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PART 3—COAST GUARD AREAS, DISTRICTS, SECTORS, MARINE INSPECTION 

ZONES, AND CAPTAIN OF THE PORT ZONES 

Section Contents

Subpart 3.01—General Provisions

§ 3.01-1 General description.

§ 3.01-5 Assignment of functions.

Subpart 3.04—Coast Guard Areas

§ 3.04-1 Atlantic Area.

§ 3.04-3 Pacific Area.

Subpart 3.05—First Coast Guard District

§ 3.05-1 First district.

§ 3.05-10 Sector Boston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.05-15 Sector Northern New England Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone.

§ 3.05-20 Sector Southeastern New England Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the 

Port Zone.

§ 3.05-30 Sector New York Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.05-35 Sector Long Island Sound Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

Subpart 3.25—Fifth Coast Guard District

§ 3.25-1 Fifth district.

§ 3.25-05 Sector Delaware Bay Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.25-10 Sector Hampton Roads Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.25-15 Sector Baltimore Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.25-20 Sector North Carolina Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

Subpart 3.35—Seventh Coast Guard District

§ 3.35-1 Seventh district.

§ 3.35-10 Sector Miami Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.35-15 Sector Charleston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; Marine 

Safety Unit Savannah.

§ 3.35-20 Sector Jacksonville Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.35-25 Sector San Juan Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.35-35 Sector St. Petersburg Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

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§ 3.35-40 Sector Key West Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

Subpart 3.40—Eighth Coast Guard District

§ 3.40-1 Eighth district.

§ 3.40-10 Sector Mobile Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.40-15 Sector New Orleans Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; Marine 

Safety Unit Morgan City.

§ 3.40-28 Sector Houston-Galveston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; 

Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur.

§ 3.40-35 Sector Corpus Christi Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.40-40 Sector Upper Mississippi River Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone.

§ 3.40-60 Sector Lower Mississippi River Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone.

§ 3.40-65 Sector Ohio Valley Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; Marine 

Safety Unit Pittsburgh.

Subpart 3.45—Ninth Coast Guard District

§ 3.45-1 Ninth district.

§ 3.45-10 Sector Buffalo Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.45-15 Sector Lake Michigan Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.45-20 Sector Detroit Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.45-45 Sector Sault Ste. Marie Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; 

Marine Safety Unit Duluth.

Subpart 3.55—Eleventh Coast Guard District

§ 3.55-1 Eleventh district.

§ 3.55-10 Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone.

§ 3.55-15 Sector San Diego Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.55-20 Sector San Francisco: San Francisco Bay Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of 

the Port Zone.

Subpart 3.65—Thirteenth Coast Guard District

§ 3.65-1 Thirteenth district.

§ 3.65-10 Sector Puget Sound Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.65-15 Sector Columbia River Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

Subpart 3.70—Fourteenth Coast Guard District

§ 3.70-1 Fourteenth district.

§ 3.70-10 Sector Honolulu Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.70-15 Sector Guam Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

§ 3.70-20 Activities Far East Marine Inspection Zone.

Subpart 3.85—Seventeenth Coast Guard District

§ 3.85-1 Seventeenth district.

§ 3.85-10 Sector Juneau: Southeast Alaska Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zones.

§ 3.85-15 Sector Anchorage: Western Alaska Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the 

Port Zones; Marine Safety Unit Valdez: Prince William Sound Marine Inspection and Captain 

of the Port Zones.

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 92; Pub. L. 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135; Department of Homeland 

Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. 2(23). 

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Subpart 3.01—General Provisions 

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§ 3.01-1 General description. 

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(a) The Coast Guard's general organization for the performance of its assigned functions and duties 

consists of the Commandant, assisted by the Headquarters staff, two Area Offices to act as intermediate 

echelons of operational command, and District and Sector Offices to provide regional direction and 

coordination. Area, District, and Sector offices operate within defined geographical areas of the United 

States, its territories, and possessions, including portions of the high seas adjacent thereto. They are 

established by the Commandant and their areas of responsibility are described in this part. 

(b)(1) The two Coast Guard Areas are the Atlantic Area and the Pacific Area. A Coast Guard Area 

Commander is in command of a Coast Guard Area. The Atlantic Area Office is collocated with the Fifth 

Coast Guard District Office. The Pacific Area Office is collocated with the Eleventh Coast Guard District 

Office. Area Commanders are responsible for determining when operational matters require the 

coordination of forces and facilities of more than one district. 

(2) For search and rescue (SAR) mission execution in the Atlantic Area, Districts may execute SAR 

missions to the full extent of the Area's Search and Rescue Region (SRR). Under this plan, Districts in 

the Atlantic Area will assume SAR Coordinator responsibilities and will act as SAR Mission Coordinator 

for any case prosecuted within their expanded regions. The exact coordinates of Atlantic Area's SRR 

can be found in the United States National Search and Rescue Supplement to the International 

Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual. 

(c) A Coast Guard District Commander is in command of a Coast Guard District and the District 

Commander's office may be referred to as a Coast Guard District Office. The District Commander's 

duties are described in §1.01–1 of this subchapter. 

(d)(1) A Coast Guard Sector Commander is in command of a Coast Guard Sector and the Sector 

Commander's office is referred to as a Coast Guard Sector Office. The Sector Commander is 

responsible for all Coast Guard missions within the sector's area of responsibility. The Sector 

Commander's authorities include Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator, Federal Maritime Security 

Coordinator, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, and, in most Sectors, Officer in Charge Marine Inspection 

(OCMI) and Captain of the Port (COTP). In his or her capacities as OCMI and COTP, the Sector 

Commander is responsible for a Marine Inspection Zone and COTP Zone. 

(2) In some Sectors, a Marine Safety Unit (MSU) retains OCMI and COTP authority over a designated 

portion of the Sector's area of responsibility. In such cases, OCMI and COTP authority is exercised by 

the MSU Commander, not the Sector Commander. The appeal of a COTP order or OCMI matter is 

routed from the MSU Commander through the Sector Commander and then to the District Commander. 

(e) An OCMI is in command of a Marine Inspection Zone and his or her office may be referred to as a 

Coast Guard Marine Inspection Office. The OCMI's duties are described in §1.01–20 of this subchapter. 

(f) A COTP is in command of a COTP Zone and his or her office may be referred to as a COTP Office. 

The COTP's duties are described in §1.01–30 of this subchapter. 

(g) Each COTP Zone and each Marine Inspection Zone described in this part also includes the United 

States territorial seas adjacent to the described area or zone for the purpose of enforcing or acting 

pursuant to a statute effective in the United States territorial seas. Each COTP Zone and each Marine 

Inspection Zone described in this part also includes the contiguous zone adjacent to the area or zone for 

the purpose of enforcing or acting pursuant to a statute effective in the contiguous zone, as defined in 

§2.28 of this subchapter. Each COTP Zone and each Marine Inspection Zone described in this part also 

includes the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) adjacent to the area for the purpose of enforcing or acting 

pursuant to a statute effective in the EEZ, as defined in §2.30 of this subchapter. 

(h) Geographic descriptions used in this part are based upon boundaries and points located using the 

WGS 1984 world grid system. When referenced, the outermost extent of the U.S. EEZ is the line of 

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demarcation produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) using the NAD 

1983 coordinate system and projected to the WGS 1984 grid system. Both coordinate systems are 

geocentric and similar such that they are Global Positioning System (GPS) compatible throughout the 

area of concern. Resolution is based upon ddmmss readings to tenths of a second. This corresponds to 

a positional precision of about ±2 meters. Decimal degrees to 5 decimal places correspond to a 

positional precision of about ±1 meter. State boundaries used to determine points for descriptions of 

jurisdictional limits were based upon the National Transportation Atlas Database 2003 produced by the 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics. This data set was produced at a scale of 1:100,000 and theoretically 

results in a nationwide locational accuracy of about ±50 meters of true position. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36318, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG–2010–0351, 75 FR 36277, 

June 25, 2010] 

§ 3.01-5 Assignment of functions. 

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Section 888 of Pub. L. 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135, authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to 

exercise certain functions, powers, and duties vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security by law. The 

general statements of policy in the rules describing Coast Guard organization are prescribed pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 552 (80 Stat. 383, as amended) and 14 U.S.C. 633 (63 Stat. 545). 

[CGFR 70–150, 36 FR 910, Jan. 20, 1971, as amended by USCG–2003–14505, 68 FR 9534, Feb. 28, 

2003] 

Subpart 3.04—Coast Guard Areas 

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§ 3.04-1 Atlantic Area. 

