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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 105 / Thursday, June 3, 2021 / Proposed Rules
inside of which the actual racing events are held.
Regulated area means an area where special local regulations apply to a specific described waterway to include creeks, sounds, bays, rivers, and oceans.
Regulated areas include all navigable waters of a specific body of water described with intent to define boundaries where the Coast Guard enforces special local regulations.
Boundaries may be described from shoreline to shoreline, reference bridges or other fixed structures, by points and lines defined by latitude and longitude.
All coordinates reference Datum: NAD
1983.
Spectator area means an area bound by coordinates provided in latitude and longitude within the regulated area that outlines the boundary of an area reserved for non-participant vessels watching the event.
c Patrol of the marine event. The respective COTP may assign one or more official patrol vessels, as described in 100.40, to each regulated event listed in the tables in paragraph i of this section. For each event assigned a patrol vessel, an Event PATCOM will be designated to oversee the patrol. The patrol vessel and the Event PATCOM
may be contacted on VHFFM Channel 16. The Event PATCOM may terminate the event, or the operation of any vessel participating in the marine event, at any time if deemed necessary for the protection of life or property.
d Special local regulations1
Controls on vessel movement. The Event PATCOM or official patrol vessel may forbid and control the movement of all persons and vessels in the regulated areas. When hailed or signaled by an official patrol vessel, the person or vessel being hailed must immediately comply with all directions given.
Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both.
2 Directions, instructions, and minimum speed necessary. i The operator of a vessel in the regulated area must stop the vessel immediately when directed to do so by an official patrol vessel and then proceed only as directed.
ii A person or vessel must comply with all instructions of the Event PATCOM or official patrol vessel.
iii A vessel operator may request permission to enter and transit through a regulated area by contacting the Event PATCOM or official patrol vessel on VHFFM channel 16. When authorized to transit through the regulated area, the vessel must proceed at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe
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course that minimizes wake near the event area.
3 Race area. Only participants and official patrol vessels are allowed to enter the race area.
4 Spectator area. Non-participants are only allowed inside the regulated area if they remain within a designated spectator area or have authorization from the Event PATCOM or official patrol vessel to transit through the area.
A non-participant vessel must be stationary or operate at a safe speed while within the designated spectator area. On scene official patrol vessels or the Event PATCOM will direct nonparticipant vessels to the spectator area.
A non-participant must contact the Event PATCOM or official patrol vessel to request permission to pass through the regulated area. If permission is granted, the non-participant must pass directly through the regulated area at minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course that minimizes wake and without loitering.
5 Regulated area. Non-participants are only allowed inside the regulated area to pass through or enter and remain within a designated spectator area. A
non-participant must contact the Event PATCOM or an official patrol vessel to request permission to either enter the Spectator Area or pass through the regulated area. If permission is granted, the non-participant may enter the spectator area or pass directly through the regulated area as instructed by the Event PATCOM or official patrol vessel at minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course that minimizes wake and without loitering.
6 Postponement or cancellation. The respective COTP or Event PATCOM
may postpone or cancel a marine event at any time if, in the COTPs sole discretion, the COTP determines that cancellation is necessary for the protection of life or property.
e Contact information. Questions about marine events should be addressed to the local Coast Guard Captain of the Port for the area in which the marine event is occurring. Contact information is listed in paragraphs e1
through 4 of this section. For a description of the geographical area of each Coast Guard SectorCaptain of the Port Zone, please see 33 CFR part 3, subpart 3.25.
1 Coast Guard Sector Delaware BayCaptain of the Port Zone, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 215 271
4940.
2 Coast Guard Sector MarylandNational Capital RegionCaptain of the Port Zone, Baltimore, Maryland: 410
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3 Coast Guard Sector Virginia Captain of the Port Zone, Portsmouth, Virginia: 757 4838567.
4 Coast Guard Sector North CarolinaCaptain of the Port Zone, Wilmington, North Carolina: 910 343
3882.
f Application for marine events. The application requirements of 100.15
apply to all marine events listed in paragraph i of this section. For information on applying for a marine event permit, contact the Captain of the Port for the area in which the marine event will occur, at the phone numbers listed in paragraph e of this section.
g Enforcement periods. Each year prior to an event the Coast Guard will announce details concerning the event, including the exact dates and times of the enforcement period of the special local regulation in this section and the geographical area, in the Local Notices to Mariners and by Broadcast Notice to Mariners over VHFFM marine band radio. In the case of inclement weather or other just cause found by the respective COTP, the event may be conducted within 30 days before or after the dates listed in paragraph i of this section. If the event is held on an alternate date from that listed in paragraph i the Coast Guard will publish a notification in the Federal Register announcing the exact dates and time of the enforcement period with respect to the special local regulation in this section in addition to announcement in the Local Notices to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
h Regulations for specific marine events in paragraph i of this section 1 USNA Blue Angels Air Show, Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital RegionCOTP Zone. Except for an emergency situation, a vessel may not anchor or maintain station within the spectator area without the permission of the COTP MarylandNational Capital Region or designated Event PATCOM. The COTP MarylandNational Capital Region has designated this spectator area for commercial small passenger vessel use. This area is closed except for commercial small passenger vessels holding a valid Certificate of Inspection regulated under 46 CFR
chapter I, subchapters K and T 46 CFR
114.110 and 175.110. Vessels that meet the requirements of this section may request access to the Severn River spectator area by contacting the City of Annapolis Harbormaster at 410 263
7973 or email harbormaster@
annapolis.gov to obtain a vessel spectator area application. Vessel spectator area applications shall be submitted no later than 10 calendar
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