---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 165.523"
title: "33"
number: "165.523"
heading: "Safety Zone; Waterway Training Area, Sector Delaware Bay Captain of the Port Zone."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/165.523"
---

# §165.523. Safety Zone; Waterway Training Area, Sector Delaware Bay Captain of the Port Zone.

- (a) **Location.** All navigable waters, on a portion of the Delaware River, encompassed by a line connecting the following points beginning at latitude 39°51′05.4″ N, longitude 075°20′17.4″ W; thence east to latitude 39°51′42.0″ N, longitude 075°18′39.6″ W; thence south to latitude 39°50′38.4″ N, longitude 075°18′09.0″ W; thence west to latitude 39°50′05.4″ N, 075°19′37.2″ W; and thence north back to the beginning point. (WGS 84)
- (b) **Definitions.** As used in this section, designated representative means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard petty officer, warrant or commissioned officer onboard a Coast Guard vessel or onboard a federal, state, or local law enforcement vessel assisting the Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay in the enforcement of the safety zone.
- (c) **Regulations.**
  - (1) Under the general safety zone regulations in [subpart C](/cfr/33/subpartC.md) of this part, you may not enter or remain in the safety zone described in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section unless authorized by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative.
  - (2) To seek permission to enter or remain in the zone, contact the COTP or the COTP's representative via VHF-FM channel 16 or (215) 271-4807. Those in the safety zone must comply with all lawful orders or directions given to them by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative.
  - (3) No vessel authorized to enter or remain in the zone may take on bunkers or conduct lightering operations within the safety zone during its enforcement period.
  - (4) This section applies to all vessels except those engaged in law enforcement, aids to navigation servicing, and emergency response operations.
- (d) **Enforcement.**
  - (1) The safety zone created by this section will be enforced only upon issuance of a Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM) by the COTP or the COTP's representative, as well as on-scene notice or other appropriate means in accordance with [§ 165.7](/cfr/33/165.7.md).
  - (2) The U.S. Coast Guard may be assisted in the patrol and enforcement of the safety zone by Federal, State, and local agencies.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2024-0680, 89 FR 88649, Nov. 8, 2024]

### 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

[USCG-2024-0680, 89 FR 88649, Nov. 8, 2024]