33 C.F.R. PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Section Contents
Subpart A—Vessel Traffic Services
General Rules
§ 161.1 Purpose and Intent.
§ 161.2 Definitions.
§ 161.3 Applicability.
§ 161.4 Requirement to carry the rules.
§ 161.5 Deviations from the rules.
Services, VTS Measures, and Operating Requirements
§ 161.10 Services.
§ 161.11 VTS measures.
§ 161.12 Vessel operating requirements.
§ 161.13 VTS Special Area operating requirements.
Subpart B—Vessel Movement Reporting System
§ 161.15 Purpose and intent.
§ 161.16 Applicability.
§ 161.17 Definitions.
§ 161.18 Reporting requirements.
§ 161.19 Sailing Plan (SP).
§ 161.20 Position Report (PR).
§ 161.21 Automated reporting.
§ 161.22 Final Report (FR).
§ 161.23 Reporting exemptions.
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.
§ 161.40 Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay.
§ 161.45 Vessel Traffic Service St. Marys River.
§ 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.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1223, 1231; 46 U.S.C. 70114, 70117; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source: CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A—Vessel Traffic Services
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General Rules
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§ 161.1 Purpose and Intent.
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(a) The purpose of this part is to promulgate regulations implementing and enforcing certain sections of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (PWSA) setting up a national system of Vessel Traffic Services that will enhance navigation, vessel safety, and marine environmental protection, and promote safe vessel movement by reducing the potential for collisions, rammings, and groundings, and the loss of lives and property associated with these incidents within VTS areas established hereunder.
(b) Vessel Traffic Services provide the mariner with information related to the safe navigation of a waterway. This information, coupled with the mariner's compliance with the provisions set forth in this part, enhances the safe routing of vessels through congested waterways or waterways of particular hazard. Under certain circumstances, a VTS may issue directions to control the movement of vessels in order to minimize the risk of collision between vessels, or damage to property or the environment.
(c) The owner, operator, charterer, master, or person directing the movement of a vessel remains at all times responsible for the manner in which the vessel is operated and maneuvered, and is responsible for the safe navigation of the vessel under all circumstances. Compliance with these rules or with a direction of the VTS is at all times contingent upon the exigencies of safe navigation.
(d) Nothing in this part is intended to relieve any vessel, owner, operator, charterer, master, or person directing the movement of a vessel from the consequences of any neglect to comply with this part or any other applicable law or regulation (e.g., the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) or the Inland Navigation Rules) or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
§ 161.2 Definitions.
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For the purposes of this part:
Cooperative Vessel Traffic Services (CVTS) means the system of vessel traffic management established and jointly operated by the United States and Canada within adjoining waters. In addition, CVTS facilitates traffic movement and anchorages, avoids jurisdictional disputes, and renders assistance in emergencies in adjoining United States and Canadian waters.
Hazardous Vessel Operating Condition means any condition related to a vessel's ability to safely navigate or maneuver, and includes, but is not limited to:
(1) The absence or malfunction of vessel operating equipment, such as propulsion machinery, steering gear, radar system, gyrocompass, depth sounding device, automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA), radiotelephone, Automatic Identification System equipment, navigational lighting, sound signaling devices or similar equipment.
(2) Any condition on board the vessel likely to impair navigation, such as lack of current nautical charts and publications, personnel shortage, or similar condition.
(3) Vessel characteristics that affect or restrict maneuverability, such as cargo arrangement, trim, loaded condition, underkeel clearance, speed, or similar characteristics.
Navigable waters means all navigable waters of the United States including the territorial sea of the United States, extending to 12 nautical miles from United States baselines, as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.
Precautionary Area means a routing measure comprising an area within defined limits where vessels must navigate with particular caution and within which the direction of traffic may be recommended.
Towing Vessel means any commercial vessel engaged in towing another vessel astern, alongside, or by pushing ahead.
Vessel Movement Center (VMC) means the shore-based facility that operates the vessel tracking system for a Vessel Movement Reporting System (VMRS) area or sector within such an area. The VMC does not necessarily have the capability or qualified personnel to interact with marine traffic, nor does it necessarily respond to traffic situations developing in the area, as does a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS).
