33 C.F.R. Subpart C—Vessel Traffic Service and Vessel Movement Reporting System Areas and Reporting Points
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Note: All geographic coordinates contained in part 161 (latitude and longitude) are expressed in North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83). The area consists of the navigable waters of the Lower New York Harbor bounded on the east by a line drawn from Norton Point to Breezy Point; on the south by a line connecting the entrance buoys at the Ambrose Channel, Swash Channel, and Sandy Hook Channel to Sandy Hook Point; and on the southeast including the waters of Sandy Hook Bay south to a line drawn at latitude 40°25' N.; then west into waters of the Raritan Bay to the Raritan River Rail Road Bridge; and then north including the waters of the Arthur Kill and Newark Bay to the Lehigh Valley Draw Bridge at latitude 40°41.9' N.; and then east including the waters of the Kill Van Kull and Upper New York Bay north to a line drawn east-west from the Holland Tunnel Ventilator Shaft at latitude 40°43.7' N., longitude 74°01.6' W. in the Hudson River; and then continuing east including the waters of the East River to the Throgs Neck Bridge, excluding the Harlem River. Note: Although mandatory participation in VTSNY is limited to the area within the navigable waters of the United States, VTSNY will provide services beyond those waters. Prospective users are encouraged to report beyond the area of required participation in order to facilitate advance vessel traffic management in the VTS area and to receive VTSNY advisories and/or assistance. [CGD 92–052, 61 FR 45327, Aug. 29, 1996] The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the Ohio River between McAlpine Locks (Mile 606.8) and Twelve Mile Island (Mile 593), only when the McAlpine upper pool gauge is at 13.0 feet or above. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998] (a) The VTS area consists of the following major waterways and portions of connecting waterways: Galveston Bay Entrance Channel; Outer Bar Channel; Inner Bar Channel; Bolivar Roads Channel; Galveston Channel; Gulf ICW and Galveston-Freeport Cut-Off from Mile 346 to Mile 352; Texas City Channel; Texas City Turning Basin; Texas City Canal Channel; Texas City Canal Turning Basin; Houston Ship Channel; Bayport Channel; Bayport Turning Basin; Houston Turning Basin; and the following precautionary areas associated with these waterways. (b) Precautionary Areas. (c) Reporting Points. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28331, May 31, 1995; USCG–2000–7223, 65 FR 40058, June 29, 2000] (a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the following segments of waterways: the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Morgan City to Port Allen Alternate Route from Mile Marker 0 to Mile Marker 5; the ICW from Mile Marker 93 west of Harvey Lock (WHL) to Mile Marker 102 WHL; the Atchafalaya River Route from Mile Marker 113 to Mile Marker 122; from Bayou Shaffer Junction (ICW Mile Marker 94.5 WHL) south one statute mile along Bayou Shaffer; and from Berwick Lock northwest one statute mile along the Lower Atchafalaya River. (b) VTS Special Area. The Berwick Bay VTS Special Area consists of those waters within a 1000 yard radius of the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge located at Mile .03 MC/PA. (c) Reporting Points. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998] (a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the St. Marys River and lower Whitefish Bay from 45°57' N. (De Tour Reef Light) to the south, to 46°38.7' N. (Ile Parisienne Light) to the north, except the waters of the St. Marys Falls Canal, and to the east along a line from La Pointe to Sims Point, within Potagannissing Bay and Worsley Bay. (b) Reporting Points. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998] The VTS area consists of all the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay Region south of the Mare Island Causeway Bridge and the Petaluma River Entrance Channel Daybeacon 19 and Petaluma River Entrace Channel Light 20 and north of the Dumbarton Bridge; its seaward approaches within a 38 nautical mile radius of Mount Tamalpais (37–55.8' N., 122–34.6' W.); and its navigable tributaries as far east as the port of Stockton on the San Joaquin River, as far north as the port of Sacramento on the Sacramento River. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995] The Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound area consists of the navigable waters of the United States bounded by a line drawn from the Washington State coastline at 48°23'08" N., 124°43'37" W. on Cape Flattery to the Cape Flattery Light at 48°23'30" N., 124°44'12" W. on Tatoosh Island, due west to the U.S. Territorial Sea Boundary; thence northward along the U.S. Territorial Sea Boundary to its intersection with the U.S./Canada International Boundary; thence east along the U.S./Canada International Boundary through the waters known as the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Haro Strait, Boundary Pass, and the Strait of Georgia to the Washington State coastline at 49°00'06" N., 122°45'18" W. (International Boundary Range C Rear Light). This area includes: Puget Sound, Hood Canal, Possession Sound, the