the usual sea safety light and sound rules because of how they’re built. This helps keep everyone safe without messing up the ship’s design. If you own or work with these special vessels, this update is for you—no extra costs or deadlines, just a heads-up that safety rules are flexible when needed.

## Abstract

The Coast Guard announces that the Coast Guard Heartland (Previously District 8) District's Prevention Division has issued certificates of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to vessels of special construction or purpose that cannot fully comply with the light, shape, and sound signal provisions of 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. This notification of issuance of certificates of alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.

## Effects PRIA read

- Alternative Compliance for Special Vessels: benefit, low. The Coast Guard Heartland District (previously District 8) issued certificates of alternative compliance under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS). If you own or operate a vessel of special construction or purpose that cannot fully follow the light, sha…

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## Sources
- [2025-15769 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/19/2025-15769/certificates-of-alternative-compliance-for-the-coast-guard-heartland-district)
- [2025-15769 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15769.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15769 (as of 2026-06-08).