33 CFR § 6.01-5 - Security zone.

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title: "33 CFR § 6.01-5 - Security zone."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "6.01-5"
section_name: "Security zone."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "6"
part_name: "PROTECTION AND SECURITY OF VESSELS, HARBORS, AND WATERFRONT FACILITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "40 Stat. 220, as amended; 50 U.S.C. 70051."
regulatory_source: "E.O. 10173, 15 FR 7012, Oct. 20, 1950, unless otherwise noted."
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# 6.01-5 Security zone.

*Security zone,* as used in this part, means all areas of land, water, or land and water, which are so designated by the Captain of the Port for such time as the Captain of the Port deems necessary to prevent damage or injury to any vessel or waterfront facility, to safeguard ports, harbors, territories, or waters of the United States or to secure the observance of the rights and obligations of the United States.

[ E.O. 14116, 89 FR 13971, Feb. 26, 2024]