Regulated Navigation Area; Galveston Channel, TX.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 33
  3. Navigation and Navigable Waters
  4. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
  5. Ports and Waterways Safety
  6. Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas
  7. Specific Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas
  8. Eighth Coast Guard District
  9. Regulated Navigation Area; Galveston Channel, TX.

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§ 165.827 Regulated Navigation Area; Galveston Channel, TX.

(a) Location. The following area is a regulated navigation area: All waters of the Galveston Channel within the area from Latitude 29°20′19″ N, Longitude 094°46′36″ W, east to Latitude 29°20′06″ N, Longitude 094°46′15″ W, south to Latitude 29°19′47″ N, Longitude 094°46′27″ W, west to Latitude 29°19′51″ N, Longitude 094°46′45″ W, and north to Latitude 29°20′19″ N, Longitude 094°46′36″ W.

(b) Regulations.

(1) Vessels navigating this area must do so at a minimum safe speed so as to not cause any wake.

(2) Vessels may proceed at greater than a minimum safe speed with permission of the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston or a designated representative.

(3) To request permission as required by these regulations, contact the Sector Houston-Galveston Command Center by telephone at (713)671-5113.

[USCG-2009-0931, 75 FR 47715, Aug. 9, 2010]


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