CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY (parts 160 to 169) > PART 166—SHIPPING SAFETY FAIRWAYS > SUBPART B—Designations of Fairways and Fairway Anchorages (§166.200 to §166.500) > 166.500—Areas along the Atlantic Coast.

166.500—Areas along the Atlantic Coast.

(a) Purpose. Fairways, as described in this section are established to control the erection of structures therein to provide safe vessel routes along the Atlantic Coast.
(b) Designated Areas— (1) Off New York Shipping Safety Fairway. Ambrose to Nantucket Safety Fairway. The area enclosed by rhumb lines, [North American Datum of 1927 (NAD-27)] joining points at:
Latitude Longitude
40°32′20″ N 73°04′57″ W
40°30′58″ N 72°58′25″ W
40°34′07″ N 70°19′23″ W
40°35′37″ N 70°14′09″ W
40°30′37″ N 70°14′00″ W
40°32′07″ N 70°19′19″ W
40°28′58″ N 72°58′25″ W
40°27′20″ N 73°04′57″ W
(ii) Nantucket to Ambrose Safety Fairway. The area enclosed by rhumb lines, NAD-27, joining point at:
Latitude Longitude
28°54′33″ N 89°26′07″ W
40°24′20″ N 73°04′58″ W
40°22′58″ N 72°58′26″ W
40°26′07″ N 70°19′09″ W
40°27′37″ N 70°13′46″ W
40°22′37″ N 70°13′36″ W
40°24′07″ N 70°19′05″ W
40°20′58″ N 72°58′26″ W
40°19′20″ N 73°04′58″ W

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 84-004, 52 FR 33589, Sept. 4, 1987; 52 FR 36248, Sept. 28, 1987]