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Timestamp: 2017-12-17 17:44:23
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§ 161', '§26', '§161', '§161', 'art 161', 'art 26', 'art 161', '§161', '§160', '§160', '§160', '§160', '§161', '§167']

§ 161.1 Purpose and Intent.
§ 161.2 Definitions.
§ 161.4 Requirement to carry the rules.
§ 161.5 Deviations from the rules.
§ 161.10 Services.
§ 161.11 VTS measures.
§ 161.12 Vessel operating requirements.
§ 161.13 VTS Special Area operating requirements.
§ 161.15 Purpose and intent.
§ 161.16 Applicability.
§ 161.17 Definitions.
§ 161.18 Reporting requirements.
§ 161.20 Position Report (PR).
§ 161.21 Automated reporting.
§ 161.22 Final Report (FR).
§ 161.23 Reporting exemptions.
§ 161.25 Vessel Traffic Service New York Area.
§ 161.30 Vessel Traffic Service Louisville.
§ 161.35 Vessel Traffic Service Houston/Galveston.
§ 161.40 Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay.
§ 161.45 Vessel Traffic Service St. Marys River.
§ 161.50 Vessel Traffic Service San Francisco.
§ 161.60 Vessel Traffic Service Prince William Sound.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1223, 1231; 46 U.S.C. 70114, 70119; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source: CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, unless otherwise noted.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGE 97–023, 62 FR 33364, June 19, 1997; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39364, July 1, 2003]
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–2005–21531, 70 FR 36350, June 23, 2005]
(c) When not exchanging voice communications, a VTS User must maintain a listening watch as required by §26.04(e) of this chapter on the VTS frequency designated in Table 161.12(c) (VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas). In addition, the VTS User must respond promptly when hailed and communicate in the English language.
Center MMSI1 Call Sign
Designated frequency (Channel designation)—purpose2
Monitoring area3,4
Berwick Traffic 156.550 MHz (Ch. 11) The waters south of 29°45' N., west of 91°10' W., north of 29°37' N., and east of 91°18' W.
Buzzards Bay Control5 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) The waters east and north of a line drawn from the southern tangent of Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island, in approximate position latitude 41°–27.2' N, longitude 70°–11.7' W, to the Buzzards Bay Entrance Light in approximate position latitude 41°–23.5' N, longitude 71°–02.0' W, and then to the southwestern tangent of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, at approximate position latitude 41°–24.6' N, longitude 70°–57.0' W, and including all of the Cape Cod Canal to its eastern entrance, except that the area of New Bedford harbor within the confines (north of) the hurricane barrier, and the passages through the Elizabeth Islands, is not considered to be “Buzzards Bay”.
Houston-Galveston—003669954 The navigable waters north of 29° N., west of 94°20' W., south of 29°49' N., and east of 95°20' W.
Houston Traffic 156.550 MHz (Ch. 11)
—For Sailing Plans only The navigable waters north of a line extending due west from the southern most end of Exxon Dock #1 (20°43.37' N., 95°01.27' W.).
Houston Traffic 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12)
—For Sailing Plans only The navigable waters south of a line extending due west from the southern most end of Exxon Dock #1 (29°43.37' N., 95°01.27' W.)
San Pedro Traffic 156.700 MHz (Ch.14) Vessel Movement Reporting System Area: The navigable waters within a 25 nautical mile radius of Point Fermin Light (33°42.3' N., 118°17.6' W.).
Lower Mississippi River6—0036699952
New Orleans Traffic 156.700 MHz (Ch.14) The navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River below 30°38.7' N., 91°17.5' W. (Port Hudson Light at 255 miles Above Head of Passes (AHP)), the Southwest Pass, and, within a 12 nautical miles radius around 28°54.3' N., 89°25.7' W. (Southwest Pass Entrance Light at 19.9 miles Below Head of Passes).
New Orleans Traffic 156.600 MHz (Ch.12) New Orleans Sector. The navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicularly at 29°56.4' N., 90°08.36' W. and on the south by a line drawn perpendicularly at 29°56.24' N., 89°59.86' W. (88 and 106 miles AHP).
