§ 165.T05-0145 - Safety Zone, Barnegat Inlet; Barnegat Light, NJ.

(a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All waters of Barnegat Inlet, Barnegat Light, NJ in an area bounded on the Northwest of the inlet by a line drawn from position 39°46′02″ N, 074°06′00″ W to 39°45′52″ N, 074°06′14″ W, on the Southeast by a line drawn from position 39°45′33″ N, 074°05′24″ W, to 39°45′26″ N, 074°05′34″ W, and bounded on the Northeast and Southwest by the Barnegat Inlet jetties.

(b) Enforcement period. This rule will be enforced from March 7, 2014 to November 31, 2014, unless cancelled earlier by the Captain of the Port, Delaware Bay once all north jetty repair operations are completed. Vessel traffic will be notified of safety zone enforcement by a broadcast on VHF channel 16.

(c) Regulations. All persons are required to comply with the general regulations governing safety zones in 33 CFR 165.33 of this part.

(1) Recreational marine activities including but not limited to swimming, diving, and fishing are not permitted within the zone.

(2) All persons and vessels must transit through the safety zone one vessel at a time and may not engage in activity other than transit directly through the inlet unless otherwise authorized by the Captain of the Port or her representative.

(3) All persons or vessels wishing to transit through the safety zone more than one vessel at a time must request authorization to do so from the Captain of the Port or her representative 36 hours prior to the intended time of transit.

(4) Vessels granted permission to transit more than one vessel at a time must do so in accordance with the directions provided by the Captain of the Port or her representative to the vessel.

(5) To seek permission to transit the safety zone more than one vessel at a time, the Captain of the Port, or her representative, can be contacted via Sector Delaware Bay Command Center [phone].

(6) This section applies to all persons and vessels wishing to transit through the Safety Zone except vessels that are engaged in the following operations:

(i) Enforcing laws;

(ii) Servicing aids to navigation; and

(iii) Emergency response vessels.

(7) Each person and vessel in a safety zone shall obey any direction or order of the Captain of the Port;

(8) No person may board, or take or place any article or thing on board, any vessel in a safety zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port.

(d) Definitions—(1) Captain of the Port means the Commander, Sector Delaware Bay, or any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been authorized by the Captain of the Port to act on her behalf.

(e) Enforcement. The U.S. Coast Guard may be assisted in the patrol and enforcement of the safety zone by Federal, State, and local agencies.

Effective Date Note: By USCG-2014-0145, 79 FR 15694, Mar. 21, 2014, temporary §165.T05-0145 was added, effective from Mar. 21, 2014 until Nov. 30, 2014.