§ 165.T11-098 - Security Zones; San Francisco Bay and Delta ports.

(a) Regulated area. Temporary moving security zones are established as a 100-yard radius around all cruise ships and tank ships while entering or departing the San Francisco Bay and Delta ports. These moving security zones are activated when the cruise ship or tank ship passes a line drawn between San Francisco Main Ship Channel buoys 7 and 8 (LLNR 4190 & 4195, positions 37°46.9′N, 122°35.4′W & 37°46.5′N, 122°35.2′W, respectively) while entering the Port of San Francisco. Temporary fixed security zones are established as a 100 yard radius around all cruise ships and tank ships docked in the San Francisco Bay and Delta ports. This security zone is deactivated when the cruise ship or tank ship passes a line drawn between San Francisco Main Ship Channel buoys 7 and 8 (LLNR 4190 & 4195, positions 37°46.9′N, 122°35.4′W & 37°46.5′N, 122°35.2′W, respectively) on its departure from the Port of San Francisco.

(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 shall 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 published notice to mariners.

(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 Francisco Bay, or his authorized representative.

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