33 C.F.R. § 100.523 Southern Branch, Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) Definitions—(1) Regulated area. The waters of the Southern Branch, Elizabeth River from shoreline to shoreline bounded to the south by a line drawn from latitude 36°49'11.0" North, longitude 76°17'33.0" West to latitude 36°49'11.0" North, longitude 76°17'22.0" West and bounded to the north by a line drawn from latitude 36°50'17.5" North, longitude 76°17'45.0" West to latitude 36°50'17.5" North, longitude 76°17'30.0" West (2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard who has been designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Group Hampton Roads. (b) Special Local Regulations. (1) Except for participants in the Crawford Bay Crew Classic and vessels authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the regulated area without the permission of the Patrol Commander. (2) The operator of any vessel in the immediate vicinity of this area shall: (i) Stop the vessel immediately when directed to do so by any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer on board a vessel displaying a Coast Guard ensign. (ii) Proceed as directed by any commissioned, warrant or petty officer on board a vessel displaying a Coast Guard ensign. (3) The Coast Guard Patrol Commander may allow vessels to transit the regulated area whenever a race heat is not being run. (4) Vessel operators are advised to remain clear of the advisory area during the effective periods of this regulation. (c) Effective periods. This regulation will be effective on the fourth Friday of April and on the fourth Saturday of April, unless otherwise specified in the Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners and a [CGD 05–93–06, 58 FR 9119, Feb. 19, 1993; as amended by CGD–05–97–004, 62 FR 20102, Apr. 25, 1997]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 100.523 Southern Branch, Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia.