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(a) The Area Office is in Portsmouth, VA. 

(b) The Atlantic Area is comprised of the land areas and U.S. navigable waters of the First, Fifth, 

Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Coast Guard Districts and the ocean areas lying east of a line extending from 

the North Pole south along 95° W. longitude to the North American land mass; thence along the east 

coast of the North, Central, and South American land mass to the intersection with 70° W. longitude; 

thence due south to the South Pole. These waters extend east to the Eastern Hemisphere dividing line 

between the Atlantic and Pacific Areas which lies along a line extending from the North Pole south along 

100° E. longitude to the Asian land mass and along a line extending from the South Pole north along 17° 

E. longitude to the African land mass. 

[CGFR 70–150, 36 FR 910, Jan. 20, 1971, as amended by CGD 87–008, 52 FR 13083, Apr. 21, 1987; 

CGD 96–025, 61 FR 29959, June 13, 1996] 

§ 3.04-3 Pacific Area. 

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(a) The Area Office is in Alameda, CA. 

(b) The Pacific Area is comprised of the land areas and the U.S. navigable waters of the Eleventh, 

Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Seventeenth Coast Guard Districts and the ocean areas lying west of a line 

extending from the North Pole south along 95° W. longitude to the North American land mass; thence 

along the west coast of the North, Central, and South American land mass to the intersection with 70° 

W. longitude; thence due south to the South Pole. These waters extend west to the Eastern Hemisphere 

dividing line between the Atlantic and Pacific Areas which lies along a line extending from the North Pole 

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south along 100° E. longitude to the Asian land mass and along a line extending from the South Pole 

north along 17° E. longitude to the African land mass. 

[CGFR 70–150, 36 FR 910, Jan. 20, 1971, as amended by CGD 87–008, 52 FR 13084, Apr. 21, 1987; 

CGD 96–025, 61 FR 29959, June 13, 1996] 

Subpart 3.05—First Coast Guard District 

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§ 3.05-1 First district. 

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(a) The District Office is in Boston, Massachusetts. 

(b) The First Coast Guard District is comprised of: Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; 

Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York except that part north of latitude 42° N. and west of longitude 74°

39' W; that part of New Jersey north of 40°18' N. latitude, east of 74°30.5' W. longitude, and northeast of 

a line from 40°18' N. 74°30.5' W. north-northwesterly to the New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania 

boundaries at Tristate; all U.S. Naval reservations on shore at Newfoundland; the ocean area 

encompassed by the Search and Rescue boundary between Canada and the United States easterly to 

longitude 63° W.; thence due south to latitude 41° N.; thence southwesterly along a line bearing 219°T 

to the point of intersection at 37° N. latitude, 67°13' W. longitude with a line bearing 122°T from the New 

Jersey shoreline at 40°18' N. latitude (just south of the Shrewsbury River); thence northwesterly along 

this line to the coast. 

[CGFR 61–40, 26 FR 10344, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGD 87–008, 52 FR 13084, Apr. 21, 1987; 

CGD 96–016, 61 FR 21958, May 13, 1996] 

§ 3.05-10 Sector Boston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Boston's office is located in Boston, MA. The boundaries of Sector Boston's Marine Inspection 

Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at the boundary of the Massachusetts-New Hampshire coasts 

at latitude 42°52'20" N, long 70°49'02" W; thence proceeding east to the outermost extent of the EEZ at 

a point latitude 42°52'18" N, longitude 67°43'53" W; thence southeast along the outermost extent of the 

EEZ to a point at latitude 42°08'00" N, longitude 67°08'17" W; thence west to a point at latitude 42°

08'00" N, longitude 70°15'00" W; thence southwest to the Massachusetts coast near Manomet Point at 

latitude 41°55'00" N, longitude 70°33'00" W; thence northwest to latitude 42°04'00" N, longitude 71°

06'00" W; thence to the Massachusetts-Rhode Island boundary at a point latitude 42°01'08" N, longitude 

71°22'53" W; thence west along the southern boundary of Massachusetts, except the waters of 

Congamond Lakes, to the Massachusetts-New York boundary at latitude 42°02'59" N, longitude 73°

29'49" W; thence north along the Massachusetts-New York boundary to the Massachusetts-New YorkVermont boundaries at a point latitude 42°44'45" N, longitude 73°15'54" W; thence east along the entire 

extent of the northern Massachusetts boundary to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36319, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.05-15 Sector Northern New England Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the 

Port Zone. 

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Sector Northern New England's office is located in Portland, ME. The boundaries of Sector Northern 

New England's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at the boundary of the 

Massachusetts-New Hampshire coast at latitude 42°52'20" N, longitude 70°49'02" W; thence proceeding 

east to the outermost extent of the EEZ at a point latitude 42°52'18" N, longitude 67°43'53" W; thence 

proceeding north along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the United States-Canadian boundary; 

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thence west along the United States-Canadian boundary and along the outermost extent of the EEZ to a 

point at latitude 44°59'58" N, longitude 74°39'00" W; thence south to latitude 43°36'00" N, longitude 74°

39'00" W; thence east through Whitehall, NY, to the New York-Vermont border at latitude 43°33'2.8" N, 

longitude 73°15'01" W; thence south along the Vermont boundary to the Massachusetts boundary at 

latitude 42°44'45" N, longitude 73°15'54" W; thence east along the entire extent of the northern 

Massachusetts boundary to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36319, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.05-20 Sector Southeastern New England Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of 

the Port Zone. 

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Sector Southeastern New England's office is located in Providence, RI. The boundaries of Sector 

Southeastern New England's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start on the 

Massachusetts coast at Manomet Point at latitude 41°55'00" N, longitude 70°33'00" W; thence northeast 

to latitude 42°08'00" N, longitude 70°15'00" W; thence east to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 

42°08'00" N, longitude 67°08'17" W; thence south along the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 38°

24'45" N, longitude 67°41'26" W; thence northwest to a point near Watch Hill Light, RI, at latitude 41°

18'14" N, longitude 71°51'30" W; thence northeast to Westerly, RI, at latitude 41°21'00" N, longitude 71°

48'30" W; thence north to latitude 41°25'00" N, longitude 71°48'00" W; thence north along the 

Connecticut-Rhode Island boundary, including the waters of Beach Pond, to the Massachusetts 

boundary; thence east along the Massachusetts-Rhode Island boundary to the northeastern most corner 

of Rhode Island; thence northeast to latitude 42°04'00" N, longitude 71°06'00" W; thence southeast to 

the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36319, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.05-30 Sector New York Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector New York's office is located in New York City, NY. The boundaries of Sector New York's Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start near the south shore of Long Island at latitude 40°

35'24" N, longitude 73°46'36" W proceeding southeast to a point at latitude 38°28'00" N, longitude 70°

11'00" W; thence northwest to a point near the New Jersey coast at latitude 40°18'00" N, longitude 73°

58'40" W; thence west along latitude 40°18'00" N to longitude 74°30'30" W; thence northwest to the 

intersection of the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania boundaries near Tristate at latitude 41°21'27" N, 

longitude 74°41'42" W; thence northwest along the east bank of the Delaware River to latitude 42°00'00" 

N, longitude 75°21'28" W; thence east to longitude 74°39'00" W; thence north to latitude 43°36'00" N; 

thence east through Whitehall, NY, to the New York-Vermont border at latitude 43°33'03" N, longitude 

73°15'01" W; thence south along the New York boundary to latitude 41°01'30" N, longitude 73°40'00" W; 

thence south to a point near the southern shore of Manursing Island at latitude 40°58'00" N, longitude 

73°40'00" W; thence southeasterly to latitude 40°52'30" N, longitude 73°37'12" W; thence south to 

latitude 40°40'00" N, longitude 73°40'00" W; thence southwest to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36319, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.05-35 Sector Long Island Sound Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone. 