San Juan Island Archipelago, Rosario Strait, Guemes Channel, Bellingham Bay, the U.S. waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia, and all waters adjacent to the above. (a) Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound participates in a U.S./Canadian Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service (CVTS) to jointly manage vessel traffic in the Juan de Fuca Region. The CVTS for the Juan de Fuca Region consists of all waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its offshore approaches, southern Georgia Strait, the Gulf and San Juan Archipelagos, Rosario Strait, Boundary Pass and Haro Strait, bounded on the northwest by 48°35'45" N.; and on the southwest by 48°23'30" N.; and on the west by the rhumb line joining 48°35'45" N., 124°47'30" W. with 48°23'30" N., 124°48'37" W.; and on the northeast in the Strait of Georgia, by a line drawn along 49° N. from Vancouver Island to Semiahmoo Bay; and on the southeast, by a line drawn from McCurdy Point on the Quimper Peninsula to Point Partridge on Whidbey Island. Canadian and United States Vessel Traffic Centers (Tofino, B.C., Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Seattle, WA) manage traffic within the CVTS area irrespective of the International Boundary. (b) VTS Special Areas. (1) The Rosario Strait VTS Special Area consists of those waters bounded to the south by the center of Precautionary Area “RB” (a circular area of 2,500 yards radius centered at 48°26'24" N., 122°45'12" W.), and to the north by the center of Precautionary Area “C” (a circular area of 2,500 yards radius centered at 48°40'34" N., 122°42'44" W.; Lighted Buoy “C”); and Note: The center of precautionary area “RB” is not marked by a buoy. All precautionary areas are depicted on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts. (2) The Guemes Channel VTS Special Area consists of those waters bounded to the west by Shannon Point on Fidalgo Island and to the east by Southeast Point on Guemes Island. (c) Additional VTS Special Area Operating Requirements. The following additional requirements are applicable in the Rosario Strait and Guemes Channel VTS Special Areas: (1) A vessel engaged in towing shall not impede the passage of a vessel of 40,000 dead weight tons or more. (2) A vessel of less than 40,000 dead weight tons is exempt from the provision set forth in §161.13(b)(1) of this part. (3) A vessel of less than 100 meters in length is exempt from the provisions set forth in §161.13(b)(3) of this part. Approval will not be granted for: (i) A vessel of 100 meters or more in length to meet or overtake; or cross or operate within 2,000 yards (except when crossing astern) of a vessel of 40,000 dead weight tons or more; or (ii) A vessel of 40,000 dead weight tons or more to meet or overtake; or cross or operate within 2,000 yards (except when crossing astern) of a vessel of 100 meters or more in length. (d) Reporting Point. Inbound vessels in the Strait of Juan de Fuca upon crossing 124–W. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998] (a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the United States north of a line drawn from Cape Hinchinbrook Light to Schooner Rock Light, comprising that portion of Prince William Sound between 146°30' W. and 147°20' W. and includes Valdez Arm, Valdez Narrows and Port Valdez. (b) The Valdez Arm VTS Special Area consists of the waters of the Valdez Arm Traffic Separation Scheme (described in §167.1703 of this chapter); the waters northeast of a line drawn from shoreline to shoreline through the points 60°58.04' N, 146°46.52' W and 60°58.93' N, 146°48.86' W; and southwest of a line bearing 307° True from Tongue Point at 61°02.10' N, 146°40.00' W. (c) The Valdez Narrows VTS Special Area consists of those waters of Valdez Arm, Valdez Narrows, and Port Valdez northeast of a line bearing 307° True from Tongue Point at 61°02'06" 146°40' W.; and southwest of a line bearing 307° True from Entrance Island Light at 61°05'06" N., 146°36'42" W. (d) Additional VTS Special Area Operating Requirements. The following additional requirements are applicable in the Valdez Narrows VTS Special Area: (1) No VMRS User shall proceed north of 61° N. without prior approval of the VTS. (2) For a vessel listed in paragraph (c)(3) of this section— (i) Approval to enter this area will not be granted to a vessel when a tank vessel of more than 20,000 deadweight tons is navigating therein; (ii) A northbound vessel shall remain south of 61° N. until the VTS has granted permission to proceed; and (iii) A southbound vessel shall remain in Port Valdez east of 146°35' W. and north of 61°06' N. until the VTS has granted permission to proceed. (3) Paragraph (c)(2) of this section applies to— (i) A vessel of 1600 gross tons or more; and (ii) A towing vessel of 8 meters or more in length, except for a vessel performing duties as an escort vessel as defined in 33 CFR Part 168. (e) Reporting Points. [CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35532, June 30, 1998; USCG–2001–10254, 67 FR 53742, Aug. 19, 2002]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Subpart C—Vessel Traffic Service and Vessel Movement Reporting System Areas and Reporting Points
§ 161.25 Vessel Traffic Service New York Area.
§ 161.30 Vessel Traffic Service Louisville.
