[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: 33CFR165.110]

[Page 629-630]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS--Table of 
Contents
 
 Subpart F--Specific Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas
 
Sec. 165.110  Safety and Security Zone; Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier 
Transits and Anchorage Operations, Boston, Massachusetts.

    (a) Definition. For purposes of this section, navigable waters of 
the United States includes all waters of the territorial sea as 
described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988. 
Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988 declared that 
the territorial sea of the United States extends to 12 nautical miles 
from the baseline of the United States.
    (b) Location. The following areas are safety and security zones:
    (1) Vessels underway. All navigable waters of the United States 
within the Captain of the Port (COTP) Boston zone, as defined in 33 CFR 
3.05-10, two miles ahead and one mile astern, and 500 yards on each side 
of any liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC) vessel while underway.
    (2) Vessels anchored in the Broad Sound. All waters within a 500-
yard radius of any anchored LNGC vessel located in the waters of Broad 
Sound bounded by a line starting at position 42 deg. 25[min] N, 070 deg. 
58[min] W; then running southeast to position 42 deg. 22[min] N, 070 
deg. 56[min] W; then running east to position 42 deg. 22[min] N, 070 
deg. 50[min] W; then running north to position 42 deg. 25[min] N,

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070 deg. 50[min] W; then running west back to the starting point (NAD 
83).
    (3) Vessels moored at the Distrigas LNG facility. All waters within 
a 400-yard radius of any LNGC vessel moored at the Distrigas LNG 
facility in Everett, MA.
    (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in 
Sec. 165.23 and Sec. 165.33 of this part, entry into or movement within 
these zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Boston, or his/her authorized representative.
    (2) All vessel operators shall comply with the instructions of the 
COTP or his/her designated on-scene U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel. 
On-scene Coast Guard patrol personnel include commissioned, warrant, and 
petty officers of the Coast Guard on board Coast Guard, Coast Guard 
Auxiliary, local, State, and Federal law enforcement vessels.
    (3) No person may enter the waters within the boundaries of the 
safety and security zones in this section unless previously authorized 
by the Captain of the Port, Boston, or his/her authorized patrol 
representative.

[CGD01-02-023, 67 FR 63263, Oct. 11, 2002]