33 CFR § 166.500 - Areas along the Atlantic Coast.

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title: "33 CFR § 166.500 - Areas along the Atlantic Coast."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "166.500"
section_name: "Areas along the Atlantic Coast."
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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# 166.500 Areas along the Atlantic Coast.

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

(b) *Designated Areas*—(1) *Off New York Shipping Safety Fairway.* (i) Ambrose to Nantucket Safety Fairway. The area enclosed by rhumb lines, [North American Datum of 1927 (NAD-27)] joining points at:

| Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- |
| 40°32′20″ N | 73°04′57″ W |
| 40°30′58″ N | 72°58′25″ W |
| 40°34′07″ N | 70°19′23″ W |
| 40°35′37″ N | 70°14′09″ W |
| 40°30′37″ N | 70°14′00″ W |
| 40°32′07″ N | 70°19′19″ W |
| 40°28′58″ N | 72°58′25″ W |
| 40°27′20″ N | 73°04′57″ W |

(ii) *Nantucket to Ambrose Safety Fairway.* The area enclosed by rhumb lines, NAD-27, joining point at:

| Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- |
| 28°54′33″ N | 89°26′07″ W |
| 40°24′20″ N | 73°04′58″ W |
| 40°22′58″ N | 72°58′26″ W |
| 40°26′07″ N | 70°19′09″ W |
| 40°27′37″ N | 70°13′46″ W |
| 40°22′37″ N | 70°13′36″ W |
| 40°24′07″ N | 70°19′05″ W |
| 40°20′58″ N | 72°58′26″ W |
| 40°19′20″ N | 73°04′58″ W |

[CGD 84-004, 52 FR 33589, Sept. 4, 1987; 52 FR 36248, Sept. 28, 1987]