Vessel Movement Reporting System (VMRS) means a mandatory reporting system used to monitor and track vessel movements. This is accomplished by a vessel providing information under established procedures as set forth in this part in the areas defined in Table 161.12(c) (VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas).
Vessel Movement Reporting System (VMRS) User means a vessel, or an owner, operator, charterer, Master, or person directing the movement of a vessel that is required to participate in a VMRS.
Vessel Traffic Center (VTC) means the shore-based facility that operates the vessel traffic service for the Vessel Traffic Service area or sector within such an area.
Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) means a service implemented by the United States Coast Guard designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment. The VTS has the capability to interact with marine traffic and respond to traffic situations developing in the VTS area.
Vessel Traffic Service Area or VTS Area means the geographical area encompassing a specific VTS area of service. This area of service may be subdivided into sectors for the purpose of allocating responsibility to individual Vessel Traffic Centers or to identify different operating requirements.
Note: Although regulatory jurisdiction is limited to the navigable waters of the United States, certain vessels will be encouraged or may be required, as a condition of port entry, to report beyond this area to facilitate traffic management within the VTS area.
VTS Special Area means a waterway within a VTS area in which special operating requirements apply.
VTS User means a vessel, or an owner, operator, charterer, master, or person directing the movement of a vessel, that is:
(a) Subject to the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act; or
(b) Required to participate in a VMRS within a VTS area (VMRS User).
VTS User's Manual means the manual established and distributed by the VTS to provide the mariner with a description of the services offered and rules in force for that VTS. Additionally, the manual may include chartlets showing the area and sector boundaries, general navigational information about the area, and procedures, radio frequencies, reporting provisions and other information which may assist the mariner while in the VTS area.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGE 97–023, 62 FR 33364, June 19, 1997; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39364, July 1, 2003]
§ 161.3 Applicability.
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The provisions of this subpart shall apply to each VTS User and may also apply to any vessel while underway or at anchor on the navigable waters of the United States within a VTS area, to the extent the VTS considers necessary.
§ 161.4 Requirement to carry the rules.
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Each VTS User shall carry on board and maintain for ready reference a copy of these rules.
Note: These rules are contained in the applicable U.S. Coast Pilot, the VTS User's Manual which may be obtained by contacting the appropriate VTS, and periodically published in the Local Notice to Mariners. The VTS User's Manual and the World VTS Guide, an International Maritime Organization (IMO) recognized publication, contain additional information which may assist the prudent mariner while in the appropriate VTS area.
§ 161.5 Deviations from the rules.
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(a) Requests to deviate from any provision in this part, either for an extended period of time or if anticipated before the start of a transit, must be submitted in writing to the appropriate District Commander. Upon receipt of the written request, the District Commander may authorize a deviation if it is determined that such a deviation provides a level of safety equivalent to that provided by the required measure or is a maneuver considered necessary for safe navigation under the circumstances. An application for an authorized deviation must state the need and fully describe the proposed alternative to the required measure.
(b) Requests to deviate from any provision in this part due to circumstances that develop during a transit or immediately preceeding a transit, may be made verbally to the appropriate VTS Director. Requests to deviate shall be made as far in advance as practicable. Upon receipt of the request, the VTS Director may authorize a deviation if it is determined that, based on vessel handling characteristics, traffic density, radar contacts, environmental conditions and other relevant information, such a deviation provides a level of safety equivalent to that provided by the required measure or is a maneuver considered necessary for safe navigation under the circumstances.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–2005–21531, 70 FR 36350, June 23, 2005]
Services, VTS Measures, and Operating Requirements
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§ 161.10 Services.
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To enhance navigation and vessel safety, and to protect the marine environment, a VTS may issue advisories, or respond to vessel requests for information, on reported conditions within the VTS area, such as:
(a) Hazardous conditions or circumstances;
(b) Vessel congestion;
(c) Traffic density;
(d) Environmental conditions;
(e) Aids to navigation status;
(f) Anticipated vessel encounters;
(g) Another vessel's name, type, position, hazardous vessel operating conditions, if applicable, and intended navigation movements, as reported;
(h) Temporary measures in effect;
(i) A description of local harbor operations and conditions, such as ferry routes, dredging, and so forth;
(j) Anchorage availability; or
(k) Other information or special circumstances.