§ 161.35 Vessel Traffic Service Houston/Galveston.
Table 161.35(b)_VTS Houston/Galveston Precautionary Areas------------------------------------------------------------------------ Center point Precautionary area name Radius ------------------------------ (yds.) Latitude Longitude------------------------------------------------------------------------Bolivar Roads................ 4000 29°20.9[mi 94°47.0[m n] N in] WRed Fish Bar................. 4000 29°29.8[mi 94°51.9[m n] N in] WBayport Channel.............. 4000 29°36.7[mi 94°57.2[m n] N in] WMorgans Point................ 2000 29°41.0[mi 94°59.0[m n] N in] WUpper San Jacinto Bay........ 1000 29°42.3[mi 95°01.1[m n] N in] WBaytown...................... 1000 29°43.6[mi 95°01.4[m n] N in] WLynchburg.................... 1000 29°45.8[mi 95°04.8[m n] N in] WCarpenters Bayou............. 1000 29°45.3[mi 95°05.6[m n] N in] WJacintoport.................. 1000 29°44.8[mi 95°06.0[m n] N in] WGreens Bayou................. 1000 29°44.8[mi 95°10.2[m n] N in] WHunting Bayou................ 1000 29°44.3[mi 95°12.1[m n] N in] WSims Bayou................... 1000 29°43.1[mi 95°14.4[m n] N in] WBrady Island................. 1000 29°43.5[mi 95°16.4[m n] N in] WBuffalo Bayou................ 1000 29°45.0[mi 95°17.3[m n] N in] W------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: Each Precautionary Area encompasses a circular area of the radius denoted.
Table 161.35(c)_VTS Houston/Galveston Reporting Points---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geographic Designator Geographic name description Latitude/longitude Notes----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1............................... Galveston Bay Galveston Bay 29°18.4[min] .................. Entrance Channel. Entrance CH N; Lighted Buoy (LB) 94°37.6[min] ``GB''. W.2............................... Galveston Bay Galveston Bay 29°20.6[min] .................. Entrance Channel. Entrance Channel N; LB 11 and 12. 94°44.6[min] W.E............................... Bolivar Land Cut.. Mile 349 29°22.5[min] Tows entering HSC Intracoastal N; also report at Waterway (ICW). 94°46.9[min] HSC LB 25 & W. 26.W............................... Pelican Cut....... Mile 351 ICW...... 29°21.4[min] Tow entering HSC N; also report at 94°48.5[min] HSC LB 25 & W. 26.GCG............................. Galveston Harbor.. USCG Base. At the 29°20.0[min] .................. entrance to N; Galveston Harbor. 94°46.5[min] W.T............................... Texas City Channel Texas City Channel 29°22.4[min] .................. LB 12. N; 94°50.9[min] W.X............................... Houston Ship Houston Ship 29°22.1[min] Tow entering HSC Channel ICW Channel (HSC) LB N; from ICW or Texas Intersection. 25 and 26. 94°48.1[min] Cut Only. W..3............................... Lower Galveston HSC LB 31 and 32.. 29°23.5[min] .................. Bay. N; 94°48.8[min] W.4............................... Red Fish Bar...... HSC Lt. 53A & 29°30.3[min] .................. 54A. N; 94°52.4[min] W.P............................... Bayport Ship Bayport Ship 29°36.8[min] Report at the Channel. Channel Lt. 8 and N; North Land Cut. 9. 94°59.5[min] W;.4A.............................. Upper Galveston HSC Buoys 69 and 29°34.7[min] Tows only. Bay. 70. N; 94°55.8[min] W.5............................... Morgan's Point.... Barbour's Cut..... 29°41.0[min] Abeam Barbours N; Cut. 94°58.9[min] W..6............................... Exxon............. Baytown Bend...... 29°43.5[min] .................. N; 95°01.4[min] W.7............................... Lynchburg......... Ferry crossing.... 29°45.8[min] .................. N; 95°04.8[min] W.8............................... Shell Oil......... Boggy Bayou....... 29°44.1[min] .................. N; 95°08.0[min] W.9............................... Greens Bayou...... Greens Bayou...... 29°44.8[min] .................. N; 95°10.1[min] W.10.............................. Hess Turning Basin Hunting Bayou 29°44.3[min] Turning Basin. N;95°12.1[min ] W.11.............................. Lyondell Turning Sims Bayou Turning 29°43.2[min] Basin. Basin. N; 95°14.4[min] W.12.............................. I-610 Bridge...... I-610 Bridge...... 29°43.5[min] N; 95°16.0[min] W.13.............................. Houston Turning Buffalo Bayou..... 29°45.0[min] Basin. N; 95°17.4[min] W.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
§ 161.40 Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay.
