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RULE 38 - EXEMPTIONS (INTERNATIONAL)
Any vessel (or class of vessel) provided that
she complies with the requirements of the International Regulations
for the Preventing of Collisions at Sea, 1960, the keel of which
is laid or is at a corresponding stage of construction before the
entry into force of these Regulations may be exempted from compliance
therewith as follows:
(a) The installation of lights with
ranges prescribed in Rule 22, until 4 years after the date of entry
into force of these regulations.
(b) The installation of lights with
color specifications as prescribed in Section 7 of Annex
I to these Regulations, until 4 years after the entry into force
of these Regulations.
(c) The repositioning of lights as
a result of conversion from Imperial to metric units and rounding
off measurement figures, permanent exemption.
(d)
- The repositioning of masthead lights on vessels of less than
150 meters in length,
resulting from the prescriptions of Section 3 (a) of Annex I
to these regulations, permanent exemption.
- The repositioning of masthead lights on vessels of 150 meters
or more in length, resulting from the prescriptions of Section
3 (a) of Annex I to these regulations, until 9 years after the
date of entry into force of these Regulations.
(e) The repositioning of masthead
lights resulting from the prescriptions of Section 2(b) of Annex
I to these Regulations, until 9 years after the date of entry into
force of these Regulations.
(f) The repositioning of sidelights
resulting from the prescriptions of Section 2(g) and 3(b) of Annex
I to these Regulations, until 9 years after the date of entry into
force of these Regulations.
(g) The requirements for sound signal
appliances prescribed in Annex
II to these Regulations, until 9 years after the date of entry
into force of these Regulations.
(h) The repositioning of all-round
lights resulting from the prescription of Section 9(b) of Annex
I to these Regulations, permanent exemption.
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