New York Traffic 156.550 MHz (Ch. 11)
—For vessels at anchor The area consists of the navigable waters of the Lower New York Bay bounded on the east by a line drawn from Norton Point to Breezy Point; on the south by a line connecting the entrance buoys at the Ambrose Channel, Swash Channel, and Sandy Hook Channel to Sandy Hook Point; and on the southeast including the waters of Sandy Hook Bay south to a line drawn at latitude 40° 25' N; then west in the Raritan Bay to the Raritan River Railroad Bridge, then north into waters of the Arthur Kill and Newark Bay to the Lehigh Valley Draw Bridge at latitude 40° 41.9N; and then east including the waters of the Kill Van Kull and the Upper New York Bay north to a line drawn east-west from the Holland Tunnel ventilator shaft at latitude 40° 43.7' N, longitude 74° 01.6' W, in the Hudson River; and then continuing east including the waters of the East River to the Throgs Neck Bridge, excluding the Harlem River.
New York Traffic 156.700 MHz (Ch. 14) The navigable waters of the Lower New York Bay west of a line drawn from Norton Point to Breezy Point; and north of a line connecting the entrance buoys of Ambrose Channel, Swash Channel, and Sandy Hook Channel, to Sandy Hook Point; on the southeast including the waters of the Sandy Hook Bay south to a line drawn at latitude 40° 25' N; then west into the waters of Raritan Bay East Reach to a line drawn from Great Kills Light south through Raritan Bay East Reach LGB #14 to Comfort PT, NJ; then north including the waters of the Upper New York Bay south of 40° 42.40' N (Brooklyn Bridge) and 40° 43.70' N (Holland Tunnel Ventilator Shaft); west through the KVK into the Arthur Kill north of 40° 38.25' N (Arthur Kill Railroad Bridge); then north into the waters of the Newark Bay, south of 40° 41.95' N (Lehigh Valley Draw Bridge).
New York Traffic 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) The navigable waters of the Raritan Bay south to a line drawn at latitude 40° 26' N; then west of a line drawn from Great Kills Light south through the Raritan Bay East Reach LGB #14 to Point Comfort, NJ; then west to the Raritan River Railroad Bridge; and north including the waters of the Arthur Kill to 40° 28.25' N (Arthur Kill Railroad Bridge); including the waters of the East River north of 40° 42.40' N (Brooklyn Bridge) to the Throgs Neck Bridge, excluding the Harlem River.
Port Arthur6—003669955
Sabine Traffic To be determined The navigable waters south of 30°10' N., east of 94°20' W., west of 93°22' W, and, north of 29° 10' N.
Valdez Traffic 156.650 MHz (Ch. 13) The navigable waters south of 61°05' N., east of 147°20' W., north of 60° N., and west of 146°30' W.; and, all navigable waters in Port Valdez.
Puget Sound7
Seattle Traffic —003669957 156.700 MHz (Ch. 14) The waters of Puget Sound, Hood Canal and adjacent waters south of a line connecting Nodule Point and Bush Point in Admiralty Inlet and south of a line drawn due east from the southernmost tip of Possession Point on Whidbey Island to the shoreline.
Seattle Traffic —003669957 156.250 MHz (Ch. 5A) The waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca east of 124°40' W. excluding the waters in the central portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca north and east of Race Rocks; the navigable waters of the Strait of Georgia east of 122°52' W.; the San Juan Island Archipelago, Rosario Strait, Bellingham Bay; Admiralty Inlet north of a line connecting Nodule Point and Bush Point and all waters east of Whidbey Island North of a line drawn due east from the southernmost tip of Possession Point on Whidbey Island to the shoreline.
Tofino Traffic —003160012 156.725 MHz (Ch. 74) The waters west of 124°40' W. within 50 nautical miles of the coast of Vancouver Island including the waters north of 48° N., and east of 127° W.
Victoria Traffi —003160010 156.550 MHz (Ch. 11) The waters of the Strait of Georgia west of 122°52' W., the navigable waters of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca north and east of Race Rocks, including the Gulf Island Archipelago, Boundary Pass and Haro Strait.
San Francisco Traffic 156.700 MHz (Ch. 14) The navigable waters of the San Francisco Offshore Precautionary Area, the navigable waters shoreward of the San Francisco Offshore Precautionary Area east of 122°42.0' W. and north of 37°40.0' N. extending eastward through the Golden Gate, and the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay and as far east as the port of Stockton on the San Joaquin River, as far north as the port of Sacramento on the Sacramento River.
