[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: 33CFR165.20]

[Page 624]
 
                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 C--Safety Zones
 
Sec. 165.20  Safety zones.


    A Safety Zone is a water area, shore area, or water and shore area 
to which, for safety or environmental purposes, access is limited to 
authorized persons, vehicles, or vessels. It may be stationary and 
described by fixed limits or it may be described as a zone around a 
vessel in motion.