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Sector Long Island Sound's office is located in New Haven, CT. The boundaries of Sector Long Island 

Sound's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start near the south shore of Long Island 

at latitude 40°35'24" N, longitude 73°46'36" W proceeding northeast to latitude 40°40'00" N, longitude 

73°40'00" W; thence to latitude 40°52'30" N, longitude 73°37'12" W; thence northwest to a point near the 

southern shore of Manursing Island at latitude 40°58'00" N, longitude 73°40'00" W; thence north to the 

Connecticut-New York boundary at latitude 41°01'30" N, longitude 73°40'00" W; thence north along the 

western boundary of Connecticut to the Massachusetts-Connecticut boundary at latitude 42°02'59" N, 

longitude 73°29'15" W; thence east along the southern boundary of Massachusetts, including the waters 

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of the Congamond Lakes, to the Rhode Island boundary at latitude 42°00'29" N, longitude 71°47'57" W; 

thence south along the Connecticut-Rhode Island boundary, excluding the waters of Beach Pond, to 

latitude 41°24'00" N, longitude 71°48'00" W; thence south to latitude 41°21'00" N, longitude 71°48'30" W 

near Westerly, RI; thence southwest to a point near Watch Hill Light, RI, at latitude 41°18'14" N, 

longitude 71°51'30" W; thence southeast to the outermost extent of the EEZ at a point latitude 38°24'45" 

N, longitude 67°41'26" W; thence southwest along the outermost extent of the EEZ to a point latitude 

37°56'50" N, longitude 69°18'15" W; thence northwest to latitude 38°28'00" N, longitude 70°11'00" W; 

thence northwest to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36319, July 2, 2007] 

Subpart 3.25—Fifth Coast Guard District 

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§ 3.25-1 Fifth district. 

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(a) The District Office is in Portsmouth, Va. 

(b) The Fifth Coast Guard District is comprised of: North Carolina; Virginia; District of Columbia; 

Maryland; Delaware; that part of Pennsylvania east of a line drawn along 78°55' W. longitude south to 

41°00' N. latitude, thence west to 79°00' W. longitude, and thence south to the Pennsylvania-Maryland 

boundary; that portion of New Jersey that lies south and west of a line drawn from the New Jersey 

shoreline at 40°18' N. latitude (just south of the Shrewsbury River), thence westward to 40°18' N. 

latitude, 74°30.5' W. longitude, thence north-northwesterly to the junction of the New York, New Jersey, 

and Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; and the ocean area encompassed by a line bearing 122°T 

from the coastal end of the First and Fifth Districts' land boundary at the intersection of the New Jersey 

shoreline and 40°18' N. latitude (just south of the Shrewsbury River) to the southernmost point in the 

First Coast Guard District (a point located at approximately 37° N. latitude, 67°13' W. longitude); thence 

along a line bearing 219°T to the point of intersection with the ocean boundary between the Fifth and 

Seventh Coast Guard Districts, which is defined as a line bearing 122°T from the coastal end of the Fifth 

and Seventh Districts' land boundary at the shoreline at the North Carolina-South Carolina border, point 

located at approximately 30°55' N. 73° W.; thence northwesterly along this line to the coast. 

[CGFR 61–40, 26 FR 10347, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGD 87–008, 52 FR 13084, Apr. 21, 1987; 

52 FR 16480, May 5, 1987; CGD 87–008b, 52 FR 25217, July 6, 1987; CGD 96–016, 61 FR 21959, May 

13, 1996] 

§ 3.25-05 Sector Delaware Bay Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Delaware Bay's office is located in Philadelphia, PA. The boundaries of Sector Delaware Bay's 

Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start near the New Jersey coast at latitude 40°

18'00" N, longitude 73°58'40" W, proceeding west to latitude 40°18'00" N, longitude 74°30'30" W, thence 

north-northwest to the junction of the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania boundaries near Tristate 

at latitude 41°21'27" N, longitude 74°41'42" W; thence northwest along the east bank of the Delaware 

River to latitude 42°00'00" N, longitude 75°21'28" W; thence west along the New York-Pennsylvania 

boundary to latitude 42°00'00" N, longitude 78°54'58" W; thence south to latitude 41°00'00" N, longitude 

78°54'58" W; thence west to latitude 41°00'00" N, longitude 79°00'00" W; thence south to the 

Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary at latitude 39°43'22" N, longitude 79°00'00" W; thence east to the 

intersection of the Maryland-Delaware boundary at latitude 39°43'22" N, longitude 75°47'17" W; thence 

south along the Maryland-Delaware boundary to latitude 38°27'37" N, longitude 75°41'35" W and east 

along the Maryland-Delaware boundary to and including Fenwick Island Light at latitude 38°27'03" N, 

longitude 75°02'55" W. The offshore boundary starts at Fenwick Island Light and proceeds east to a 

point at latitude 38°26'25" N, longitude 74°26'46" W; thence southeast to latitude 37°19'14" N, longitude 

72°13'13" W; thence east to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 37°19'14" N, longitude 71°02'54" 

W; thence northeast along the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 37°56'50" N, longitude 69°18'15" 

W; thence northwest to latitude 38°28'00" N, longitude 70°11'00" W; thence northwest to a point near the 

New Jersey coast at latitude 40°18'00" N, longitude 73°58'40" W. 

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[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36320, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.25-10 Sector Hampton Roads Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone. 

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Sector Hampton Roads' office is located in Portsmouth, VA. The boundaries of Sector Hampton Roads' 

Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at a point on the Delaware-Maryland 

boundary at latitude 38°00'18" N, longitude 75°30'00" W and proceeds north to the Delaware-Maryland 

boundary at latitude 38°27'15" N, longitude 75°30'00" W; thence east along the Delaware-Maryland 

boundary to the intersection of the Maryland-Delaware boundary and the coast at latitude 38°27'03" N, 

longitude 75°02'55" W thence east to a point at latitude 38°26'25" N, longitude 74°26'46" W; thence 

southeast to latitude 37°19'14" N, longitude 72°13'13" W; thence east to the outermost extent of the EEZ 

at latitude 37°19'14" N, longitude 71°02'54" W; thence south along the outermost extent of the EEZ to a 

point latitude 36°33'00" N, longitude 71°29'34" W; thence west along latitude 36°33'00" N to the VirginiaNorth Carolina boundary at latitude 36°33'00" N, longitude 75°52'00" W; thence west along the VirginiaNorth Carolina boundary to the intersection of Virginia-North Carolina-Tennessee; thence along the 

Virginia-Tennessee boundary to the intersection of Virginia-Tennessee-Kentucky; thence northeast 

along the Virginia-Kentucky boundary to the intersection of Virginia-Kentucky-West Virginia; thence 

northeast along the Virginia-West Virginia boundary to the intersection of the Virginia-West VirginiaMaryland boundary; thence southeast along the Virginia-Maryland and Virginia-District of Columbia 

boundaries as those boundaries are formed along the southern bank of the Potomac River to the 

Chesapeake Bay; thence east along the Virginia-Maryland boundary as it proceeds across the 

Chesapeake Bay, Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds, Pocomoke River, and Delmarva Peninsula; thence 

east along the Virginia-Maryland boundary to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36320, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.25-15 Sector Baltimore Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Baltimore's office is located in Baltimore, MD. The boundaries of Sector Baltimore's Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at a point latitude 38°27'15" N, longitude 75°30'00" 

W. on the Delaware-Maryland boundary, proceeding along the Delaware-Maryland boundary west to a 

point at latitude 38°27'37" N, longitude 75°41'35" W and north to the Pennsylvania boundary at a point 

latitude 39°43'22" N, longitude 75°47'17" W; thence west along the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary to 

the West Virginia boundary at a point latitude 39°43'16" N, longitude 79°28'36" W; thence south and 

east along the Maryland-West Virginia boundary to the intersection of the Maryland-Virginia-West 

Virginia boundaries at a point latitude 39°19'17" N, longitude 77°43'08" W; thence southwest along the 

Loudoun County, VA boundary to the intersection with Fauquier County, VA at a point latitude 39°00'50" 

N, longitude 77°57'43" W; thence east along the Loudoun County, VA boundary to the intersection with 

the Prince William County, VA boundary at a point latitude 38°56'34" N, longitude 77°39'18" W; thence 

south along the Prince William County boundary to the intersection with Stafford County, VA, at a point 

latitude 38°33'22" N, longitude 77°31'52" W; thence east along the Prince William County, VA boundary 

to a point near the western bank of the Potomac River at latitude 38°30'11" N, longitude 77°18'01" W; 

thence south and east along the southern bank of the Potomac River to the Maryland-Virginia boundary 

at a point latitude 37°53'25" N, longitude 76°14'12" W; thence east along the Maryland-Virginia boundary 

as it proceeds across the Chesapeake Bay, Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds, Pocomoke River, and 

Delmarva Peninsula to a point on the Maryland-Virginia boundary near the Atlantic coast at latitude 38°

00'18" N, longitude 75°30'00" W; thence north to the Delaware-Maryland boundary at the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36320, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.25-20 Sector North Carolina Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector North Carolina's office is located in Wilmington, NC. The boundary of Sector North Carolina's 

Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the sea on the North Carolina-Virginia 

border at 36 deg 33.04 min N. latitude, 75 deg 52.05 min W. longitude, and proceeds westerly along the 

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North Carolina-Virginia boundary to the Tennessee boundary; thence southwesterly along the North 

Carolina-Tennessee boundary to the Georgia boundary and then to the South Carolina boundary; 

thence easterly along the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary on the sea at 33 deg 51.06 min N. 

latitude, 78 deg 32.46 min W. longitude. The offshore boundary starts at the North Carolina-South 

Carolina border and proceeds southeasterly to the outermost extent of the EEZ at 31 deg 42.1 min N. 

latitude, 74 deg 30.75 min W. longitude; thence northeasterly along the outermost extent of the 

Exclusive Economic Zone to a point at 36 deg 32.99 min N. latitude, 71 deg 29.56 min W. longitude; 

thence west to the North Carolina-Virginia border at a point 36 deg 33.04 min N. latitude, 75 deg 52.05 

min W. longitude. 

