545 Part 162—Inland Waterways Navigation
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Coast Guard, DOT § 162.15 PART 162ÐINLAND WATERWAYS 162.165 Buffalo and Rochester Harbors, New York. NAVIGATION REGULATIONS 162.175 Black Rock Canal and Lock at Buf- falo, New York. Sec. 162.195 Santa Monica Bay, Calif.; restricted 162.1 General. area. 162.15 Manhasset Bay, N.Y.; seaplane re- 162.200 Marina del Ray, Calif.; restricted stricted area. area. 162.20 Flushing Bay near La Guardia Air- 162.205 Suisun Bay, San Joaquin River Sac- port, Flushing, N.Y.; restricted area. ramento River, and connecting waters, 162.30 Channel of Tuckerton Creek, N.J.; CA. navigation. 162.210 Lake Tahoe, Calif.; restricted areas 162.35 Channel of Christina River, Del.; along south shore. navigation. 162.215 Lake Tahoe, Nev.; restricted area 162.40 Inland waterway from Delaware adjacent to Nevada Beach. River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md. 162.220 Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and Lake (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal). Mohave (Colorado River), Ariz.-Nev. 162.65 All waterways tributary to the Atlan- 162.225 Columbia and Willamette Rivers, tic Ocean south of Chesapeake Bay and Washington and Oregon; administration all waterways tributary to the Gulf of and navigation. Mexico east and south of St. Marks, Fla. 162.230 Columbia River, Wash. 162.75 All waterways tributary to the Gulf 162.235 Puget Sound Area, Wash. of Mexico (except the Mississippi River, 162.240 Tongass Narrows, Alaska; naviga- its tributaries, South and Southwest tion. Passes and the Atchafalaya River) from 162.245 Kenai River, Kenai, Alaska; use, ad- St. Marks, Fla., to the Rio Grande. ministration, and navigation. 162.80 Mississippi River below mouth of 162.250 Port Alexander, Alaska; speed of Ohio River, including South and South- vessels. west Passes. 162.255 Wrangell Narrows, Alaska; use, ad- 162.85 Yazoo Diversion Canal, Vicksburg, ministration, and navigation. Miss., from its mouth at Kleinston Land- 162.260 Channel leading to San Juan Harbor, ing to Fisher Street; navigation. P.R.; use, administration, and naviga- 162.90 White River, Arkansas Post Canal, tion. Arkansas River, and Verdigris River be- 162.270 Restricted areas in vicinity of Mari- tween Mississippi River, Ark., and time Administration Reserve Fleets. Catoosa, Okla.; use, administration, and navigation. AUTHORITY: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 49 CFR 1.46. 162.100 Ohio River at Louisville, KY. SOURCE: CGD 75±082, 42 FR 51759, Sept. 29, 162.105 Missouri River; administration and 1977, unless otherwise noted. navigation. 162.110 Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minnesota and Wisconsin. § 162.1 General. 162.115 Keweenaw Waterway, Mich. Geographic coordinates expressed in 162.117 St. Marys River, Sault Ste. Marie, terms of latitude or longitude, or both, Michigan. are not intended for plotting on maps 162.120 Harbors on Lake Michigan. or charts whose referenced horizontal 162.125 Sturgeon Bay and the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, Wisconsin. datum is the North American Datum of 162.130 Connecting waters from Lake Huron 1983 (NAD 83), unless such geographic to Lake Erie; general rules. coordinates are expressly labeled NAD 162.132 Connecting waters from Lake Huron 83. Geographic coordinates without the to Lake Erie; communications rules. NAD 83 reference may be plotted on 162.134 Connecting waters from Lake Huron maps or charts referenced to NAD 83 to Lake Erie; traffic rules. only after application of the appro- 162.136 Connecting waters from Lake Huron priate corrections that are published to Lake Erie; anchorage grounds. on the particular map or chart being 162.138 Connecting waters from Lake Huron to Lake Erie; speed rules. used. 162.140 Connecting waters from Lake Huron [CGD 86±082, 52 FR 33811, Sept. 8, 1987] to Lake Erie; miscellaneous rules. 162.145 Monroe Harbor, Mich. § 162.15 Manhasset Bay, N.Y.; seaplane 162.150 Maumee Bay and River, Ohio. restricted area. 162.155 Sandusky and Huron Harbors, Ohio. 162.160 Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, (a) The restricted area. An area in Fairport, Ashtabula, and Conneaut Har- Manhasset Bay between the shore at bors, Ohio. Manorhaven on the north and the 545 § 162.20 33 CFR Ch. I (7-1-97 Edition) southerly limit line of the special an- § 162.40 Inland waterway from Dela- chorage area in Manhasset Bay, west ware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. area at Manorhaven (described in and Md. (Chesapeake and Delaware § 202.60 of this chapter), on the south; Canal). its axis being a line bearing 166°50′ true (a) Applicability. The regulations in from latitude 40°50′17.337′′, longitude this section are applicable to that part 73°43′03.877′′, which point is on the of the inland waterway from Delaware south