§ 161.11 VTS measures.
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(a) A VTS may issue measures or directions to enhance navigation and vessel safety and to protect the marine environment, such as, but not limited to:
(1) Designating temporary reporting points and procedures;
(2) Imposing vessel operating requirements; or
(3) Establishing vessel traffic routing schemes.
(b) During conditions of vessel congestion, restricted visibility, adverse weather, or other hazardous circumstances, a VTS may control, supervise, or otherwise manage traffic, by specifying times of entry, movement, or departure to, from, or within a VTS area.
§ 161.12 Vessel operating requirements.
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(a) Subject to the exigencies of safe navigation, a VTS User shall comply with all measures established or directions issued by a VTS.
(b) If, in a specific circumstance, a VTS User is unable to safely comply with a measure or direction issued by the VTS, the VTS User may deviate only to the extent necessary to avoid endangering persons, property or the environment. The deviation shall be reported to the VTS as soon as is practicable.
(c) When not exchanging voice communications, a VTS User must maintain a listening watch as required by §26.04(e) of this chapter on the VTS frequency designated in Table 161.12(c) (VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas). In addition, the VTS User must respond promptly when hailed and communicate in the English language.
Note to §161.12(c): As stated in 47 CFR 80.148(b), a very high frequency watch on Channel 16 (156.800 MHz) is not required on vessels subject to the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act and participating in a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system when the watch is maintained on both the vessel bridge-to-bridge frequency and a designated VTS frequency.
Table 161.12(c)_VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas------------------------------------------------------------------------ Designated frequency (Channel Monitoring area Center MMSI \1\ Call Sign designation)_purpose \3,4\ \2\------------------------------------------------------------------------Berwick Bay 003669950_Berwick Traffic............. 156.550 MHz (Ch. 11) The waters south of 29°45[min] N., west of 91°10[min] W., north of 29°37[min] N., and east of 91°18[min] W.Houston-Galveston_003669954. .................... The navigable waters north of 29° N., west of 94°20[min] W., south of 29°49[min] N., and east of 95°20[min] W.Houston Traffic............. 156.550 MHz (Ch. 11) The navigable waters 156.250 Mhz (Ch. 5A) north of a line _For Sailing Plans extending due west only. from the southern most end of Exxon Dock #1 (20°43.37[min] N., 95°01.27[min] W.).Houston Traffic............. 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) The navigable waters 156.250 Mhz (Ch. 5A) south of a line _For Sailing Plans extending due west only. from the southern most end of Exxon Dock #1 (29°43.37[min] N., 95°01.27[min] W.)Los Angeles/Long Beach: MMSI/ To be determinedSan Pedro Traffic........... 156.700 MHz (Ch.14). Vessel Movement Reporting System Area: The navigable waters within a 25 nautical mile radius of Point Fermin Light (33°42.3[min] N., 118°17.6[min] W.).Louisville: Not applicableLouisville Traffic.......... 156.650 MHz (Ch. 13) The waters of the Ohio River between McAlpine Locks (Mile 606) and Twelve Mile Island (Mile 593), only when the McAlpine upper pool gauge is at approximately 13.0 feet or above.Lower Mississippi River \5\_0036699952New Orleans Traffic......... 156.700 MHz (Ch.14). The navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River below 30°38.7[min] N., 91°17.5[min] W. (Port Hudson Light at 255 miles Above Head of Passes (AHP)), the Southwest Pass, and, within a 12 nautical miles radius around 28°54.3[min] N., 89°25.7[min] W. (Southwest Pass Entrance Light at 19.9 miles Below Head of Passes).New Orleans Traffic......... 156.600 MHz (Ch.12). New Orleans Sector. The navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicularly at 29°56.4[min] N., 90°08.36[min] W. and on the south by a line drawn perpendicularly at 29°56.24[min] N., 89°59.86[min] W. (88 and 106 miles AHP).New York_003669951New York Traffic............ 156.550 MHz (Ch. 11) The area consists of _For Sailing Plans the navigable only. waters of the Lower 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) New York Bay _For vessels at bounded on the east anchor. 