Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Oct 15, 2024
§ 167.151 - Off New York: Precautionary areas.

(a) A circular precautionary area with a radius of 7 miles is established centered upon 40°27.50′ N, 73°49.90′ W.

(b) A precautionary area is established between the traffic separation scheme “Eastern Approach, off Nantucket” and the traffic separation scheme “In the Approach to Boston, Massachusetts.” (1) The precautionary area is bounded to the east by a circle of radius 15.5 miles, centered upon geographical position 40°35.00′ N, 69°00.00′ W, and is intersected by the traffic separation schemes “In the Approach to Boston, Massachusetts” and “Off New York” at the following geographic positions:

Latitude Longitude
40°50.33′ N68°57.00′ W
40°23.75′ N69°14.63′ W

(2) The precautionary area is bounded to the west by a line connecting the two traffic separation schemes between the following geographical positions:

Latitude Longitude
40°36.75′ N68°15.16′ W
40°48.00′ N69°03.33′ W
[CGD 84-004, 52 FR 33589, Sept. 4, 1987, as amended by USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36287, June 25, 2010]
authority: 46 U.S.C. 70001,70003; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.0
source: CGD 81-080, 48 FR 36456, Aug. 11, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 33 CFR 167.151