San Francisco Traffic 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) The navigable waters within a 38 nautical mile radius of Mount Tamalpais (37°55.8' N., 122°34.6' W.) west of 122°42.0' W. and south of 37°40.0' N and excluding the San Francisco Offshore Precautionary Area.
Soo Traffic 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) The waters of the St. Marys River between 45°57' N. (De Tour Reef Light) and 46°38.7' N. (lle Parisienne Light), except the St. Marys Falls Canal and those navigable waters east of a line from 46°04.16' N. and 46°01.57' N. (La Pointe to Sims Point in Potagannissing Bay and Worsley Bay).
1Maritime Mobile Service Identifier (MMSI) is a unique nine-digit number assigned that identifies ship stations, ship earth stations, coast stations, coast earth stations, and group calls for use by a digital selective calling (DSC) radio, an INMARSAT ship earth station or AIS. AIS requirements are set forth in §§161.21 and 164.46 of this subchapter. The requirements set forth in §§161.21 and 164.46 of this subchapter apply in those areas denoted with a MMSI number.
2In the event of a communication failure, difficulties or other safety factors, the Center may direct or permit a user to monitor and report on any other designated monitoring frequency or the bridge-to-bridge navigational frequency, 156.650 MHz (Channel 13) or 156.375 MHz (Ch. 67), to the extent that doing so provides a level of safety beyond that provided by other means. The bridge-to-bridge navigational frequency, 156.650 MHz (Ch. 13), is used in certain monitoring areas where the level of reporting does not warrant a designated frequency.
5In addition to the vessels denoted in Section 161.16 of this chapter, requirements set forth in subpart B of 33 CFR part 161 also apply to any vessel transiting VMRS Buzzards Bay required to carry a bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone by part 26 of this chapter.
6Until rules regarding VTS Lower Mississippi River and VTS Port Arthur are published, vessels are exempted of all VTS and VMRS requirements set forth in 33 CFR part 161, except those set forth in §§161.21 and 164.46 of this subchapter.
7A Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service was established by the United States and Canada within adjoining waters. The appropriate Center administers the rules issued by both nations; however, enforces only its own set of rules within its jurisdiction. Note, the bridge-to-bridge navigational frequency, 156.650 MHz (Ch. 13), is not so designated in Canadian waters, therefore users are encouraged and permitted to make passing arrangements on the designated monitoring frequencies.
(1) A marine casualty as defined in 46 CFR 4.05–1;
(5) A hazardous condition as defined in §160.203 of this chapter;
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28329, May 31, 1995; CGD 92–052, 61 FR 45326, Aug. 29, 1996; USCG–1999–6141, 64 FR 69636, Dec. 14, 1999; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39364, July 1, 2003; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 60569, Oct. 22, 2003; USCG–2004–18057, 69 FR 34926, June 23, 2004; CGD01–04–133, 72 FR 50058, Aug. 30, 2007; 72 FR 70780, Dec. 13, 2007; USCG–2008–0179, 73 FR 35016, June 19, 2008]
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]
[USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]
C CHARLIE Position A 4 digit group giving latitude in degrees and minutes suffixed with N (north) or S (south) and a 5 digit group giving longitude in degrees and minutes suffixed with E (east) or W (west); or.
R ROMEO Description of pollution or dangerous goods lost Brief details of type of pollution (oil, chemicals, etc) or dangerous goods lost overboard; position expressed as in (C) or (D).
X XRAY Miscellaneous Any other information as appropriate. [ i.e. , a detailed description of a planned operation, which may include: its duration; effective area; any restrictions to navigation; notification procedures for approaching vessels; in addition, for a towing operation: configuration, length of the tow, available horsepower, etc.; for a dredge or floating plant: configuration of pipeline, mooring configuration, number of assist vessels, etc.].