[USCG–2011–0368, 76 FR 26605, May 9, 2011] 

Subpart 3.35—Seventh Coast Guard District 

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§ 3.35-1 Seventh district. 

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(a) The District Office is in Miami, Fla. 

(b) The Seventh Coast Guard District is comprised of the states of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, 

except for that part of Georgia and Florida west of a line from the intersection of the Florida coast with 

Longitude 83°50' W. (30°00' N., 83°50' W.) due north to a position 30°15' N., 83°50'W.; thence due west 

to a position 30°15' N., 84°45' W.; thence due north to the intersection with the south shore of the Jim 

Woodruff Reservoir; thence along the east bank of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir and the east bank of the 

Flint River up stream to Montezuma, GA, thence northwesterly to West Point, GA. Also included is the 

Panama Canal Zone, all the island possessions of the United States pertaining to Puerto Rico and the 

U.S. Virgin Islands; and the U.S. Naval reservations in the islands of the West Indies and on the north 

coast of South America. The ocean areas are those portions of the western North Atlantic, Caribbean 

Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida areas encompassed by a line originating at the state 

boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina, and extending southeasterly through 30°57' N., 

73°06' W. and 29°00' N., 69°19' W. to 12°00' N., 43°00' W.; thence southwesterly to 10°00' N., 48°00' 

W.; thence westerly to 09°20' N., 57°00' W.; thence due west to the coastline of South America; thence 

westerly and northerly along the north coast of South America, and the eastern coasts of Central 

America and Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula at 21°25' N., 87°11' W.; thence along a line 019° T to the 

intersection of longitude 83°50' W. and the western coastline of Florida (30°00' N., 83°50' W.). 

[CGFR 61–40, 26 FR 10348, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGFR 70–150, 36 FR 911, Jan. 20, 1971; 

USCG–1999–5832, 64 FR 34711, June 29, 1999] 

§ 3.35-10 Sector Miami Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Miami's office is located in Miami, FL. The boundaries of Sector Miami's Marine Inspection Zone 

and Captain of the Port Zone start at the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 28°00'00" N, longitude 

79°23'34" W, proceeding west to latitude 28°00'00" N, longitude 81°30'00" W; thence south to the 

northern boundary of Collier County, FL, at longitude 81°30'00" W; thence following along the 

boundaries of Collier County east along the northern boundary to the eastern boundary and then south 

along the eastern boundary to the southern boundary of Collier County; thence south along the western 

boundary of Miami-Dade County to the sea at latitude 25°10'36" N, longitude 80°51'29" W; thence east 

along the southern boundary of Miami-Dade County to latitude 25°24'52" N, longitude 80°19'39" W; 

thence southeast to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 25°11'34" N, longitude 79°41'31" W; 

thence north along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36321, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.35-15 Sector Charleston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; 

Marine Safety Unit Savannah. 

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Sector Charleston's office is located in Charleston, SC. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) 

Savannah, is located in Savannah, GA. 

(a) Sector Charleston's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at the intersection of 

the North Carolina-South Carolina boundaries and the sea at latitude 33°51'04" N, longitude 78°32'28" 

W, proceeding west along the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary to the intersection of the North 

Carolina-South Carolina-Georgia boundaries; thence south along the South Carolina-Georgia boundary 

to the intersection with the Federal dam at the southern end of Hartwell Reservoir at latitude 34°21'30" 

N, longitude 82°49'15" W; thence south along the eastern bank and then east along the northern bank of 

the Savannah River to the sea at latitude 32°02'23" N, longitude 80°53'06" W, near the eastern tip of 

Oyster Bed Island; thence east on a line bearing 084° T to latitude 32°03'00" N, longitude 80°45'00" W; 

thence southeast on a line bearing 122° T to latitude 30°50'00" N, longitude 78°35'00" W; thence east to 

the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 30°50'00" N, longitude 76°09'54" W; thence northeast along 

the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 31°42'32" N, longitude 74°29'53" W; thence northwest to the 

point of origin; and in addition, all the area described in paragraph (b) of this section. 

(b) The boundaries of the MSU Savannah Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start near 

the eastern tip of Oyster Bed Island at latitude 32°02'23" N, longitude 80°53'06" W, proceeding west 

along the northern bank and then north along the eastern bank of the Savannah River to the intersection 

of the South Carolina-Georgia boundary with the Federal dam at the southern end of Hartwell Reservoir, 

at latitude 34°21'30" N, longitude 82°49'15" W; thence north along the South Carolina-Georgia boundary 

to the intersection of the North Carolina-South Carolina-Georgia boundaries; thence west along the 

Georgia-North Carolina boundary and continuing west along the Georgia-Tennessee boundary to the 

intersection of the Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama boundaries; thence south along the Georgia-Alabama 

boundary to latitude 32°53'00" N; thence southeast to the eastern bank of the Flint River at latitude 32°

20'00" N; thence south along the eastern bank of the Flint River and continuing south along the eastern 

shore of Seminole Lake to latitude 30°45'57" N, longitude 84°45'00" W; thence south along longitude 84°

45'00" W to the Florida boundary; thence east along the Florida-Georgia boundary to longitude 82°

15'00" W; thence north to latitude 30°50'00" N, longitude 82°15'00" W; thence east to the outermost 

extent of the EEZ at latitude 30°50'00" N, longitude 76°09'54" W; thence northwest to latitude 32°03'06" 

N, longitude 80°45'00" W; thence southwest to the point of origin. The boundary includes all the waters 

of the Savannah River including adjacent waterfront facilities in South Carolina. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36321, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.35-20 Sector Jacksonville Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Jacksonville's office is located in Jacksonville, FL. The boundaries of Sector Jacksonville's 

Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 

30°50'00" N, longitude 76°09'54" W, proceeding west to latitude 30°50'00" N, longitude 82°15'00" W; 

thence south to the intersection of the Florida-Georgia boundary at longitude 82°15'00" W; thence west 

along the Florida-Georgia boundary to longitude 83°00'00" W; thence southeast to latitude 28°00'00" N, 

81°30'00" W; thence east to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 28°00'00" N, longitude 79°23'34" 

W; thence northeast along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36322, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.35-25 Sector San Juan Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector San Juan's office is located in San Juan, PR. The boundaries of Sector San Juan's Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone comprise both the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 

Territory of the Virgin Islands, and the waters adjacent to both, in an area enclosed by the outermost 

extents of the EEZ, subject to existing laws and regulations. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36322, July 2, 2007] 

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§ 3.35-35 Sector St. Petersburg Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector St. Petersburg's sector office is located in St. Petersburg, FL. The boundaries of Sector St. 

