---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 165.721"
title: "33"
number: "165.721"
heading: "Safety Zone: St. Johns River, Jacksonville, FL."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/165.721"
---

# §165.721. Safety Zone: St. Johns River, Jacksonville, FL.

- (a) **Location.** The following area is established as a safety zone during the specified conditions: The waters within a 500 yard radius of the fireworks barge or barges during the storage, preparation, and launching of fireworks in the St. Johns River between the Hart and Acosta Bridges.
- (b) **Effective dates.** This section becomes effective upon activation by the Captain of the Port by the broadcasting of a local Notice to Mariners on appropriate VHF-FM radio frequencies. It terminates at the conclusion of the fireworks display unless terminated earlier by the Captain of the Port.
- (c) **Regulations.**
  - (1) In accordance with the general regulations in 165.23 of this part, anchoring, mooring or transiting in this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or District Commander.
  - (2) This regulation does not apply to authorized law enforcement agencies operating within the Safety Zone.

## Notes

### Amendments

[COTP Jacksonville Reg. 94-027, 59 FR 55584, Nov. 8, 1994]

### 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

[COTP Jacksonville Reg. 94-027, 59 FR 55584, Nov. 8, 1994]