[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 33, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 33CFR161.35] [Page 571-573] TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) PART 161--VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents Subpart C--Vessel Traffic Service Areas, Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service Area, Vessel Traffic Service Special Areas and Reporting Points Sec. 161.35 Vessel Traffic Service Houston/Galveston. (a) The VTS area consists of the following major waterways and portions of connecting waterways: Galveston Bay Entrance Channel; Outer Bar Channel; Inner Bar Channel; Bolivar Roads Channel; Galveston Channel; Gulf ICW and Galveston-Freeport Cut-Off from Mile 346 to Mile 352; Texas City Channel; Texas City Turning Basin; Texas City Canal Channel; Texas City Canal Turning Basin; Houston Ship Channel; Bayport Channel; Bayport Turning Basin; Houston Turning Basin; and the following precautionary areas associated with these waterways. (b) Precautionary Areas. Table 161.35(b)--VTS Houston/Galveston Precautionary Areas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Center point Precautionary area name Radius ------------------------------ (yds.) Latitude Longitude ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bolivar Roads................ 4000 29 deg.20.9[mi 94 deg.47.0[m n]N in]W Red Fish Bar................. 4000 29 deg.29.8[mi 94 deg.51.9[m n]N in]W Bayport Channel.............. 4000 29 deg.36.7[mi 94 deg.57.2[m n]N in]W [[Page 572]] Morgans Point................ 2000 29 deg.41.0[mi 94 deg.59.0[m n]N in]W Upper San Jacinto Bay........ 1000 29 deg.42.3[mi 95 deg.01.1[m n]N in]W Baytown...................... 1000 29 deg.43.6[mi 95 deg.01.4[m n]N in]W Lynchburg.................... 1000 29 deg.45.8[mi 95 deg.04.8[m n]N in]W Carpenters Bayou............. 1000 29 deg.45.3[mi 95 deg.05.6[m n]N in]W Jacintoport.................. 1000 29 deg.44.8[mi 95 deg.06.0[m n]N in]W Greens Bayou................. 1000 29 deg.44.8[mi 95 deg.10.2[m n]N in]W Hunting Bayou................ 1000 29 deg.44.3[mi 95 deg.12.1[m n]N in]W Sims Bayou................... 1000 29 deg.43.1[mi 95 deg.14.4[m n]N in]W Brady Island................. 1000 29 deg.43.5[mi 95 deg.16.4[m n]N in] W Buffalo Bayou................ 1000 29 deg.45.0[mi 95 deg.17.3[m n]N in]W ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Each Precautionary Area encompasses a circular area of the radius denoted. (c) Reporting Points. [[Page 573]] Table 161.35(c)--VTS Houston/Galveston Reporting Points ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/longitude Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1................. Galveston Bay Entrance Galveston Bay Entrance 29 deg.18.4[min]N; 94 ................... Channel. CH Lighted Buoy (LB) deg.37.6[min]W. ``GB''. 2................. Galveston Bay Entrance Galveston Bay Entrance 29 deg.20.6[min]N; 94 ................... Channel. Channel LB 11 and 12. deg.44.6[min]W. E................. Bolivar Land Cut....... Mile 349 Intracoastal 29 deg.22.5[min]N; 94 Tows entering HSC Waterway (ICW). deg.46.9[min] W. also report at HSC LB 25 & 26. W................. Pelican Cut............ Mile 351 ICW.......... 29 deg.21.4[min]N; 94 Tow entering HSC deg.48.5[min] W. also report at HSC LB 25 & 26. GCG............... Galveston Harbor....... USCG Base. At the 29 deg.20.0[min]N; 94 ................... entrance to Galveston deg.46.5[min]W. Harbor. T................. Texas City Channel..... Texas City Channel LB 29 deg.22.4[min]N; 94 ................... 12. deg.50.9[min]W. X................. Houston Ship Channel Houston Ship Channel 29 deg.22.1[min]N; 94 Tow entering HSC ICW Intersection. (HSC) LB 25 and 26. deg.48.1[min]W.. from ICW or Texas Cut Only. 3................. Lower Galveston Bay.... HSC LB 31 and 32...... 29 deg.23.5[min]N; 94 ................... deg.48.8[min]W. 4................. Red Fish Bar........... HSC Lt. 53A & 54A..... 29 deg.30.3[min]N; 94 ................... deg.52.4[min]W. P................. Bayport Ship Channel... Bayport Ship Channel 29 deg.36.8[min]N; 94 Report at the North Lt. 8 and 9. deg.59.5[min] W;. Land Cut. 4A................ Upper Galveston Bay.... HSC Buoys 69 and 70... 29 deg.34.7[min]N; 94 Tows only. deg.55.8[min] W. 5................. Morgan's Point......... Barbour's Cut......... 29 deg.41.0[min]N; 94 Abeam Barbours Cut. deg.58.9[min]W.. 6................. Exxon.................. Baytown Bend.......... 29 deg.43.5[min]N; 95 ................... deg.01.4[min]W. 7................. Lynchburg.............. Ferry crossing........ 29 deg.45.8[min]N; 95 ................... deg.04.8[min]W. 8................. Shell Oil.............. Boggy Bayou........... 29 deg.44.1[min]N; 95 ................... deg.08.0[min]W. 9................. Greens Bayou........... Greens Bayou.......... 29 deg.44.8[min]N; 95 ................... deg.10.1[min]W. 10................ Hess Turning Basin..... Hunting Bayou Turning 29 deg.44.3[min]N;95 d Basin. e12.1[min]W. 11................ Lyondell Turning Basin. Sims Bayou Turning 29 deg.43.2[min]N; 95 Basin. deg.14.4[min]W. 12................ I-610 Bridge........... I-610 Bridge.......... 29 deg.43.5[min]N; 95 deg.16.0[min]W. 13................ Houston Turning Basin.. Buffalo Bayou......... 29 deg.45.0[min]N; 95 deg.17.4[min]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] [[Page 574]]