[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: 33CFR168.40]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 168--ESCORT REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TANKERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 168.40  Applicable waters and number of escort vessels.

    The requirements of this part apply to the following waters:
    (a) Prince William Sound: Each tanker to which this part applies 
must be escorted by at least two escort vessels in those navigable 
waters of the United States within Prince William Sound, Alaska, and the 
adjoining tributaries, bays, harbors, and ports, including the navigable 
waters of the United States within a line drawn from Cape Hinchinbrook 
Light, to Seal Rocks Light, to a point on Montague Island at 
6014.6[min] North, 14659[min] West, and the waters of Montague 
Strait east of a line between Cape Puget and Cape Cleare.
    (b) Puget Sound and certain associated waters: Each tanker to which 
this part applies must be escorted by at least two escort vessels in 
those navigable waters of the United States and Washington State east of 
a line connecting New Dungeness Light with Discovery Island Light and 
all points in the Puget Sound area north and south of these lights. This 
area includes all the

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navigable waters of the United States within Haro Strait, Rosario 
Strait, the Strait of Georgia, Puget Sound, and Hood Canal, as well as 
those portions of the Strait of Juan de Fuca east of the New Dungeness-
Discovery Island line.