Petersburg's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at the Florida coast at latitude 

29°59'14" N, longitude 83°50'00" W, proceeding north to latitude 30°15'00" N, longitude 83°50'00" W; 

thence west to latitude 30°15'00" N, longitude 84°45'00" W; thence north to the Florida-Georgia 

boundary at longitude 84°45'00" W; thence east along the Florida-Georgia boundary to longitude 83°

00'00" W; thence southeast to latitude 28°00'00" N, longitude 81°30'00" W; thence south along 81°

30'00" W to the northern boundary of Collier County, FL, and then following along the boundaries of 

Collier County, east along the northern boundary to the eastern boundary and then south along the 

eastern boundary to the southern boundary and then west along the southern boundary to latitude 25°

48'12" N, longitude 81°20'39" W; thence southwest to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 24°

18'57" N, longitude 84°50'48" W; thence west along the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 24°

48'13" N, longitude 85°50'05" W; thence northeast to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36322, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.35-40 Sector Key West Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Key West's office is located in Key West, FL. The boundaries of Sector Key West's Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 25°

11'34" N, longitude 79°41'31" W, proceeding northeast to the Miami-Dade County, FL boundary at 

latitude 25°24'52" N, longitude 80°19'39" W; thence west along the southern boundary of Miami-Dade 

County to the western boundary at latitude 25°10'36" N, longitude 80°51'29" W; thence north along the 

western boundary of Miami-Dade County to the southern boundary of Collier County, FL; thence west 

along the southern boundary of Collier County to latitude 25°48'12" N, longitude 81°20'39" W; thence 

southwest to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 24°18'57" N, longitude 84°50'48" W; thence 

east and then north along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36322, July 2, 2007] 

Subpart 3.40—Eighth Coast Guard District 

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§ 3.40-1 Eighth district. 

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(a) The District Office is in New Orleans, La. 

(b) The Eighth Coast Guard District is comprised of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, 

Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New 

Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama; that part of Pennsylvania south of 41° N. latitude 

and west of 79° W. longitude; those parts of Ohio and Indiana south of 41° N. latitude; Illinois, except 

that part north of 41° N. latitude and east of 90° W. longitude; that part of Wisconsin south of 46°20' N. 

latitude and west of 90° W. longitude; that part of Minnesota south of 46°20' N. latitude; those parts of 

Florida and Georgia west of a line starting at the Florida coast at 83°50' W. longitude; thence northerly to 

30°15' N. latitude, 83°50' W. longitude; thence due west to 30°15' N. latitude, 84°45' W. longitude; 

thence due north to the southern bank of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir at 84°45' W. longitude; thence 

northeasterly along the eastern bank of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir and northerly along the eastern 

bank of the Flint River to Montezuma, GA.; thence northwesterly to West Point, GA.; and the Gulf of 

Mexico area west of a line bearing 199 T. from the intersection of the Florida coast at 83°50' W. 

longitude (the coastal end of the Seventh and Eighth Coast Guard District land boundary.) [DATUM 

NAD83] 

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[CGFR 67–15, 32 FR 5270, Mar. 29, 1967, as amended by CGD 77–167, 43 FR 2372, Jan. 16, 1978; 

CGD 96–025, 61 FR 29959, June 13, 1996] 

§ 3.40-10 Sector Mobile Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Mobile's office is located in Mobile, AL. The boundaries of Sector Mobile's Marine Inspection 

Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start near the Florida coast at latitude 29°59'14" N, longitude 83°

50'00" W, proceeding north to latitude 30°15'00" N, longitude 83°50'00" W; thence west to latitude 30°

15'00" N, longitude 84°45'00" W; thence north to a point near the southern bank of the Seminole Lake at 

latitude 30°45'57" N, longitude 84°45'00" W; thence northeast along the eastern bank of the Seminole 

Lake and north along the eastern bank of the Flint River to latitude 32°20'00" N, longitude 84°01'51" W; 

thence northwest to the intersection of the Georgia-Alabama border at latitude 32°53'00" N; thence north 

along the Georgia-Alabama border to the southern boundary of Dekalb County, AL, thence west along 

the northern boundaries of Cherokee, Etowah, Blount, Cullman, Winston, and Marion Counties, AL, to 

the Mississippi-Alabama border; thence north along the Mississippi-Alabama border to the southern 

boundary of Tishomingo County, MS, at the Mississippi-Tennessee border; thence west along the 

southern boundaries of Tishomingo and Prentiss Counties; thence north along the western boundaries 

of Prentiss and Alcorn Counties; thence west along the northern boundaries of Tippah, Benton, and 

Marshall Counties, MS; thence south and west along the eastern and southern boundaries of DeSoto, 

Tunica, Coahoma, Bolivar, and Washington Counties, MS; thence east along the northern boundary of 

Humphreys and Holmes Counties, MS; thence south along the eastern and southern boundaries of 

Holmes, Yazoo, Warren, Claiborne, Jefferson, Adams, and Wilkinson Counties, MS; thence east from 

the southernmost intersection of Wilkinson and Amite Counties, MS, to the west bank of the Pearl River; 

thence south along the west bank of the Pearl River to longitude 89°31'48" W (at the mouth of the river); 

thence south along longitude 89°31'48" W to latitude 30°10'00" N; thence east along latitude 30°10'00" 

N to longitude 89°10'00" W; thence southeast to latitude 29°00'00" N, longitude 88°00'00" W; thence 

south along longitude 88°00'00" W to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence east along the outermost 

extent of the EEZ to the intersection with a line bearing 199°T from the intersection of the Florida coast 

at longitude 83°50'00" W; thence northeast along a line bearing 199° T from the Florida coast at 

longitude 83°50'00" W to the coast. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36322, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.40-15 Sector New Orleans Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; 

Marine Safety Unit Morgan City. 

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Sector New Orleans' office is located in New Orleans, LA. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) 

Morgan City, is located in Morgan City, LA. 

(a) Sector New Orleans' Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at latitude 30°

10'00" N, longitude 89°10'00" W; thence west along latitude 30°10'00" N to longitude 89°31'48" W; 

thence north along longitude 89°31'48" W to the west bank of the Pearl River (at the mouth of the river); 

thence north along the west bank of the Pearl River to latitude 31°00'00" N; thence west along latitude 

31°00'00" N to the east bank of the Mississippi River; thence south along the east bank to mile 303.0, 

thence west to the west bank at mile 303.0; thence north to the southern boundary of the Old River Lock 

Structure, thence west along the south bank of the Lower Old River, to the intersection with the Red 

River; thence west along the south bank of the Red River to Rapides Parish, thence south along the 

western boundaries of Avoyelles, Evangeline, Acadia and Vermillion Parishes to the intersection of the 

sea and longitude 92°37'00" W; thence south along longitude 92°37'00" W to the outermost extent of the 

EEZ; thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to longitude 88°00'00" W; thence north along 

longitude 88°00'00" W to latitude 29°00'00" N; thence northwest to latitude 30°10'00" N, longitude 89°

10'00" W; and in addition, all the area described in paragraph (b) of this section. 

(b) The boundaries of the MSU Morgan City Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start at 

latitude 28°50'00" N, longitude 88°00'00" W.; thence proceeds west to latitude 28°50'00" N., longitude 

89°27'06" W.; thence northwest to latitude 29°18'00" N, longitude 90°00'00" W; thence northwest along 

the northern boundaries of Lafourche, Assumption, Iberia, and St. Martin Parishes, Louisiana; thence 

northwest along the northern boundary of Lafayette and Acadia Parishes, Louisiana; thence south along 

the west boundary of Acadia and Vermillion Parishes, Louisiana to the Louisiana Coast at longitude 92°

37'00" W, thence south along longitude 92°37'00" W to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence east 

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along the outermost extent of the EEZ to longitude 88°00'00" W.; thence north to latitude 28°50'00" N, 

longitude 88°00'00" W. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36322, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.40-28 Sector Houston-Galveston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

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Sector Houston-Galveston's office is located in Galena Park, TX. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit 

(MSU) Port Arthur, is located in Port Arthur, TX. 

(a) Sector Houston-Galveston's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start near the 

intersection of the western boundary of Vermillion Parish, LA, and the sea at latitude 29°34'45" N, 

longitude 92°37'00" W, proceeding north along the eastern and southern boundaries of Cameron, 

Jefferson Davis, Allen, and Rapides Parishes, LA, to the southern bank of the Red River; thence 

northwest along the south bank of the Red River to the northern boundary of Red River Parish, LA; 

thence west along the northern boundary of Red River Parish and DeSoto Parish, LA, to the LouisianaTexas border; thence north along the Louisiana-Texas border to the Texas-Arkansas border at the 

northern boundary of Bowie County, TX; thence west along the Texas-Arkansas border to the TexasOklahoma border; thence northwest along the Texas-Oklahoma border to the southern shore of Lake 

Texoma in Grayson County, TX; thence west along the northern shore of Lake Texoma to the TexasOklahoma border; thence west along the Texas-Oklahoma border to the Texas-New Mexico border, 

including all portions of the Red River; thence south along the Texas-New Mexico border to the southern 

boundary of Andrews County, TX; thence southeast along the western and southern boundaries of 

Andrews, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Tom Green, Concho, McCulloch, San Saba, Lampasas, Bell, 

Williamson, Lee, Washington, and Austin Counties, TX to the intersection of Colorado County, Texas; 

thence along the northern and eastern boundary of Colorado County to the east bank of the Colorado 

River; thence south along the east bank of the Colorado River to the sea; thence southeast along a line 

bearing 140° T to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 25°59'50" N, longitude 93°32'21" W; thence 

east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 26°03'27" N, longitude 92°37'00" W; thence north 

along longitude 92°37'00" W to the Louisiana Coast; and in addition, all the area described in paragraph 

(b) of this section. 

