---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 147.869"
title: "33"
number: "147.869"
heading: "Safety Zone; Appomattox FPS Facility, Outer Continental Shelf on the Gulf of America."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/147.869"
---

# §147.869. Safety Zone; Appomattox FPS Facility, Outer Continental Shelf on the Gulf of America.

- (a) **Description.** The Appomattox Floating Production System (FPS) system is in the deepwater area of the Gulf of America at Mississippi Canyon Block 437. The facility is located at 28°34′25.47″ N 87°56′03.11″ W (NAD 83), and the area within 500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point on the facility structure's outer edge is a safety zone.
- (b) **Regulation.** No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone except the following:
  - (1) An attending vessel, as defined by [33 CFR 147.20](/cfr/33/147.20.md);
  - (2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing; or
  - (3) **A vessel authorized by the USCG Heartland District Commander or a designated representative.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2017-0446, 83 FR 20734, May 8, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 544; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9386, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2017-0446, 83 FR 20734, May 8, 2018]