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[min] N; then west in the Raritan Bay to the Raritan River Railroad Bridge, then north into waters of the Arthur Kill and Newark Bay to the Lehigh Valley Draw Bridge at latitude 40° 41.9N; and then east including the waters of the Kill Van Kull and the Upper New York Bay north to a line drawn east-west from the Holland Tunnel ventilator shaft at latitude 40° 43.7[min] N, longitude 74° 01.6[min] 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.New York Traffic............ 156.700 MHz (Ch. 14) The navigable waters of the Lower New York Bay west of a line drawn from Norton Point to Breezy Point; and north of a line connecting the entrance buoys of Ambrose Channel, Swash Channel, and Sandy Hook Channel, to Sandy Hook Point; on the southeast including the waters of the Sandy Hook Bay south to a line drawn at latitude 40° 25[min] N; then west into the waters of Raritan Bay East Reach to a line drawn from Great Kills Light south through Raritan Bay East Reach LGB #14 to Comfort PT, NJ; then north including the waters of the Upper New York Bay south of 40° 42.40[min] N (Brooklyn Bridge) and 40° 43.70[min] N (Holland Tunnel Ventilator Shaft); west through the KVK into the Arthur Kill north of 40° 38.25[min] N (Arthur Kill Railroad Bridge); then north into the waters of the Newark Bay, south of 40° 41.95[min] N (Lehigh Valley Draw Bridge).New York Traffic............ 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) The navigable waters of the Raritan Bay south to a line drawn at latitude 40° 26[min] N; then west of a line drawn from Great Kills Light south through the Raritan Bay East Reach LGB #14 to Point Comfort, NJ; then west to the Raritan River Railroad Bridge; and north including the waters of the Arthur Kill to 40° 28.25[min] N (Arthur Kill Railroad Bridge); including the waters of the East River north of 40° 42.40[min] N (Brooklyn Bridge) to the Throgs Neck Bridge, excluding the Harlem River.Port Arthur \5\_003669955Sabine Traffic.............. To be determined.... The navigable waters south of 30°10[min] N., east of 94°20[min] W., west of 93°22[min] W, and, north of 29° 10[min] N.Prince William Sound_003669958Valdez Traffic.............. 156.650 MHz (Ch. 13) The navigable waters south of 61°05[min] N., east of 147°20[min] W., north of 60° N., and west of 146°30[min] W.; and, all navigable waters in Port Valdez.Puget Sound \6\Seattle Traffic_003669957... 156.700 MHz (Ch. 14) The waters of Puget Sound, Hood Canal and adjacent waters south of a line connecting Marrowstone Point and Lagoon Point in Admiralty Inlet and south of a line drawn due east from the southernmost tip of Possession Point on Whidbey Island to the shoreline.Seattle Traffic_003669957... 156.250 MHz (Ch. 5A) The waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca east of 124°40[min] W. excluding the waters in the central portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca north and east of Race Rocks; the navigable waters of the Strait of Georgia east of 122°52[min] W.; the San Juan Island Archipelago, Rosario Strait, Bellingham Bay; Admiralty Inlet north of a line connecting Marrowstone Point and Lagoon Point and all waters east of Whidbey Island North of a line drawn due east from the southernmost tip of Possession Point on Whidbey Island to the shoreline.Tofino Traffic_003160012.... 156.725 MHz (Ch. 74) The waters west of 124°40[min] W. within 50 nautical miles of the coast of Vancouver Island including the waters north of 48° N., and east of 127° W.Victoria Traffi_003160010... 156.550 MHz (Ch. 11) The waters of the Strait of Georgia west of 122°52[min] W., the navigable waters of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca north and east of Race Rocks, including the Gulf Island Archipelago, Boundary Pass and Haro Strait.San Francisco_003669956San Francisco Traffic....... 156.700 MHz (Ch. 14) The navigable waters of the San Francisco Offshore Precautionary Area, the navigable waters shoreward of the San Francisco Offshore Precautionary Area east of 122°42.0[min] W. and north of 37°40.0[min] N. extending eastward through the Golden Gate, and the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay and 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.San Francisco Traffic....... 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) The navigable waters within a 38 nautical mile radius of Mount Tamalpais (37°55.8[min] N., 122°34.6[min] W.) west of 122°42.0[min] W. and south of 37°40.0[min] N and excluding the San Francisco Offshore Precautionary Area.St. Marys River_003669953Soo Traffic................. 