(b) The boundaries of the MSU Port Arthur Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start at the 

intersection of the sea and longitude 92°37'00" W; thence north along the eastern and southern 

boundaries of Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Allen, and Rapides Parishes, Louisiana to the southern bank 

of the Red River; thence northwest along the southern bank of the Red River to the northern boundary 

of Red River Parish, Louisiana; thence west along the northern boundary of Red River Parish and 

Desoto Parish, Louisiana to the Louisiana-Texas border; thence north along the Louisiana-Texas border 

to the Texas-Arkansas border at the northern boundary of Bowie County, Texas; thence north along the 

Texas-Arkansas border to the Texas-Oklahoma border; thence west along the Texas-Oklahoma border 

to the northwest-most boundary of Fannin County, Texas, including all portions of the Red River; thence 

south along the western and southern boundaries of Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Henderson, Anderson, 

Houston, Trinity, Polk, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties, Texas to the sea at longitude 94°25'00" W; 

thence southeast to latitude 29°00'00" N, longitude 93°40'00" W; thence southeast to latitude 27°50'00" 

N, longitude 93°24'00" W; thence south along longitude 93°24'00" W to the outermost extent of the EEZ; 

thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to longitude 92°37'00" W; thence north along 

longitude 92°37'00" W to the Louisiana Coast. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36323, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.40-35 Sector Corpus Christi Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Corpus Christi's office is located in Corpus Christi, TX. The boundaries of Sector Corpus Christi's 

Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at the junction of the sea and the east bank 

of the Colorado River at latitude 28°35'44" N, longitude 95°58'48" W, proceeding north along the east 

bank of the Colorado River to Colorado County, TX; thence southwest along the northern boundary of 

Wharton County, TX; thence northwest along the eastern and northern boundaries of Colorado, Fayette, 

Bastrop, Travis, Burnet, Llano, Mason, Menard, Schletcher, Irion, Reagan, Upton, and Ector Counties, 

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TX; thence west along the northern boundary of Ector and Winkler Counties, TX, to the Texas-New 

Mexico border; thence north along the New Mexico border to the New Mexico-Colorado border; thence 

west along the New Mexico-Colorado border to the intersection of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and 

Arizona borders; thence south along the New Mexico-Arizona border to the United States-Mexican 

border; thence southeast along the United States-Mexican border to the outermost extent of the EEZ at 

latitude 25°57'22" N, longitude 97°08'20" W; thence east along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 

latitude 25°59'50" N, longitude 93°32'21" W; thence northwest to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36323, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.40-40 Sector Upper Mississippi River Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the 

Port Zone. 

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Sector Upper Mississippi River's office is located in St. Louis, MO. The boundaries of Sector Upper 

Mississippi River's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone include all of Wyoming except 

for Sweetwater County; all of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, and Iowa; all of 

Missouri with the exception of Perry, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Dunklin, and 

Pemiscot Counties; that part of Minnesota south of latitude 46°20'00" N; that part of Wisconsin south of 

latitude 46°20'00" N, and west of longitude 90°00'00" W; that part of Illinois west of longitude 90°00'00" 

W and north of latitude 41°00'00" N; that part of Illinois south of latitude 41°00'00" N, except for Jackson, 

Williamson, Saline, Gellatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac Counties; 

that part of the Upper Mississippi River above mile 109.9, including both banks, and that part of the 

Illinois River below latitude 41°00'00" N. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36324, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.40-60 Sector Lower Mississippi River Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the 

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Sector Lower Mississippi River's office is located in Memphis, TN. The boundaries of Sector Lower 

Mississippi River's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone include all of Arkansas and all 

of Oklahoma with the exception of the Red River and Lake Texoma; in Missouri: Dunklin and Pemiscot 

Counties. In Tennessee: Dyer, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton, and Shelby Counties, and all portions of Lake 

County with the exception of the area north and west of a line drawn from Mississippi River at latitude 

36°20'00 N and longitude 89°32'30" W due east to Highway 78 thence northeast along Highway 78 to 

the Kentucky-Tennessee state line; in Mississippi: Desoto, Tunica, Coahoma, Bolivar, Washington, 

Humphreys, Holmes, Sharkey, Yazoo, Issaquena, Warren, Claiborne, Jefferson, Adams, and Wilkinson 

Counties; in Louisiana, all the areas north of a line drawn from the east bank of the Mississippi River at 

the Louisiana-Mississippi border, thence south along the east bank to mile 303.0, thence west to the 

west bank at mile 303.0, thence north to the southern boundary of the Old River Lock Structure, thence 

west along the southern bank of the Lower Old River, to the intersection with the Red River, thence west 

and northwest along the southern bank of the Red River to the northern-most boundary of Red River 

Parish, thence west along the northern boundary of Red River Parish and DeSoto Parish to the TexasLouisiana Border, including Lasalle, Caldwell, Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Union, Morehouse, 

West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Richland, Ouachita, Lincoln, Jackson, Bienville, Winn, Grant, 

Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula, and Concordia Parishes; those parts of Avoyelles, Natchitoches, Rapides, 

and Red River Parishes north of the Red River, and that part of West Feliciana Parish north of the Lower 

Old River; that part of the Lower Mississippi River below mile 869.0 and above mile 303; and all of the 

Red River below the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36324, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.40-65 Sector Ohio Valley Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; 

Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh. 

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Sector Ohio Valley's office is located in Louisville, KY. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) 

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Pittsburgh, is located in Pittsburgh, PA. 

(a) Sector Ohio Valley's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone comprise all of Kentucky 

and West Virginia; in Missouri: Perry, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Mississippi and New Madrid Counties; in 

Tennessee: that portion of Lake County north and west of a line drawn from the Mississippi River at 

latitude 36°20'00" N and longitude 89°32'30" W due east to Highway 78, thence northeast along 

Highway 78 to the Kentucky-Tennessee state line, and all other counties in Tennessee except Shelby, 

Tipton, Lauderdale, Dyer and Obion Counties; in Alabama: Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, 

Marshall, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson and DeKalb Counties; in Mississippi: Alcorn, 

Prentiss and Tishomingo Counties; that portion of Pennsylvania south of latitude 41°00'00" N and west 

of longitude 79°00'00" W; those parts of Indiana and Ohio south of latitude 41°00'00" N; in Illinois: 

Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac 

Counties, and in Randolph County, that part of the Upper Mississippi River below mile 109.9, including 

both banks; and that part of the Lower Mississippi River above mile 869.0 ; and in addition, all the area 

described in paragraph (b) of this section. 

(b) The boundaries of the MSU Pittsburgh Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones include that 

portion of Pennsylvania south of latitude 41°00'00" N and west of longitude 79°00'00" W; in West 

Virginia: Preston, Monongalia, Marion, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, and Hancock Counties, and that part of 

the Ohio River north of a line drawn from latitude 39°39'18" N (approximately mile 127.2) on the Ohio 

River, just below the Hannibal Lock and Dam; and in Ohio: Stark, Columbiana, Tuscarawas, Carroll, 

Harrison, Jefferson, and Belmont Counties, and those parts of Summit, Portage, and Mahoning Counties 

south of latitude 41°00'00"N. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36324, July 2, 2007] 

Subpart 3.45—Ninth Coast Guard District 

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Source: CGD 79–011, 44 FR 33401, June 11, 1979, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 3.45-1 Ninth district. 

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(a) The District Office is in Cleveland Ohio. 

(b) The Ninth Coast Guard District comprise Michigan, New York north of latitude 42° N. and west of 

longitude 74°39' W.; Pennsylvania north of latitude 41° and west of longitude 78°55' W.; that part of Ohio 

and Indiana north of latitude 41° N.; that part of Illinois north of latitude 41° N. and east of longitude 90° 

W.; Wisconsin, except that part south of latitude 46°20' N. and west of longitude 90° W.; and that part of 

Minnesota north of latitude 46°20' N. 