side of Orchard Beach Boulevard River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md., at Manorhaven; and being 100 feet wide between Reedy Point, Delaware River, for a distance of 380 feet in a southerly and Old Town Point Wharf, Elk River. direction from the south side of Or- (b) Speed. No vessel in the waterway chard Beach Boulevard, and thence shall be raced or crowded alongside an- flaring to a width of 300 feet at the other vessel. Vessels of all types, in- southerly limit line. cluding pleasure craft, are required to (b) The regulations. (1) Vessels shall travel at all times at a safe speed not anchor or moor within the re- throughout the canal and its ap- stricted area. proaches so as to avoid damage by suc- (2) All vessels traversing the area tion or wave wash to wharves, land- shall pass directly through without un- ings, riprap protection, or other boats, necessary delay, and shall give sea- or injury to persons. Pilots and vessel planes the right-of-way at all times. operators transiting the canal and its approaches are warned that violation § 162.20 Flushing Bay near La Guardia of this rule may result in having their Airport, Flushing, N.Y.; restricted privilege to transit the canal sus- area. pended. Passages of vessels through the (a) The area. An area in the main canal will be monitored and specific channel in Flushing Bay extending for cases will be investigated where dam- a distance of 300 feet on either side of age by suction or wave wash does the extended center line of Runway No. occur. Owners and operators of yachts, 13±31 at La Guardia Airport. motorboats, rowboats and other craft are cautioned that large deep draft (b) The regulations. (1) All vessels tra- ocean-going vessels and other large versing in the area shall pass directly commercial vessels ply the canal, and through without unnecessary delay. such owners and operators should be (2) No vessels having a height of more particularly careful to moor or anchor than 35 feet with reference to the plane well away from the main ship channels, of mean high water shall enter or pass with moorings and lines which are suf- through the area whenever visibility is ficient and proper. less than one mile. (c) Right-of-way. All vessels proceed- ing with the current shall have the § 162.30 Channel of Tuckerton Creek, N.J.; navigation. right-of-way over those proceeding against the current. Large vessels or (a) Power boats or other vessels pro- tows must not overtake and attempt to pelled by machinery shall not proceed pass other large vessels or tows in the at any time within the limits of these waterway. All small pleasure craft waters at a greater speed than 8 stat- shall relinquish the right-of-way to ute miles per hour. deeper draft vessels, which have a lim- ited maneuvering ability due to their § 162.35 Channel of Christina River, draft and size. Del.; navigation. (d) Stopping in waterway. Vessels will (a) That vessels of over 20 tons capac- not be permitted to stop or anchor in ity, propelled by machinery, shall not the ship channel. proceed at any time within the limits (e) Water skiing. Water skiing in the of these waters at a greater speed than waterway is prohibited between Reedy 8 statute miles per hour. Point and Welch Point. 546 Coast Guard, DOT § 162.65 (f) Sailboats. Transiting the canal by conditions as will not obstruct or pre- vessels under sail is not permitted be- vent the passage of other vessels or tween Reedy Point and Welch Point. craft. Stoppages shall be only for such periods as may be necessary. NOTE: The Corps of Engineers also has reg- ulations dealing with this section in 33 CFR (ii) No vessel or raft will be allowed Part 207. to use any portion of the fairway as a mooring place except temporarily as § 162.65 All waterways tributary to the authorized above without the written Atlantic Ocean south of Chesapeake permission from the District Com- Bay and all waterways tributary to mander. the Gulf of Mexico east and south of St. Marks, Fla. (iii) When tied up, all vessels must be moored by bow and stern lines. Rafts (a) Description. This section applies to and tows shall be secured at suffi- the following: ciently close intervals to insure their (1) Waterways. All navigable waters of not being drawn away from the bank the United States, natural or artificial, by winds, currents or the suction of including bays, lakes, sounds, rivers, passing vessels. Tow lines shall be creeks, intracoastal waterways, as well shortened so that the different parts of as canals and channels of all types, the tow shall be as close together as which are tributary to or connected by possible. In narrow sections, no vessel other waterways with the Atlantic or raft shall be tied abreast of another. Ocean south of Chesapeake Bay or with (iv) Lights shall be displayed in ac- the Gulf of Mexico east and south of cordance with provisions of the Inland St.