33 C.F.R. § 167.200 In the approaches to Chesapeake Bay Traffic Separation Scheme: General.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) The traffic separation scheme in the approaches to Chesapeake Bay consists of three parts: a Precautionary Area, an Eastern Approach, and a Southern Approach. The Southern Approach consists of inbound and outbound lanes for vessels drawing 13.5 meters (45 feet) of fresh water or less, separated by a deep-water (DW) route for inbound and outbound vessels with drafts exceeding 13.5 meters (45 feet) in fresh water and for naval aircraft carriers. Each part is defined geographically, using North American Datum 1983 (NAD 83), in §§167.201, 167.202, 167.203. (b) All vessels approaching the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Approaches to Chesapeake Bay should use the appropriate inbound or outbound traffic lane. [CGD 90–039, 59 FR 21937, Apr. 28, 1994]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 167—OFFSHORE TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES
Subpart B—Description of Traffic Separation Schemes and Precautionary Areas
Atlantic East Coast
§ 167.200 In the approaches to Chesapeake Bay Traffic Separation Scheme: General.