Table 161.40(c)_VTS Berwick Bay Reporting Points---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geographic Designator Geographic name description Latitude/longitude Notes----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1............................... Stouts Pass....... Stouts Point Light 29°43[min]47[s ``1'' Mile 113- ec] N Atchafalaya River. 91°13[min]25[s ec] W2............................... Berwick Lock...... Mile 1.9 MC/PA.... 29°43[min]10[s If transiting the ec] N Lock. 91°13[min]28[s ec] W3............................... Conrad's Point Buoy ``1'' Mile 29°42[min]32[s Junction. 1.5 MC/PA. ec] N 91°13[min]14[s ec] W4............................... Swift Ships Flat Mile 3 MC/PA...... 29°43[min]26[s Lake Junction. ec] N 91°12[min]22[s ec] W5............................... South Pacific Mile 0.3 MC/PA.... 29°41[min]34[s Railroad Bridge. ec] N 91°12[min]44[s ec] W6............................... 20 Grant Point Bayou Boeuf- 29°41[min]18[s Junction. Atchafalaya R. ec] N Mile 95.5 ICW. 91°12[min]36[s ec] W7............................... ICW............... Overhead Power 29°40[min]43[s Cable Mile 96.5 ec] N ICW. 91°13[min]18[s ec] W8............................... Wax Bayou Junction Light ``A'' Mile 29°39[min]29[s 98.2W ICW. ec] N 91°14[min]46[s ec] W9............................... Shaffer Junction.. ICW-Bayou Shaffer 29°41[min]10[s Mile 94.5 ICW. ec] N 91°11[min]38[s ec] W----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
§ 161.45 Vessel Traffic Service St. Marys River.
Table 161.45(b)_VTS St. Marys River Reporting Points---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geographic Designator Geographic name description Latitude/longitude Notes----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1............................... Ile Parisienne.... Ile Parisienne 46°37.3[min] Downbound Only. Light. N; 84°45.9[min] W.2............................... Gros Cap Reef..... Gros Cap Reefs 46°30.6[min] Upbound Only. Light. N; 84°37.1[min] W.3............................... Round Island...... Round Island Light 46°26.9[min] 32. N; 84°31.7[min]W .4............................... Pointe Louise..... Pointe Louise 46°27.8[min] Light. N; 84°28.2[min]W .5*.............................. West End of Locks. West Center 46°30.2[min] Upbound Only. Pierhead Light. N; 84°22.2[min] W.6............................... East End of Locks. East Center 46°30.1[min] Downbound Only. Pierhead Light. N; 84°20.3[min] W.7............................... Mission Point..... Light 99.......... 46°29.2[min] N; 84°18.1[min]W .8............................... Six Mile Point.... Six Mile Point.... 46°26.1[min] N; 84°15.4[min]W .9............................... Ninemile Point.... Light 80.......... 46°23.5[min] N; 84°14.1[min]W .10.............................. West Neebish Light 29.......... 46°16.9[min] Downbound Only. Channel. N; 84°12.5[min] W.11.............................. Munuscong Lake Lighted Junction 46°10.8[min] Junction. Buoy. N; 84°05.6[min]W .12.............................. De Tour Reef...... De Tour Reef Light 46°56.9[min] .................. N; 83°53.7[min] W.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
§ 161.50 Vessel Traffic Service San Francisco.
§ 161.55 Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound and the Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service for the Juan de Fuca Region.
§ 161.60 Vessel Traffic Service Prince William Sound.
Table 161.60(d)_VTS Prince William Sound Reporting Points---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/longitude Notes----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1A............... Cape Hinchinbrook..... Cape Hinchinbrook..... 60°16[min]18[sec] Northbound Only. N; 146°45[min]30[se c] W.1B............... Schooner Rock......... Schooner Rock......... 60°18[min]42[sec] Southbound Only. N; 146°51[min]36[se c] W.2A............... Naked Island.......... Naked Island.......... 60°40[min]00[sec] Northbound Only. N; 147°01[min]24[se c] W.2B............... Naked Island.......... Naked Island.......... 60°40[min]00[sec] Southbound Only. N; 147°05[min]00[se c] W.3A............... Bligh Reef............ Bligh Reef Light 60°50[min]36[sec] Northbound Only. (Pilot Embark). N; 146°57[min]30[se c] W.3B............... Bligh Reef............ Bligh Reef Light 60°51[min]00[sec] Southbound Only. (Pilot Disembark). N; 147°01[min]24[se c] W.4A............... Rocky Point........... Rocky Point........... 60°57[min]48[sec] Northbound Only. N; 146°47[min]30[se c] W.4B............... Rocky Point........... Rocky Point........... 60°57[min]48[sec] Southbound Only. N; 146°50[min]00[se c] W.5................ Entrance Island....... Entrance Island Light. 61°05[min]24[sec] N; 146°37[min]30[se c] W..----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
