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 91 STAT. 308

PUBLIC LAW 95-75—JULY 27, 1977

Public Law 95-75 95th Congress An Act July 27, 1977 [H.R. 186]

To implement the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the International United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be Navigational cited as the "International Navigational Rules Act of 1977". Rules Act SEC. 2. For the purposes of this Act— of 1977. (1) "vessel" means every description of watercraft, including 33 USC 1601 nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being note. , used as a means of transportation on water; and Definitions. (2) "high seas" means all part s of the sea that are not included 33 USC 1601. in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of any nation. Proclamation SEC. 3. (a) The President is authorized to proclaim the International authorization. Regulations for Preventing Collisions a t Sea, 1972 (hereinafter 33 USC 1602. referred to as the "International Regulations"). The effective date of Effective date. 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, E n g l and, under eon tents. 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. Publication in (b) The proclamation shall include the International Regulations Federal Register. 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. Amendments. (c) Subject to the provisions of subsection (d) hereof, 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 Effective date. not object. The effective date of the amendment shall be specified in the proclamation and shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Publication in said article VI. The proclamation shall include the adopted amendFederal Register. ment 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 part of the International Regulations, as amended, and shall have effect as if enacted by statute. Presidential (d)(1) Upon receiving a proposed amendment to the International notification to Regulations, communicated to the United States pursuant to clause 3 Congress. of article VI of the Convention, the President shall promptly notify Transmittal to the Congress of the proposed amendment. If, within sixty days after President. receipt of such notification by the Congress, or ten days prior to the date under clause 4 of article VI for registering an objection, whichever comes first, the Congress adopts a resolution of disapproval, such resolution shall be transmitted to the President and shall constitute an objection by the United States to the proposed amendment. If, upon receiving notification of the resolution of disapproval, the President has not already notified the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consulta-

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