156.600 MHz (Ch. 12) The waters of the St. Marys River between 45°57[min] N. (De Tour Reef Light) and 46°38.7[min] N. (lle Parisienne Light), except the St. Marys Falls Canal and those navigable waters east of a line from 46°04.16[min] N. and 46°01.57[min] N. (La Pointe to Sims Point in Potagannissing Bay and Worsley Bay).------------------------------------------------------------------------Notes:\1\ Maritime Mobile Service Identifier (MMSI) is a unique nine-digit number assigned that identifies ship stations, ship earth stations, coast stations, coast earth stations, and group calls for use by a digital selective calling (DSC) radio, an INMARSAT ship earth station or AIS. AIS requirements are set forth in §§ 161.21 and 164.46 of this subchapter. The requirements set forth in §§ 161.21 and 164.46 of this subchapter apply in those areas denoted with a MMSI number.\2\ In the event of a communication failure, difficulties or other safety factors, the Center may direct or permit a user to monitor and report on any other designated monitoring frequency or the bridge-to- bridge navigational frequency, 156.650 MHz (Channel 13) or 156.375 MHz (Ch. 67), to the extent that doing so provides a level of safety beyond that provided by other means. The bridge-to-bridge navigational frequency, 156.650 MHz (Ch. 13), is used in certain monitoring areas where the level of reporting does not warrant a designated frequency.\3\ All geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) are expressed in North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).\4\ Some monitoring areas extend beyond navigable waters. Although not required, users are strongly encouraged to maintain a listening watch on the designated monitoring frequency in these areas. Otherwise, they are required to maintain watch as stated in 47 CFR 80.148.\5\ Until rules regarding VTS Lower Mississippi River and VTS Port Arthur are published, vessels are exempted of all VTS and VMRS requirements set forth in 33 CFR part 161, except those set forth in §§ 161.21 and 164.46 of this subchapter.\6\ A Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service was established by the United States and Canada within adjoining waters. The appropriate Center administers the rules issued by both nations; however, enforces only its own set of rules within its jurisdiction. Note, the bridge-to- bridge navigational frequency, 156.650 MHz (Ch. 13), is not so designated in Canadian waters, therefore users are encouraged and permitted to make passing arrangements on the designated monitoring frequencies.
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(d) As soon as is practicable, a VTS User shall notify the VTS of any of the following:
(1) A marine casualty as defined in 46 CFR 4.05–1;
(2) Involvement in the ramming of a fixed or floating object;
(3) A pollution incident as defined in §151.15 of this chapter;
(4) A defect or discrepancy in an aid to navigation;
(5) A hazardous condition as defined in §160.203 of this chapter;
(6) Improper operation of vessel equipment required by Part 164 of this chapter;
(7) A situation involving hazardous materials for which a report is required by 49 CFR 176.48; and
(8) A hazardous vessel operating condition as defined in §161.2.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95–033, 60 FR 28329, May 31, 1995; CGD 92–052, 61 FR 45326, Aug. 29, 1996; USCG–1999–6141, 64 FR 69636, Dec. 14, 1999; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39364, July 1, 2003; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 60569, Oct. 22, 2003; USCG–2004–18057, 69 FR 34926, June 23, 2004]
§ 161.13 VTS Special Area operating requirements.
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The following operating requirements apply within a VTS Special Area:
(a) A VTS User shall, if towing astern, do so with as short a hawser as safety and good seamanship permits.
(b) A VMRS User shall: (1) Not enter or get underway in the area without prior approval of the VTS;
(2) Not enter a VTS Special Area if a hazardous vessel operating condition or circumstance exists;
(3) Not meet, cross, or overtake any other VMRS User in the area without prior approval of the VTS; and
(4) Before meeting, crossing, or overtaking any other VMRS User in the area, communicate on the designated vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone frequency, intended navigation movements, and any other information necessary in order to make safe passing arrangements. This requirement does not relieve a vessel of any duty prescribed by the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) or the Inland Navigation Rules.