(f) Dangerous cargo on board or in its tow, as defined in §160.203 of this chapter, and other required information as set out in §160.211 and §160.213 of this chapter, if applicable.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 97–023, 62 FR 33364, June 19, 1997; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39367, July 1, 2003]
The area consists of the navigable waters of the Lower New York Harbor bounded on the east by a line drawn from Norton Point to Breezy Point; on the south by a line connecting the entrance buoys at the Ambrose Channel, Swash Channel, and Sandy Hook Channel to Sandy Hook Point; and on the southeast including the waters of Sandy Hook Bay south to a line drawn at latitude 40°25' N.; then west into waters of the Raritan Bay to the Raritan River Rail Road Bridge; and then north including the waters of the Arthur Kill and Newark Bay to the Lehigh Valley Draw Bridge at latitude 40°41.9' N.; and then east including the waters of the Kill Van Kull and Upper New York Bay north to a line drawn east-west from the Holland Tunnel Ventilator Shaft at latitude 40°43.7' N., longitude 74°01.6' W. in the Hudson River; and then continuing east including the waters of the East River to the Throgs Neck Bridge, excluding the Harlem River.
[CGD 92–052, 61 FR 45327, Aug. 29, 1996]
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998]
Bolivar Roads 4000 29°20.9' N 94°47.0' W
Red Fish Bar 4000 29°29.8' N 94°51.9' W
Bayport Channel 4000 29°36.7' N 94°57.2' W
Morgans Point 2000 29°41.0' N 94°59.0' W
Upper San Jacinto Bay 1000 29°42.3' N 95°01.1' W
Baytown 1000 29°43.6' N 95°01.4' W
Lynchburg 1000 29°45.8' N 95°04.8' W
Carpenters Bayou 1000 29°45.3' N 95°05.6' W
Jacintoport 1000 29°44.8' N 95°06.0' W
Greens Bayou 1000 29°44.8' N 95°10.2' W
Hunting Bayou 1000 29°44.3' N 95°12.1' W
Sims Bayou 1000 29°43.2' N 95°14.4' W
Brady Island 1000 29°43.5' N 95°16.4' W
Buffalo Bayou 1000 29°45.0' N 95°17.3' W
1 Galveston Bay Entrance Channel Galveston Bay Entrance CH Lighted Buoy (LB) “1C” 29° 18.2' N; 94° 37.6' W
2 Galveston Bay Entrance Channel Galveston Bay Entrance Channel LB 11 and 12 29° 20.6' N; 94° 44.6' W
E Bolivar Land Cut Mile 349 Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) 29° 22.5' N; 94° 46.9' W Tows entering HSC also report at HSC LB 25 & 26.
W Pelican Cut Mile 351 ICW 29° 21.4' N; 94° 48.5' W Tows entering HSC also report at HSC LB 25 & 26.
G Galveston Harbor Galveston Channel Lt. 2 29° 20.2' N; 94° 46.6' W Coast Guard Base.
T Texas City Channel Texas City Channel Lt. 12 29° 22.4' N; 94° 50.9' W
X Houston Ship Channel ICW Intersection Houston Ship Channel (HSC) LB 25 and 26 29° 22.2' N; 94° 48.1' W Tow entering HSC from ICW or Texas Cut Only.
3 Lower Galveston Bay HSC Lt. 31 and LB 32 29° 23.8' N; 94° 48.9' W
4 Red Fish Bar HSC Lt. 53 & 54 29° 30.3' N; 94° 52.4' W
P Bayport Ship Channel Bayport Ship Channel Lt. 8 and 9 29° 36.8' N; 94° 59.5' W Bayport Land Cut.
4A Upper Galveston Bay HSC Lt. 69 and 70 29° 34.7' N; 94° 55.8' W Tows only.
5 Morgan's Point HSC Lt. 91 29° 41.0' N; 94° 59.0' W
6 Exxon HSC Lt. 109A 29° 43.5' N; 95° 01.4' W
7 Lynchburg Ferry crossing 29° 45.8' N; 95° 04.8' W
8 Shell Oil Boggy Bayou 29° 44.1' N; 95° 08.0' W
9 Greens Bayou HSC Lt. 152 29° 44.8' N; 95° 10.1' W
10 Hunting Bayou Hunting Bayou Turning Basin. 29° 44.4' N; 95° 12.1' W
11 Lyondell Sims Bayou Turning Basin. 29° 43.2' N; 95° 14.4' W
12 I–610 Bridge I–610 Bridge 29° 43.5' N; 95° 16.0' W
13 Buffalo Bayou Houston Turning Basin 29° 45.0' N; 95° 17.4' W
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28331, May 31, 1995; USCG–2000–7223, 65 FR 40058, June 29, 2000; USCG–2007–27887, 72 FR 45904, Aug. 16, 2007]
(b) VTS Special Area. The Berwick Bay VTS Special Area consists of those waters within a 1000 yard radius of the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge located at Mile .03 MC/PA.
