33 CFR § 167.170 - Off Delaware Bay Approach Traffic Separation Scheme: General.

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title: "33 CFR § 167.170 - Off Delaware Bay Approach Traffic Separation Scheme: General."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "167.170"
section_name: "Off Delaware Bay Approach Traffic Separation Scheme: General."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
part_number: "167"
part_name: "OFFSHORE TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 70001, 70003; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.0."
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# 167.170 Off Delaware Bay Approach Traffic Separation Scheme: General.

The Off Delaware Bay Approach Traffic Separation Scheme consists of four parts: an Eastern Approach, a Southeastern Approach, a Two-Way Traffic Route, and a Precautionary Area. The specific areas in the Off Delaware Bay Approach Traffic Separation Scheme and Precautionary Area are described in §§ 167.171 through 167.174.

[CGD 97-004, 65 FR 12945, Mar. 10, 2000]