In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Traffic separation scheme.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 33
  3. Navigation and Navigable Waters
  4. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
  5. Ports and Waterways Safety
  6. Offshore Traffic Separation Schemes
  7. Description of Traffic Separation Schemes and Precautionary Areas
  8. Atlantic East Coast
  9. In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Traffic separation scheme.

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§ 167.252 In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Traffic separation scheme.

(a) A traffic separation zone is established bounded by a line connecting the following geographical positions:

Latitude Longitude
33°44.94′ N 78°04.81′ W.
33°32.75′ N 78°09.66′ W.
33°34.50′ N 78°14.70′ W.
33°45.11′ N 78°04.98′ W.

(b) A traffic lane for northbound traffic is established between the separation zone and a line connecting the following geographic positions:

Latitude Longitude
33°32.75′ N 78°05.99′ W.
33°44.38′ N 78°03.77′ W.

(c) A traffic lane for southbound traffic is established between the separation zone and a line connecting the following geographic positions:

Latitude Longitude
33°36.22′ N 78°18.00′ W.
33°46.03′ N 78°05.41′ W.
Note to § 167.252:

A pilot boarding area is located inside the precautionary area. Due to heavy ship traffic, mariners are advised not to anchor or linger in the precautionary area except to pick up or disembark a pilot.

[USCG-2010-0718, 75 FR 77535, Dec. 13, 2010]


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