33 CFR § 167.251 - In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Precautionary area.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s167.251"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 167.251 - In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Precautionary area."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "167.251"
section_name: "In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Precautionary area."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "P"
subchapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
part_number: "167"
part_name: "OFFSHORE TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 70001, 70003; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.0."
regulatory_source: "CGD 81-080, 48 FR 36456, Aug. 11, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "167"
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# 167.251 In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Precautionary area.
A precautionary area is established bounded by a line connecting the following geographical positions: from 33°47.65′ N, 78°04.78′ W; to 33°48.50′ N, 78°04.27′ W; to 33°49.53′ N, 78°03.10′ W; to 33°48.00′ N, 78°01.00′ W; to 33°41.00′ N, 78°01.00′ W; to 33°41.00′ N, 78°04.00′ W; to 33°44.28′ N, 78°03.02′ W; then by an arc of 2 nautical miles radius, centered at 33°46.03′ N, 78°05.41′ W; then to the point of origin at 33°47.65′ N, 78°04.78′ W.
[USCG-2010-0718, 75 FR 77535, Dec. 13, 2010]