§ 165.T11-030 - Security Zones; Port of San Diego.

(a) Regulated area. Temporary moving security zones are established 100 yards around all cruise ships while entering or departing the Port of San Diego. These moving security zones are activated when the cruise ship passes the Los Angeles sea buoy while entering the Port of San Diego. Temporary fixed security zones are established 100 yards around all cruise ships docked in the Port of San Diego. This security zone is deactivated when the cruise ship passes the sea buoy on its departure from the Port of San Diego.

(b) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in § 165.33 of this part, the following rules apply to security zones established by this section:

(i) No person or vessel may enter or remain in a security zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port;

(ii) Each person and vessel in a security zone must obey any direction or order of the Captain of the Port;

(iii) The Captain of the Port may take possession and control of any vessel in a security zone;

(iv) The Captain of the Port may remove any person, vessel, article, or thing from a security zone;

(v) No person may board, or take or place any article or thing on board, any vessel in a security zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port; and

(vi) No person may take or place any article or thing upon any waterfront facility in a security zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port.

(2) The Captain of the Port will notify the public, via local broadcast notice to mariners, upon activation of security zone around cruise ships transiting San Diego Harbor.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the owner or person in charge of any vessel from complying with the rules of the road and safe navigation practice.

(4) The regulations of this section will be enforced by the Captain of the Port San Diego, or his authorized representative, and the San Diego Harbor Police.

(c) Effective Dates. This section is effective at 11:59 p.m. PST on November 5, 2001, and will terminate at 11:59 p.m. PST on December 21, 2002.