1 Stouts Pass Stouts Point Light “1” Mile 113–Atchafalaya River 29°43'47" N
91°13'25" W
2 Berwick Lock Mile 1.9 MC/PA 29°43'10" N
91°13'28" W If transiting the Lock.
3 Conrad's Point Junction Buoy “1” Mile 1.5 MC/PA 29°42'32" N
91°13'14" W
4 Swift Ships Flat Lake Junction Mile 3 MC/PA 29°43'26" N
91°12'22" W
5 South Pacific Railroad Bridge Mile 0.3 MC/PA 29°41'34" N
91°12'44" W
6 20 Grant Point Junction Bayou Boeuf-Atchafalaya R. Mile 95.5 ICW 29°41'18" N
91°12'36" W
7 ICW Overhead Power Cable Mile 96.5 ICW 29°40'43" N
91°13'18" W
8 Wax Bayou Junction Light “A” Mile 98.2W ICW 29°39'29" N
91°14'46" W
9 Shaffer Junction ICW-Bayou Shaffer Mile 94.5 ICW 29°41'10" N
91°11'38" W
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998]
(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the St. Marys River and lower Whitefish Bay from 45°57' N. (De Tour Reef Light) to the south, to 46°38.7' N. (Ile Parisienne Light) to the north, except the waters of the St. Marys Falls Canal, and to the east along a line from La Pointe to Sims Point, within Potagannissing Bay and Worsley Bay.
Table 161.45(b)—VTS St. Marys River Reporting Points
1 Ile Parisienne Ile Parisienne Light 46°37.3' N; 84°45.9' W Downbound Only.
2 Gros Cap Reef Gros Cap Reefs Light 46°30.6' N; 84°37.1' W Upbound Only.
3 Round Island Round Island Light 32 46°26.9' N; 84°31.7'W.
4 Pointe Louise Pointe Louise Light 46°27.8' N; 84°28.2'W.
5* West End of Locks West Center Pierhead Light 46°30.2' N; 84°22.2' W Upbound Only.
6 East End of Locks East Center Pierhead Light 46°30.1' N; 84°20.3' W Downbound Only.
7 Mission Point Light 99 46°29.2' N; 84°18.1'W.
8 Six Mile Point Six Mile Point 46°26.1' N; 84°15.4'W.
9 Ninemile Point Light 80 46°23.5' N; 84°14.1'W.
10 West Neebish Channel Light 29 46°16.9' N; 84°12.5' W Downbound Only.
11 Munuscong Lake Junction Lighted Junction Buoy 46°10.8' N; 84°05.6'W.
12 De Tour Reef De Tour Reef Light 46°56.9' N; 83°53.7' W.
The VTS area consists of all the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay Region south of the Mare Island Causeway Bridge and the Petaluma River Entrance Channel Daybeacon 19 and Petaluma River Entrace Channel Light 20 and north of the Dumbarton Bridge; its seaward approaches within a 38 nautical mile radius of Mount Tamalpais (37–55.8' N., 122–34.6' W.); and its navigable tributaries as far east as the port of Stockton on the San Joaquin River, as far north as the port of Sacramento on the Sacramento River.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995]
The Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound area consists of the navigable waters of the United States bounded by a line drawn from the Washington State coastline at 48°23'08" N., 124°43'37" W. on Cape Flattery to the Cape Flattery Light at 48°23'30" N., 124°44'12" W. on Tatoosh Island, due west to the U.S. Territorial Sea Boundary; thence northward along the U.S. Territorial Sea Boundary to its intersection with the U.S./Canada International Boundary; thence east along the U.S./Canada International Boundary through the waters known as the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Haro Strait, Boundary Pass, and the Strait of Georgia to the Washington State coastline at 49°00'06" N., 122°45'18" W. (International Boundary Range C Rear Light). This area includes: Puget Sound, Hood Canal, Possession Sound, the San Juan Island Archipelago, Rosario Strait, Guemes Channel, Bellingham Bay, the U.S. waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia, and all waters adjacent to the above.
