33 CFR § 147.869 - Safety Zone; Appomattox FPS Facility, Outer Continental Shelf on the Gulf of America.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s147.869"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 147.869 - Safety Zone; Appomattox FPS Facility, Outer Continental Shelf on the Gulf of America."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "147.869"
section_name: "Safety Zone; Appomattox FPS Facility, Outer Continental Shelf on the Gulf of America."
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"
---


# 147.869 Safety Zone; Appomattox FPS Facility, Outer Continental Shelf on the Gulf of America.

(a) *Description.* The Appomattox Floating Production System (FPS) system is in the deepwater area of the Gulf of America at Mississippi Canyon Block 437. The facility is located at 28°34′25.47″ N 87°56′03.11″ W (NAD 83), and the area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the facility structure's outer edge is a safety zone.

(b) *Regulation.* No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone except the following:

(1) An attending vessel, as defined by 33 CFR 147.20;

(2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing; or

(3) A vessel authorized by the USCG Heartland District Commander or a designated representative.

[USCG-2017-0446, 83 FR 20734, May 8, 2018]