[CGFR 61–40, 26 FR 10350, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGFR 71–85, 36 FR 16577, Aug. 24, 1971] 

§ 3.45-10 Sector Buffalo Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Buffalo's office is located in Buffalo, NY. The boundaries of Sector Buffalo's Marine Inspection 

Zone and Captain of the Port Zone include all navigable waters of the United States and contiguous land 

areas within the boundaries of an area starting from a point on the international boundary in Lake Erie at 

latitude 42°19'24" N, longitude 80°31'10" W, proceeding southwest along the international boundary to a 

point at latitude 41°40'36" N, longitude 82°25'00" W; thence south to latitude 41°00'00" N; thence east to 

longitude 78°54'58" W; thence north to latitude 42°00'00" N; thence east to the east bank of the 

Delaware River at latitude 42°00'00" N, longitude 75°21'28" W; thence east to longitude 74°39'00" W; 

thence north to the international boundary at a point at latitude 44°59'58" N, longitude 74°39'00" W; 

thence southeast along the international boundary to the starting point. 

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§ 3.45-15 Sector Lake Michigan Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Lake Michigan's office is located in Milwaukee, WI. The boundaries of Sector Lake Michigan's 

Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone include all navigable waters of the United States 

and contiguous land areas within the boundaries of an area starting from a point at latitude 44°43'00" N, 

longitude 84°30'00" W, proceeding due west to longitude 85°40'00" W; thence northwest to the eastern 

shore of Lake Michigan at latitude 45°01'00" N; thence northwest to latitude 45°22'30" N, longitude 86°

19'00" W; thence northeast to latitude 45°41'00" N, longitude 86°06'00" W; thence northwest to latitude 

46°20'00" N, longitude 87°22'00" W; thence west to latitude 46°20'00" N, longitude 90°00'00" W; thence 

south to latitude 41°00'00" N; thence east to the Ohio-Indiana border at latitude 41°00'00" N, longitude 

84°48'12" W; thence north along the Ohio-Indiana border to the intersection of the Ohio-IndianaMichigan border at latitude 41°41'59" N, longitude 84°48'22" W; thence east along the Ohio-Michigan 

border to latitude 41°42'13" N, longitude 84°30'00" W; thence north to the start point. 

[USCG–2009–0929, 76 FR 13510, Mar. 14, 2011] 

§ 3.45-20 Sector Detroit Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Detroit's office is located in Detroit, MI. The boundaries of Sector Detroit's Marine Inspection 

Zone and Captain of the Port Zone include all navigable waters of the United States and contiguous land 

areas within the boundaries of an area starting from a point at latitude 41°00'00" N, longitude 84°48'12" 

W on the Ohio-Indiana boundary, proceeding east to longitude 82°25'00" W; thence north to the 

international boundary in Lake Erie at latitude 41°40'36" N, longitude 82°25'00" W; thence north along 

the international boundary to latitude 44°43'00" N in Lake Huron; thence due west to latitude 44°43'00" 

N, longitude 84°30'00" W; thence south to the Michigan-Ohio boundary at latitude 41°42'13" N; thence 

west along the Michigan-Ohio boundary to the Ohio-Michigan-Indiana boundary at latitude 41°41'46" N, 

longitude 84°48'22" W; thence south along the Ohio-Indiana boundary to the starting point. 

[USCG–2009–0929, 76 FR 13510, Mar. 14, 2011] 

§ 3.45-45 Sector Sault Ste. Marie Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone; 

Marine Safety Unit Duluth. 

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Sector Sault Ste. Marie's office is located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit 

(MSU) Duluth, is located in Duluth, MN. 

(a) Sector Sault Ste. Marie's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone comprise all 

navigable waters of the United States and contiguous land areas within an area starting from a point at 

latitude 44°43'00" N on the international boundary within Lake Huron; proceeding due west to longitude 

85°40'00" W; thence northwest to the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at latitude 45°01'00" N; thence 

northwest to latitude 45°22'30" N, longitude 86°19'00" W; thence northeast to latitude 45°41'00" N, 

longitude 86°06'00" W; thence northwest to latitude 46°20'00" N, longitude 87°22'00" W; thence west to 

the Minnesota-North Dakota boundary at latitude 46°20'00" N, longitude 96°36'30" W; thence north 

along the Minnesota-North Dakota boundary to the intersection of the Minnesota-North Dakota boundary 

and the international boundary at latitude 49°00'02" N, longitude 97°13'46" W; thence east along the 

international boundary to the starting point; and in addition, all the area described in paragraph (b) of this 

section. 

(b) The boundaries of the MSU Duluth Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones comprise all 

navigable waters of the United States and contiguous land areas within an area starting at a point 

latitude 46°20'00" N, longitude 88°30'00" W, proceeding west to the Minnesota-North Dakota boundary 

at latitude 46°20'00" N, longitude 96°36'30" W; thence north along the Minnesota-North Dakota 

boundary to the intersection of the Minnesota-North Dakota boundary and the international boundary at 

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latitude 49°00'02" N, longitude 97°13'46" W; thence east along the international boundary to a point at 

latitude 47°59'23" N, longitude 87°35'10" W; thence south to a point near Manitou Island Light at latitude 

47°25'09" N, longitude 87°35'10" W; thence southwest to a point near the shore of Lake Superior at 

latitude 46°51'51" N, longitude 87°45'00" W; thence southwest to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2009–0929, 76 FR 13510, Mar. 14, 2011] 

Subpart 3.55—Eleventh Coast Guard District 

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§ 3.55-1 Eleventh district. 

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(a) The District Office is in Alameda, California. 

(b) The Eleventh Coast Guard District is comprised of: Arizona; Utah; Nevada; California; and the ocean 

area bounded by a line from the California-Oregon state line westerly to 40° N. latitude, 150° W. 

longitude; thence southeasterly to 5° S. latitude, 110° W. longitude; thence northeasterly to the border 

between Guatemala and Mexico on the Pacific Coast (14°38' N. latitude, 92°19' W. longitude). 

[CGFR 61–40, 26 FR 10351, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGD 87–008, 52 FR 13084, Apr. 21, 1987; 

CGD 96–025, 61 FR 29959, June 13, 1996] 

§ 3.55-10 Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the 

Port Zone. 

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Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach's (LA–LB) office is located in San Pedro, CA. The boundaries of Sector 

LA–LB's Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at a point near the intersection of 

Monterey County and San Luis Obispo County and the California coast at latitude 35°47'43" N, longitude 

121°20'51" W, proceeding southwest to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 34°05'05" N, 

longitude 124°56'43" W; thence south along the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 32°01'17" N, 

longitude 123°37'22" W; thence northeast to the intersection of Orange County and San Diego County 

and the California coast at latitude 33°23'12" N, longitude 117°35'45" W; thence including all of Orange 

County, Riverside County, Ventura County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, Santa 

Barbara County, Kern County, and San Luis Obispo County in California. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36325, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.55-15 Sector San Diego Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector San Diego's office is located in San Diego, CA. The boundaries of Sector San Diego's Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone start at a point near the intersection of Orange County 

and San Diego County and the coast at latitude 33°23'12" N, longitude 117°35'45" W, proceeding 

southwest to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 32°01'17" N, longitude 123°37'22" W; thence 

south along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the intersection of the maritime boundary with Mexico at 

latitude 30°32'31" N, longitude 121°51'58" W; thence east along the maritime boundary with Mexico to 

its intersection with the California coast at latitude 32°32'03" N, longitude 117°07'29" W; thence including 

Imperial County and San Diego County in California; all of Arizona; Washington, Kane, San Juan, and 

Garfield Counties in Utah; and Clark County in Nevada. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36325, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.55-20 Sector San Francisco: San Francisco Bay Marine Inspection Zone and 

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Captain of the Port Zone. 

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The Sector San Francisco office is located in San Francisco, CA. The boundaries of Sector San 

Francisco's San Francisco Bay Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones comprise the land 

masses and waters of Wyoming within the boundaries of Sweetwater County; Utah, except for 

Washington, Kane, San Juan, and Garfield Counties; Nevada, except for Clark County; and California, 

north of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties. It also includes all ocean waters and 

islands contained therein of the EEZ bounded on the north by the northern boundary of the Eleventh 

Coast Guard District, which is described in §3.55–1; and on the south by a line bearing 240 °T from the 

intersection of the Monterey-San Luis Obispo Count lines (approximately 35°47.5'00" N latitude) and the 

California coast to the outermost extent of the EEZ; and on the west by the outermost extent of the EEZ. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36326, July 2, 2007] 

Subpart 3.65—Thirteenth Coast Guard District 

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§ 3.65-1 Thirteenth district. 

