§ 100.35T01-0100 - Special Local Regulation; War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration, Port of Boston, Massachusetts.

(a) Location: This special local regulation establishes a regulated area to include all waters west of a line drawn from position 42°20'21" N, 71°00'37" W, the monument at Castle Island, to position 42°20'45" N, 71°00'29" W, the Logan Airport Security Zone Buoy “24” and then position 42°20'48" N, 71°00'27" W, a point of land, including the Reserved Channel to position 42°20'34" N, 71°02'11" W, the Summer Street retractile bridge, the Charles River to position 42°22'07" N, 71°03'40" W, the Gridley Locks at the Charles River Dam, the Mystic River to position 42°23'22" N, 71°04'16" W, the Alford Street Bridge and the Chelsea River to position 42°23'09" N, 71°02'21" W the McArdle Bridge.

(b) Special Local Regulations.

(1) During the effective period, vessel operators transiting through the regulated area shall proceed in a counterclockwise direction at no wake speeds not to exceed five knots, unless otherwise authorized by the Captain of the Port.

(2) Vessel operators shall comply with the instructions of on-scene Coast Guard patrol personnel. On-scene Coast Guard patrol personnel include commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the Coast Guard onboard Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, local, state, and federal law enforcement vessels.

(3) From 9 a.m. on June 29, 2012 through 6 p.m. on July 6, 2012 vessel control measures will be implemented. The traffic pattern will be in a counterclockwise rotation, such that all vessels shall stay generally as far to the starboard side of the channel as is safe and practicable.

(4) To facilitate commercial ferry traffic with minimal disruption, commercial ferries within the regulated area, moving between stops on their normal routes, will be exempt from the mandatory counterclockwise traffic pattern. This exemption does not give ferries navigational precedence or in any way alter their responsibilities under the Rules of the Road or any other pertinent regulations.

(5) Vessel operators transiting the waterway between the Fish Pier and World Trade Center must enter and keep to the starboard side of the channel, proceeding as directed by on-scene Coast Guard patrol personnel. Vessel traffic shall move in a counterclockwise direction around a turning point as marked by an appropriate on-scene patrol vessel.

(6) Vessel operators transiting the regulated area must maintain at least twenty five (25) yard safe distance from all official War of 1812 event participants, all U.S. military vessels under 100 feet, and all foreign military vessels, and must make way for all deep draft vessel traffic underway in the regulated area.

(7) When a vessel greater than 125 feet enters the waterway between the World Trade Center and the Fish Pier and inside the Reserved Channel, no other vessel will be allowed to enter until that vessel departs that area unless authorized by the on-scene Patrol Commander.

(8) From 10 p.m. through 8 a.m. daily, while regulated area is in effect, only vessels which are tenants within the channels of the World Trade Center, Fish Pier and Reserved Channel will be authorized access.

(9) The Captain of the Port (COTP) may control the movement of all vessels operating on the navigable waters of Boston Harbor when the COTP has determined that such orders are justified in the interest of safety by reason of weather, visibility, sea conditions, temporary port congestion, and other temporary hazards circumstance.

(c) Effective period. This regulation is effective from 9 a.m. on June 29, 2012 through 6 p.m. on July 6, 2012.

Effective Date Note:   By USCG–2012–0100, 77 FR 35842, June 15, 2012, §100.35T01–0100 was added, effective from 9 a.m. on June 29, 2012 to 6 p.m. on July 6, 2012.