[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR156.300]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 156--OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C--Lightering Zones and Operational Requirements for the Gulf of 
                                 Mexico
 
Sec. 156.300  Designated lightering zones.

    Source: CGD 93-081, 60 FR 45017, Aug. 29, 1995, unless otherwise 
noted.


    The following lightering zones are designated in the Gulf of Mexico 
and

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are more than 60 miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea 
is measured:
    (a) Southtex--lightering zone. This lightering zone and the 
geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters 
bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.                          Longitude W.
2740[min]00[sec],               9300[min]00[sec], thence to
2740[min]00[sec],               9435[min]00[sec], thence to
2806[min]30[sec],               9435[min]00[sec], thence to
2721[min]00[sec],               9600[min]00[sec], thence to
2630[min]00[sec],               9600[min]00[sec], thence to
2630[min]00[sec],               9300[min]00[sec], and thence
                                      to the point of beginning.



(NAD 83)
    (b) Gulfmex No. 2--lightering zone. This lightering zone and the 
geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters 
bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.                          Longitude W.
2753[min]00[sec],               8900[min]00[sec], thence to
2753[min]00[sec],               9130[min]00[sec], thence to
2630[min]00[sec],               9130[min]00[sec], thence to
2630[min]00[sec],               8900[min]00[sec], and thence
                                      to the point of beginning.



(NAD 83)
    (c) Offshore Pascagoula No. 2--lightering zone. This lightering zone 
and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the 
waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.                          Longitude W.
2920[min]00[sec],               8700[min]00[sec], thence to
2912[min]00[sec],               8745[min]00[sec], thence to
2839[min]00[sec],               8800[min]00[sec], thence to
2800[min]00[sec],               8800[min]00[sec], thence to
2800[min]00[sec],               8700[min]00[sec], and thence
                                      to the point of beginning.



(NAD 83)
    (d) South Sabine Point--lightering zone. This lightering zone and 
the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the 
waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.                          Longitude W.
2830[min]00[sec],               9238[min]00[sec], thence to
2844[min]00[sec],               9324[min]00[sec], thence to
2833[min]00[sec],               9400[min]00[sec], thence to
2818[min]00[sec],               9400[min]00[sec], thence to
2818[min]00[sec],               9238[min]00[sec], and thence
                                      to the point of beginning.



(NAD 83)