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(a) The District Office is in Seattle, Wash. 

(b) The Thirteenth Coast Guard District shall comprise Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana; and 

the ocean area bounded by a line from California-Oregon state line westerly to latitude 40° N. longitude, 

150° W., thence northeasterly to latitude 54°40' N., longitude 140° W., thence due east to the Canadian 

coast. 

[CGFR 61–40, 26 FR 10352, Nov. 3, 1961] 

§ 3.65-10 Sector Puget Sound Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Puget Sound's office is located in Seattle, WA. The boundaries of Sector Puget Sound's Marine 

Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start at latitude 48°29'35" N, longitude 124°43'45" W, 

proceeding along the Canadian border east to the Montana-North Dakota boundary; thence south along 

this boundary to the Wyoming state line; thence west and south along the Montana-Wyoming boundary 

to the Idaho state line; thence northwest along the Montana-Idaho boundary to latitude 46°55'00" N; 

thence west along latitude 46°55'00" N to longitude 123°18'00" W; thence north to a point latitude 47°

32'00" N, longitude 123°18'00" W; thence west along latitude 47°32'00" N to the outermost extent of the 

EEZ; thence northeast along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the Canadian border; thence east along 

the Canadian border to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2010–0351, 75 FR 47212, Aug. 5, 2010] 

§ 3.65-15 Sector Columbia River Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Columbia River's office is located in Astoria, OR. The boundaries of Sector Columbia River's 

Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start at the Washington coast at latitude 47°32'00" N, 

longitude 124°21'15" W, proceeding along this latitude east to latitude 47°32'00" N, longitude 123°18'00" 

W; thence south to latitude 46°55'00" N, longitude 123°18'00" W; thence east along this latitude to the 

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Wyoming boundary; thence south along the Idaho-Wyoming boundary to the intersection of the IdahoUtah-Wyoming boundaries; thence west along the southern border of Idaho to Oregon and then west 

along the southern border of Oregon to the coast at latitude 41°59'54" N, longitude 124°12'42" W; 

thence west along the southern boundary of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, which is described in 

§3.65–10, to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 41°38'35" N, 128°51'26" W; thence north along 

the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 47°32'00" N; thence east to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2010–0351, 75 FR 48565, Aug. 11, 2010] 

Subpart 3.70—Fourteenth Coast Guard District 

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§ 3.70-1 Fourteenth district. 

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(a) The District Office is in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

(b) The Fourteenth Coast Guard District shall comprise the State of Hawaii; and the Pacific Islands 

belonging to the United States south of latitude 40° N., and west of a line running from 40° N., 150° W. 

through latitude 5° S., 110° W.; the ocean area west and south of a line running from position 51° N., 

158° E. to position 43° N., 165° E.; thence due south to latitude 40° N.; thence due east to longitude 

150° W.; thence southeasterly through latitude 5° S., longitude 110° W. 

[CGFR 61–40, 26 FR 10352, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGFR 70–150, 36 FR 912, Jan. 20, 1971] 

§ 3.70-10 Sector Honolulu Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Honolulu's office is located in Honolulu, HI. The boundaries of Sector Honolulu's Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone comprise the State of Hawaii, including all the islands and 

atolls of the Hawaiian chain and the adjacent waters of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ); and the 

following islands and their adjacent waters of the EEZ: American Samoa, Johnston Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, 

Kingman Reef, Wake Island, Jarvis Island, Howland and Baker Islands, and Midway Island. Sector 

Honolulu's Marine Inspection Zone also includes the Independent State of Samoa. 

[USCG–2010–0351, 75 FR 36277, June 25, 2010] 

§ 3.70-15 Sector Guam Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone. 

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Sector Guam's office is located in Santa Rita, Guam. The boundaries of Sector Guam's Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone comprise the Territory of Guam and the adjacent waters 

of the EEZ, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the adjacent waters of the 

EEZ. Sector Guam's Marine Inspection Zone also includes the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the 

Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36326, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG–2010–0351, 75 FR 36277, 

June 25, 2010] 

§ 3.70-20 Activities Far East Marine Inspection Zone. 

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(a) Activities Far East's office is located in Yokota, Japan. The boundaries of Activities Far East's Marine 

Inspection Zone coincide with the boundaries of the Fourteenth Coast Guard District, which are 

described in §3.70–1, excluding those areas within the Honolulu and Guam Marine Inspection Zones, as 

described in this part. 

(b) Only for this part, the boundary between Activities Far East and Activities Europe Marine Inspection 

Zones is demarked by a southerly line bisecting the border of the Republic of India and the Islamic 

Republic of Pakistan. 

[USCG–2010–0351, 75 FR 36277, June 25, 2010] 

Subpart 3.85—Seventeenth Coast Guard District 

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§ 3.85-1 Seventeenth district. 

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(a) The District Office is in Juneau, Alaska. 

(b) The Seventeenth Coast Guard District shall comprise the State of Alaska; the ocean area bounded 

by a line from the Canadian Coast at latitude 54°40' N. due west to longitude 140° W.; thence 

southwesterly to position 40° N., 150° W.; thence due west to position 40° N., 165° E.; thence due north 

to latitude 43° N.; thence northwesterly to 51° N., 158° E.; thence north and east along the coastline of 

the continent of Asia to East Cape; thence north to the Arctic Ocean. 

[CGFR 61–40, 26 FR 10353, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGFR 70–150, 36 FR 912, Jan. 20, 1971] 

§ 3.85-10 Sector Juneau: Southeast Alaska Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the 

Port Zones. 

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Sector Juneau's office is located in Juneau, AK. The boundaries of Sector Juneau's Southeast Alaska 

Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start at latitude 60°01'18" N, longitude 142°00'00" W, 

proceeding northeast to the EEZ near the Canadian border at latitude 60°18'24" N, longitude 141°00'00" 

W; thence south and east along the EEZ on the United States-Canadian shore side boundary to the 

intersection of the Canadian coast and the Coast Guard District Seventeen southern border at latitude 

54°40'00" N, longitude 131°15'06" W; thence west along the southern border of Coast Guard District 

Seventeen to the intersection with the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 54°38'11" N, longitude 

140°01'26" W; thence north along the outermost extent of the EEZ to latitude 56°14'50" N, longitude 

142°00'00" W; thence north to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36326, July 2, 2007] 

§ 3.85-15 Sector Anchorage: Western Alaska Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of 

the Port Zones; Marine Safety Unit Valdez: Prince William Sound Marine Inspection and 

Captain of the Port Zones. 

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Sector Anchorage's office is located in Anchorage, AK. A subordinate unit, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) 

Valdez, is located in Valdez, AK. 

(a) Sector Anchorage's Western Alaska Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zones start near the 

Canadian border on the EEZ at latitude 60°18'24"N, longitude 141°00'00" W, proceeding southwest to 

latitude 60°01'18" N, longitude 142°00'00" W; thence south to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 

56°14'50" N, longitude 142°00'00" W; thence southwest along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 

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latitude 51°22'15"N, longitude 167°38'28" E; thence northeast along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 

latitude 65°30'00" N, longitude 168°58'37" W; thence north along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 

latitude 72°46'29" N, longitude 168°58'37" W; thence northeast along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 

latitude 74°42'35" N, longitude 156°28'30" W; thence southeast along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 

latitude 72°56'49" N, longitude 137°34'08" W; thence south along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the 

coast near the Canadian border at latitude 69°38'48.88" N, longitude 140°59'52.7" W; thence south 

along the United States-Canadian boundary to the point of origin; and in addition, all the area described 

in paragraph (b) of this section. 

(b) The boundaries of MSU Valdez's Prince William Sound Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port 

Zones start at Cape Puget at latitude 59°56'04" N, longitude 148°26'00" W, proceeding north to latitude 

61°30'00" N, longitude 148°26'00" W; thence east to the United States-Canadian boundary at latitude 

61°30'00" N, longitude 141°00'00" W; thence south along the United States-Canadian boundary to 

latitude 60°18'24" N, longitude 141°00'00" W; thence southwest to the sea at latitude 60°01'18" N, 

longitude 142°00'00" W; thence south to the outermost extent of the EEZ at latitude 56°14'50" N, 

longitude 142°00'00" W; thence along the outermost boundary of the EEZ to latitude 54°49'26" N, 

longitude 148°26'00" W; thence north to the point of origin. 

[USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36326, July 2, 2007, as amended by USCG–2008–0073, 73 FR 15080, 

Mar. 21, 2008] 

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