Subpart B—Vessel Movement Reporting System
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§ 161.15 Purpose and intent.
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(a) A Vessel Movement Reporting System (VMRS) is a system used to monitor and track vessel movements VTS or VMRS area. This is accomplished by requiring that vessels provide information under established procedures as set forth in this part, or as directed by the Center.
(b) To avoid imposing an undue reporting burden or unduly congesting radiotelephone frequencies, reports shall be limited to information which is essential to achieve the objectives of the VMRS. These reports are consolidated into three reports (sailing plan, position, and final).
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]
§ 161.16 Applicability.
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Unless otherwise stated, the provisions of this subpart apply to the following vessels and VMRS Users:
(a) Every power-driven vessel of 40 meters (approximately 131 feet) or more in length, while navigating;
(b) Every towing vessel of 8 meters (approximately 26 feet) or more in length, while navigating; or
(c) Every vessel certificated to carry 50 or more passengers for hire, when engaged in trade.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]
§ 161.17 Definitions.
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As used in this subpart:
Center means a Vessel Traffic Center or Vessel Movement Center.
Published means available in a widely-distributed and publicly available medium (e.g., VTS User's Manual, ferry schedule, Notice to Mariners).
[USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]
§ 161.18 Reporting requirements.
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(a) A Center may: (1) Direct a vessel to provide any of the information set forth in Table 161.18(a) (IMO Standard Ship Reporting System);
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Table 161.18(a)_The IMO Standard Ship Reporting System------------------------------------------------------------------------ A ALPHA............ Ship............. Name, call sign or ship station identity, and flag.B BRAVO............ Dates and time of A 6 digit group giving event. day of month (first two digits), hours and minutes (last four digits). If other than UTC state time zone used.C CHARLIE.......... Position......... A 4 digit group giving latitude in degrees and minutes suffixed with N (north) or S (south) and a 5 digit group giving longitude in degrees and minutes suffixed with E (east) or W (west); or.D DELTA............ Position......... True bearing (first 3 digits) and distance (state distance) in nautical miles from a clearly identified landmark (state landmark).E ECHO............. True course...... A 3 digit group.F FOXTROT.......... Speed in knots A 3 digit group. and tenths of knots.G GOLF............. Port of Departure Name of last port of call.H HOTEL............ Date, time and Entry time expressed point of entry as in (B) and into system. the entry position expressed as in (C) or (D).I INDIA............ Destination and Name of port and date expected time of time group expressed arrival. as in (B).J JULIET........... Pilot............ State whether a deep sea or local pilot is on board.K KILO............. Date, time and Exit time expressed as point of exit in (B) and exit from system. position expressed as in (C) or (D).L LIMA............. Route information Intended track.M MIKE............. Radio............ State in full names of communications stations/frequencies guarded.N NOVEMBER......... Time of next Date time group report. expressed as in (B).O OSCAR............ Maximum present 4 digit group giving static draught meters and in meters. centimeters.P PAPA............. Cargo on board... Cargo and brief details of any dangerous cargoes as well as harmful substances and gases that could endanger persons or the environment.Q QUEBEC........... Defects, damage, Brief detail of deficiencies or defects, damage, limitations. deficiencies or other limitations.R ROMEO............ Description of Brief details of type pollution or of pollution (oil, dangerous goods chemicals, etc) or lost. dangerous goods lost overboard; position expressed as in (C) or (D).S SIERRA........... Weather Brief details of conditions. weather and sea conditions prevailing.T TANGO............ Ship's Details of name and representative particulars of ship's and/or owner. representative and/or owner for provision of information.U UNIFORM.......... Ship size and Details of length, type. breadth, tonnage, and type, etc., as required.V VICTOR........... Medical personnel Doctor, physician's assistant, nurse, no medic.W WHISKEY.......... Total number of State number. persons on board.X XRAY............. Miscellaneous.... Any other information as appropriate. [i.e., a detailed description of a planned operation, which may include: its duration; effective area; any restrictions to navigation; notification procedures for approaching vessels; in addition, for a towing operation: configuration, length of the tow, available horsepower, etc.; for a dredge or floating plant: configuration of pipeline, mooring configuration, number of assist vessels, etc.].------------------------------------------------------------------------
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(2) Establish other means of reporting for those vessels unable to report on the designated frequency; or
(3) Require reports from a vessel in sufficient time to allow advance vessel traffic planning.
