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33 CFR 156.310: Prohibited areas.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION
- PART 156—OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS
- Subpart C—Lightering Zones and Operational Requirements for the Gulf of America
Lightering operations and STS Operations are prohibited within the following areas in the Gulf of America:
(a) Claypile—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
Latitude N. Longitude W.
28°15′00″, 94°35′00″, thence to
27°40′00″, 94°35′00″, thence to
27°40′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to
28°33′00″, 94°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)
(b) Flower Garden—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
Latitude N. Longitude W.
27°40′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to
28°18′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to
28°18′00″, 92°38′00″, thence to
28°30′00″, 92°38′00″, thence to
28°15′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to
27°40′00″, 91°30′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)
(c) Ewing—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
Latitude N. Longitude W.
27°53′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to
28°15′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to
28°15′00″, 90°10′00″, thence to
27°53′00″, 90°10′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)
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