[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR100.116]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
          CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 100.116  Swim Buzzards Bay Day, New Bedford, MA.

    (a) Regulated Area. All waters of the Acushnet River, within 200 
feet of participating swimmers.
    (b) Special Local Regulations. (1) The Coast Guard patrol commander 
may delay, modify, or cancel the race as conditions or circumstances 
require.
    (2) No person or vessel may enter, transit, or remain in the 
regulated area unless participating in the event or unless authorized by 
the Coast Guard patrol commander.
    (3) Vessels encountering emergencies which require transit through 
the regulated area should contact the Coast Guard patrol commander on 
VHF

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Channel 16. In the event of an emergency, the Coast Guard patrol 
commander may authorize a vessel to transit through the regulated area 
with a Coast Guard designated escort.
    (4) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the Coast Guard on-scene patrol commander. On-scene patrol personnel 
include commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. Coast 
Guard. Upon hearing five or more short blasts from a U.S. Coast Guard 
vessel, the operator of a vessel shall proceed as directed. Members of 
the Coast Guard Auxiliary may also be present to inform vessel operators 
of this section and other applicable laws.
    (c) Effective period. This section is in effect annually on one day 
during the last week of July or first week in August. Actual dates and 
time will be published in a Federal Register document.

[CGD01-96-015, 63 FR 37249, July 10, 1998]