Navy Ships Skip Collision Lights – Special Rules Apply!
Published Date: 8/4/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Navy hereby announces that a Certificate of Alternate Compliance has been issued for Landing Craft Utility Vessel 1710 Class (LCU 1710 through LCU 1721). Due to the special construction and purpose of each vessel of this class, the Admiralty Counsel of the Navy has determined that each vessel of this class is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with the navigation lights provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this notice is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.
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Navy issues alternate lights certificate
The U.S. Navy issued a Certificate of Alternate Compliance for Landing Craft Utility vessels LCU 1710 through LCU 1721. The Admiralty Counsel found these vessels cannot fully meet certain navigation-light positions required by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) for Annex I paragraphs 2(a)(i); 2(a)(ii); 2(i)(iii); 2(f); 2(i)(i); and 3(a). The notice is effective August 4, 2026, applies beginning November 14, 2025, and is intended to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.
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