---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 165.110"
title: "33"
number: "165.110"
heading: "Safety and Security Zone; Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier Transits and Anchorage Operations, Boston, Massachusetts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/165.110"
---

# §165.110. Safety and Security Zone; Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier Transits and Anchorage Operations, Boston, Massachusetts.

- (a) **Definitions.** As used in this section—

  Authorized representative means a Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer designated by or assisting the Captain of the Port (COTP) Boston.

  Deepwater port means any facility or structure meeting the definition of deepwater port in [33 CFR 148.5](/cfr/33/148.5.md).

  Support vessel means any vessel meeting the definition of support vessel in [33 CFR 148.5](/cfr/33/148.5.md).

- (b) **Location.** The following areas are safety and security zones:
  - (1) **Vessels underway.** All navigable waters of the United States within the Captain of the Port (COTP) Boston zone, as defined in [33 CFR 3.05-10](/cfr/33/3.05-10.md), two miles ahead and one mile astern, and 500 yards on each side of any liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC) vessel while underway.
  - (2) **Vessels anchored in the Broad Sound.** All waters within a 500-yard radius of any anchored LNGC vessel located in the waters of Broad Sound bounded by a line starting at position 42 deg. 25′ N, 070 deg. 58′ W; then running southeast to position 42 deg. 22′ N, 070 deg. 56′ W; then running east to position 42 deg. 22′ N, 070 deg. 50′ W; then running north to position 42 deg. 25′ N, 070 deg. 50′ W; then running west back to the starting point (NAD 83).
  - (3) **Vessels moored at the Distrigas LNG facility.** All waters within a 400-yard radius of any LNGC vessel moored at the Distrigas LNG facility in Everett, MA.
  - (4) **Vessels calling on a deepwater port.** All waters within a 500-meter radius of any LNGC engaged in regasification or transfer, or otherwise moored, anchored, or affixed to a deepwater port listed in [33 CFR 150.490](/cfr/33/150.490.md) and falling within the waters of the Boston COTP Zone, as defined in [33 CFR 3.05-10](/cfr/33/3.05-10.md).
- (c) **Regulations.**
  - (1) **In accordance with the general regulations in Sec.** 165.23 and [Sec. 165.33](/cfr/33/165.33.md) of this part, entry into or movement within these zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Boston, or his/her authorized representative.
  - (2) No person or vessel may enter the waters within the boundaries of the safety and security zones described in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section unless previously authorized by the COTP Boston, or his/her authorized representative. However, LNGCs and support vessels, as defined in [33 CFR 148.5](/cfr/33/148.5.md), operating in the vicinity of NEGDWP are authorized to enter and move within such zones in the normal course of their operations following the requirements set forth in 33 CFR [150.340](/cfr/33/150.340.md) and [150.345](/cfr/33/150.345.md), respectively.
  - (3) All vessels operating within the safety and security zones described in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section must comply with the instructions of the COTP or his/her authorized representative.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD01-02-023, 67 FR 63263, Oct. 11, 2002, as amended by USCG-2007-0087, 73 FR 34194, June 17, 2008]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 79-034, 47 FR 29660, July 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD01-02-023, 67 FR 63263, Oct. 11, 2002, as amended by USCG-2007-0087, 73 FR 34194, June 17, 2008]