---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 147.879"
title: "33"
number: "147.879"
heading: "Safety Zone; Vito Floating Production System, Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Mississippi Canyon Block 939, Gulf of America"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/147.879"
---

# §147.879. Safety Zone; Vito Floating Production System, Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Mississippi Canyon Block 939, Gulf of America

- (a) **Description.** The Vito FPS is in the deepwater area of the Gulf of America at Mississippi Canyon Block 939. The facility is located at 28°01′32.325″ N, 89°12′33.254″ 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 for the following:
  - (1) An attending vessel, as defined in 147.20;
  - (2) A vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing; or
  - (3) **A vessel authorized by the Commander, USCG Heartland District or a designated representative.**
- (c) **Requests for permission.** Persons or vessels requiring authorization to enter the safety zone must request permission from the Commander, USCG Heartland District or a designated representative. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the Commander or designated representative.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2022-0313, 88 FR 21474, Apr. 11, 2023]

### 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-2022-0313, 88 FR 21474, Apr. 11, 2023]