33 CFR § 166.300 - Areas along the coast of California.

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title: "33 CFR § 166.300 - Areas along the coast of California."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "166.300"
section_name: "Areas along the coast of California."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
part_number: "166"
part_name: "SHIPPING SAFETY FAIRWAYS"
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# 166.300 Areas along the coast of California.

(a) *Purpose.* Fairways as described in this section are established to control the erection of structures therein to provide safe vessel routes along the coast of California.

(b) *Designated Areas*—(1) *Port Hueneme Safety Fairway.* An area one nautical mile in width centered on the alinement of Port Hueneme Entrance Channel and extending seaward from the 30-foot-depth curve for a distance of 1.5 nautical miles, thence turning southerly and widening to 1.5 nautical miles at the 3-mile limit, all between lines joining the following points:

| Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- |
| 34°06′30″ N | 119°15′00″ W |
| 34°07′37″ N | 119°14′25″ W |
| 34°08′49″ N | 119°13′21″ W |

thence generally along the 30-foot-depth curve to the seaward end of the west entrance jetty; seaward end of the east entrance jetty, thence generally along the 30-foot-depth curve to:

| Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- |
| 34°08′21″ N | 119°12′15″ W |
| 34°07′10″ N | 119°13′20″ W |
| 34°05′48″ N | 119°13′23″ W |

(2) [Reserved]

[CGD 82-101, 48 FR 49019, Oct. 24, 1983]