33 CFR § 167.252 - In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Traffic separation scheme.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s167.252"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 167.252 - In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Traffic separation scheme."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "167.252"
section_name: "In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Traffic separation scheme."
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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# 167.252 In the approaches to the Cape Fear River: Traffic separation scheme.

(a) A traffic separation zone is established bounded by a line connecting the following geographical positions:

| Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- |
| 33°44.94′ N | 78°04.81′ W. |
| 33°32.75′ N | 78°09.66′ W. |
| 33°34.50′ N | 78°14.70′ W. |
| 33°45.11′ N | 78°04.98′ W. |

(b) A traffic lane for northbound traffic is established between the separation zone and a line connecting the following geographic positions:

| Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- |
| 33°32.75′ N | 78°05.99′ W. |
| 33°44.38′ N | 78°03.77′ W. |

(c) A traffic lane for southbound traffic is established between the separation zone and a line connecting the following geographic positions:

| Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- |
| 33°36.22′ N | 78°18.00′ W. |
| 33°46.03′ N | 78°05.41′ W. |

A pilot boarding area is located inside the precautionary area. Due to heavy ship traffic, mariners are advised not to anchor or linger in the precautionary area except to pick up or disembark a pilot.

[USCG-2010-0718, 75 FR 77535, Dec. 13, 2010]