§ 162.120 33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–10 Edition) TABLE 162.117(g)—ST. MARYS RIVER SPEED § 162.125 Sturgeon Bay and the Stur- RULES—Continued geon Bay Ship Canal, Wisc. Maximum speed limit between Mph Kts (a) In the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal: (1) No vessel may exceed 5 miles per Upper limit of the St. Marys Falls Canal hour. and Point Aux Pins Main Light .............. 12 10.4 (2) No vessel greater than 150 feet in Note: A vessel must not navigate any dredged channel at a length (including tug and tow combina- speed of less than 5 statute miles per hour (4.3 knots). tions) may come about. (2) Temporary speed limit regula- (3) No vessel 65 feet or greater in tions may be established by Com- length (including tug and tow combina- manding Officer Vessel Traffic Service tions) may either: St. Marys River. Notice of the tem- (i) Enter or pass through the canal porary speed limits and their effective two or more abreast; or dates and termination are published in (ii) Overtake another vessel. the FEDERAL REGISTER and Local No- (4) No vessel may anchor or moor un- tice to Mariners. These temporary less given permission to do so by the speed limits, if imposed, will normally Captain of the Port. be placed in effect and terminated dur- (5) Each vessel must keep to the cen- ing the winter navigation season. ter, except when meeting or overtaking (h) Towing Requirement. A towing ves- another vessel. sel must: (1) Maintain positive control (b) In Sturgeon Bay and the Sturgeon of its tow south of Gros Cap Reef Light; Bay Ship Canal: (2) Not impede the passage of any (1) Each laden vessel under tow must other vessel; be towed with at least two towlines. (3) Not tow a vessel of 200 feet or less Each towline must be shortened to the in length with a tow line longer than extent necessary to provide maximum 250 feet; and control of the tow. (4) Not tow a vessel of 200 feet or (2) Each unladen vessel may be towed more in length with a tow line longer with one towline. than the length of the towed vessel (3) No towline may exceed 100 feet in plus 50 feet. length. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36333, July 15, 1994, as (4) No vessel may tow another vessel amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28333, May 31, alongside. 1995; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35532, June 30, (5) No vessel may tow a raft greater 1998; USCG–2003–15404, 68 FR 37741, June 25, than 50 feet in width. 2003] NOTE: The Corps of Engineers also has reg- § 162.120 Harbors on Lake Michigan. ulations dealing with these areas in 33 CFR Part 207. (a) No vessel greater than 40 feet in [CGD 79–151, 46 FR 7960, Jan. 26, 1981] length may exceed 8 miles per hour in the harbors of Michigan City, Indiana; § 162.130 Connecting waters from Lake St. Joseph, South Haven, Saugatuck, Huron to Lake Erie; general rules. Holland (Lake Macatawa), Grand Haven, Muskegon, White Lake, (a) Purpose. The regulations in Pentwater, Ludington, Manistee, Por- §§ 162.130 through 162.140 prescribe rules tage Lake (Manistee County), Frank- for vessel operation in U.S. waters con- fort, Charlevois, and Petroskey, Michi- necting Lake Huron to Lake Erie (in- gan. cluding the River Rouge) to prevent collisions and groundings, to protect (b) No vessel greater than 40 feet in waterway improvements, and to pro- length may exceed 4 miles per hour in tect these waters from environmental the harbors of Menominee, Michigan harm resulting from collisions and and Wisconsin; Algoma, Kewaunee, groundings. Two Rivers, Manitowac, Sheboygan, Port Washington, Milwaukee, Racine, NOTE: The Canadian Government has Kenosha and Green Bay, Wisconsin; issued similar regulations which apply in the and Waukegan, Illinois. Canadian portion of the waterway. Provi- sions which apply only in Canadian waters [CGD 79–151, 46 FR 7960, Jan. 26, 1981] are noted throughout the text. 572 VerDate Mar<15>2010 07:59 Sep 03, 2010 Jkt 220131 PO 00000 Frm 00582 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\220131.XXX 220131 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with CFR.