(b) All reports required by this part shall be made as soon as is practicable on the frequency designated in Table 161.12(c) (VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas).
(c) When not exchanging communications, a VMRS User must maintain a listening watch as described in §26.04(e) of this chapter on the frequency designated in Table 161.12(c) (VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas). In addition, the VMRS User must respond promptly when hailed and communicate in the English language.
Note: As stated in 47 CFR 80.148(b), a VHF watch on Channel 16 (156.800 MHz) is not required on vessels subject to the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act and participating in a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system when the watch is maintained on both the vessel bridge-to-bridge frequency and a designated VTS frequency.
(d) A vessel must report:
(1) Any significant deviation from its Sailing Plan, as defined in §161.19, or from previously reported information; or
(2) Any intention to deviate from a VTS issued measure or vessel traffic routing system.
(e) When reports required by this part include time information, such information shall be given using the local time zone in effect and the 24-hour military clock system.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]
§ 161.19 Sailing Plan (SP).
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Unless otherwise stated, at least 15 minutes before navigating a VTS area, a vessel must report the:
(a) Vessel name and type;
(b) Position;
(c) Destination and ETA;
(d) Intended route;
(e) Time and point of entry; and
(f) Dangerous cargo on board or in its tow, as defined in §160.203 of this chapter, and other required information as set out in §160.211 and §160.213 of this chapter, if applicable.
§ 161.20 Position Report (PR).
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A vessel must report its name and position:
(a) Upon point of entry into a VMRS area;
(b) At designated reporting points as set forth in subpart C; or
(c) When directed by the Center.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]
§ 161.21 Automated reporting.
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(a) Unless otherwise directed, vessels equipped with an Automatic Identification System (AIS) are required to make continuous, all stations, AIS broadcasts, in lieu of voice Position Reports, to those Centers denoted in Table 161.12(c) of this part.
(b) Should an AIS become non-operational, while or prior to navigating a VMRS area, it should be restored to operating condition as soon as possible, and, until restored a vessel must:
(1) Notify the Center;
(2) Make voice radio Position Reports at designated reporting points as required by §161.20(b) of this part; and
(3) Make any other reports as directed by the Center.
[USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]
§ 161.22 Final Report (FR).
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A vessel must report its name and position:
(a) On arrival at its destination; or
(b) When leaving a VTS area.
§ 161.23 Reporting exemptions.
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(a) Unless otherwise directed, the following vessels are exempted from providing Position and Final Reports due to the nature of their operation:
(1) Vessels on a published schedule and route;
(2) Vessels operating within an area of a radius of three nautical miles or less; or
(3) Vessels escorting another vessel or assisting another vessel in maneuvering procedures.
(b) A vessel described in paragraph (a) of this section must:
(1) Provide a Sailing Plan at least 5 minutes but not more than 15 minutes before navigating within the VMRS area; and
(2) If it departs from its promulgated schedule by more than 15 minutes or changes its limited operating area, make the established VMRS reports, or report as directed.
[CGD 90–020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 97–023, 62 FR 33364, June 19, 1997; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39367, July 1, 2003]
Subpart C—Vessel Traffic Service and Vessel Movement Reporting System Areas and Reporting Points
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Note: All geographic coordinates contained in part 161 (latitude and longitude) are expressed in North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).
§ 161.25 Vessel Traffic Service New York Area.
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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]
§ 161.30 Vessel Traffic Service Louisville.
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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]
§ 161.35 Vessel Traffic Service Houston/Galveston.
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(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.
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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.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[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]
§ 161.40 Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay.
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(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.
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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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[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]
§ 161.45 Vessel Traffic Service St. Marys River.
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(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.
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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.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[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]
§ 161.50 Vessel Traffic Service San Francisco.
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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]
§ 161.55 Vessel Traffic Service Puget Sound and the Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service for the Juan de Fuca Region.
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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]
§ 161.60 Vessel Traffic Service Prince William Sound.
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(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.
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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..----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[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]
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