(a) Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound participates in a U.S./Canadian Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service (CVTS) to jointly manage vessel traffic in the Juan de Fuca Region. The CVTS for the Juan de Fuca Region consists of all waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its offshore approaches, southern Georgia Strait, the Gulf and San Juan Archipelagos, Rosario Strait, Boundary Pass and Haro Strait, bounded on the northwest by 48°35'45" N.; and on the southwest by 48°23'30" N.; and on the west by the rhumb line joining 48°35'45" N., 124°47'30" W. with 48°23'30" N., 124°48'37" W.; and on the northeast in the Strait of Georgia, by a line drawn along 49° N. from Vancouver Island to Semiahmoo Bay; and on the southeast, by a line drawn from McCurdy Point on the Quimper Peninsula to Point Partridge on Whidbey Island. Canadian and United States Vessel Traffic Centers (Tofino, B.C., Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Seattle, WA) manage traffic within the CVTS area irrespective of the International Boundary.
(b) VTS Special Areas. (1) The Rosario Strait VTS Special Area consists of those waters bounded to the south by the center of Precautionary Area “RB” (a circular area of 2,500 yards radius centered at 48°26'24" N., 122°45'12" W.), and to the north by the center of Precautionary Area “C” (a circular area of 2,500 yards radius centered at 48°40'34" N., 122°42'44" W.; Lighted Buoy “C”); and
(2) The Guemes Channel VTS Special Area consists of those waters bounded to the west by Shannon Point on Fidalgo Island and to the east by Southeast Point on Guemes Island.
(c) Additional VTS Special Area Operating Requirements. The following additional requirements are applicable in the Rosario Strait and Guemes Channel VTS Special Areas:
(3) A vessel of less than 100 meters in length is exempt from the provisions set forth in §161.13(b)(3) of this part. Approval will not be granted for:
(i) A vessel of 100 meters or more in length to meet or overtake; or cross or operate within 2,000 yards (except when crossing astern) of a vessel of 40,000 dead weight tons or more; or
(ii) A vessel of 40,000 dead weight tons or more to meet or overtake; or cross or operate within 2,000 yards (except when crossing astern) of a vessel of 100 meters or more in length.
(d) Reporting Point. Inbound vessels in the Strait of Juan de Fuca upon crossing 124–W.
(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the United States north of a line drawn from Cape Hinchinbrook Light to Schooner Rock Light, comprising that portion of Prince William Sound between 146°30' W. and 147°20' W. and includes Valdez Arm, Valdez Narrows and Port Valdez.
(b) The Valdez Arm VTS Special Area consists of the waters of the Valdez Arm Traffic Separation Scheme (described in §167.1703 of this chapter); the waters northeast of a line drawn from shoreline to shoreline through the points 60°58.04' N, 146°46.52' W and 60°58.93' N, 146°48.86' W; and southwest of a line bearing 307° True from Tongue Point at 61°02.10' N, 146°40.00' W.
(c) The Valdez Narrows VTS Special Area consists of those waters of Valdez Arm, Valdez Narrows, and Port Valdez northeast of a line bearing 307° True from Tongue Point at 61°02'06" 146°40' W.; and southwest of a line bearing 307° True from Entrance Island Light at 61°05'06" N., 146°36'42" W.
(iii) A southbound vessel shall remain in Port Valdez east of 146°35' W. and north of 61°06' N. until the VTS has granted permission to proceed.
1A Cape Hinchinbrook Cape Hinchinbrook 60°16'18" N; 146°45'30" W Northbound Only.
1B Schooner Rock Schooner Rock 60°18'42" N; 146°51'36" W Southbound Only.
2A Naked Island Naked Island 60°40'00" N; 147°01'24" W Northbound Only.
2B Naked Island Naked Island 60°40'00" N; 147°05'00" W Southbound Only.
3A Bligh Reef Bligh Reef Light (Pilot Embark) 60°50'36" N; 146°57'30" W Northbound Only.
3B Bligh Reef Bligh Reef Light (Pilot Disembark) 60°51'00" N; 147°01'24" W Southbound Only.
4A Rocky Point Rocky Point 60°57'48" N; 146°47'30" W Northbound Only.
4B Rocky Point Rocky Point 60°57'48" N; 146°50'00" W Southbound Only.
5 Entrance Island Entrance Island Light 61°05'24" N; 146°37'30" W.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35532, June 30, 1998; USCG–2001–10254, 67 FR 53742, Aug. 19, 2002]