33 CFR § 147.847 - Safety Zone; BW PIONEER Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading System Safety Zone.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s147.847"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 147.847 - Safety Zone; BW PIONEER Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading System Safety Zone."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "147.847"
section_name: "Safety Zone; BW PIONEER Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading System Safety Zone."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "147"
part_name: "SAFETY ZONES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "14 U.S.C. 544; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9386, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "147"
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# 147.847 Safety Zone; BW PIONEER Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading System Safety Zone.
(a) *Description.* The BW PIONEER, a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system, is in the deepwater area of the Gulf of America at Walker Ridge 249. The FPSO can swing in a 360 degree arc around the center point of the turret buoy's swing circle at 26°41′46.25″ N and 090°30′30.16″ W. The area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) around the stern of the FPSO when it is moored to the turret buoy is a safety zone. If the FPSO detaches from the turret buoy, the area within 500 meters around the center point at 26°41′46.25″ N and 090°30′30.16″ W is a safety zone.
(b) *Regulation.* No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone except the following:
(1) An attending vessel;
(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing; or
(3) A vessel authorized by the Commander, USCG Heartland District.
[USCG-2009-0571, 75 FR 19882, Apr. 16, 2010]