§ 165.T01-1037 - Safety Zone: Eastport Breakwater Terminal, Eastport, ME.  


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  • § 165.T01-1037 Safety Zone: Eastport Breakwater Terminal, Eastport, ME.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All navigable waters, from surface to bottom, within the following position(s) 44°54′26″ N., 066°59′00″ W., 44°54′25″ N., 066°58′54″ W., 44°54′19″ N., 066°58′55″ W., 44°54′19″ N., 066°59′01″ W., (NAD). Friar Roads, Eastport, Maine. All positions are approximate.

    (b) Effective Period. This rule is effective and enforced from 3:00 p.m. on January 30, 2017 to 11:59 p.m. October 1, 2017.

    (c) Notification. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England will give actual notice to mariners for the purpose of enforcement of this temporary safety zone. Also, Sector Northern New England will notify the public to the greatest extent possible of any period in which the Coast Guard will suspend enforcement of this safety zone.

    (d) Regulations.

    (1) The general regulations contained in 33 CFR 165.23 apply.

    (2) In accordance with the general regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry into or movement within this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his designated representatives.

    (3) The “designated representative” is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been designated by the Captain of the Port to act on his behalf. The designated representative may be on board a Coast Guard vessel, or on board a federal, state, or local agency vessel that is authorized to act in support of the Coast Guard.

    (4) Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel or his designated representatives by siren, radio, flashing light or other means, the operator of the vessel shall proceed as directed.

    (5) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within this safety zone shall contact the Captain of the Port or his designated representatives via VHF channel 16 to obtain permission to do so.