Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 33  /  Part 165  /  Sec. 165.827 Regulated Navigation Area; Galveston Channel, TX.

(a) Location. The following area is a regulated navigation area: All waters of the Galveston Channel within the area from Latitude 292019" N, Longitude 0944636" W, east to Latitude 292006" N, Longitude 0944615" W, south to Latitude 291947" N, Longitude 0944627" W, west to Latitude 291951" N, Longitude 0944645" W, and north to Latitude 292019" N, Longitude 0944636" W.

(b) Regulations. (1) Vessels navigating this area must do so at a minimum safe speed so as to not cause any wake.

(1) Vessels navigating this area must do so at a minimum safe speed so as to not cause any wake.

(2) Vessels may proceed at greater than a minimum safe speed with permission of the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston or a designated representative.

(3) To request permission as required by these regulations, contact the Sector Houston-Galveston Command Center by telephone at (713)671-5113. [USCG-2009-0931, 75 FR 47715, Aug. 9, 2010]