33 CFR § 109.07 - Anchorages under Ports and Waterways Safety Act.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s109.07"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 109.07 - Anchorages under Ports and Waterways Safety Act."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "109.07"
section_name: "Anchorages under Ports and Waterways Safety Act."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ANCHORAGES"
part_number: "109"
part_name: "GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 471; 46 U.S.C. 70034; Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
cfr_part: "109"
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# 109.07 Anchorages under Ports and Waterways Safety Act.
The provisions of section 4 (a) and (b) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act as delegated to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, authorize the Commandant to specify times of movement within ports and harbors, restrict vessel operations in hazardous areas and under hazardous conditions, and direct the anchoring of vessels. The sections listed in § 110.1a of this subchapter are regulated under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act.
[CGD 3-81-1A, 47 FR 4063, Jan. 28, 1982, as amended by USCG-2003-14505, 68 FR 9535, Feb. 28, 2003]