[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR62.32]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 62_UNITED STATES AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart B_The U.S. Aids to Navigation System

 

Sec. 62.32  Inland waters obstruction mark.



    (a) On inland waters designated by the Commandant as State waters in 

accordance with Sec. 66.05-5 of this chapter and on non-navigable 

internal waters of a State which have no defined head of navigation, a 

buoy showing alternate vertical black and white stripes may be used to 

indicate to a vessel operator that an obstruction to navigation extends 

from the nearest shore to the buoy.

    (b) The black and white buoy's meaning is ``do not pass between the 

buoy and the shore''. The number of white and black stripes is 

discretionary, provided that the white stripes are twice the width of 

the black stripes. Prior to December 31, 2003, this aid shall not be 

used on a waterway which has a red and white striped obstruction marker



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defined in Sec. 66.10-15(e)(3) of this chapter, unless all obstruction 

markers are replaced.



[CGD 97-018, 63 FR 33573, June 19, 1998]