[Title 33 CFR 165.760]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2005 Edition]
[Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS]
[Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter P - PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY]
[Part 165 - REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS]
[Subpart F - Specific Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas]
[Sec. 165.760 - Security Zones; Tampa Bay, Port of Tampa, Port of Saint]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


33NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS22005-07-012005-07-01false165.760Sec. 165.760NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCOAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETYREGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREASSpecific Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas
Sec. 165.760  Security Zones; Tampa Bay, Port of Tampa, Port of Saint 

Petersburg, Port Manatee, Rattlesnake, Old Port Tampa, Big Bend, Weedon 
Island, and 
          Crystal River, Florida.

    (a) Location. The following areas, denoted by coordinates fixed 
using the North American Datum of 1983 (World Geodetic System 1984), are 
security zones:
    (1) Rattlesnake, Tampa, FL. All waters, from surface to bottom, in 
Old Tampa Bay east and south of a line commencing at position 
27[deg]53.32[min] N, 082[deg]32.05[min] W; north to 27[deg]53.36[min] N, 
082[deg]32.05[min] W.
    (2) Old Port Tampa, Tampa, FL. All waters, from surface to bottom, 
in Old Tampa Bay encompassed by a line connecting the following points: 
27[deg]51.62[min] N, 082[deg]33.14[min] W; east to 27[deg]51.71[min] N, 
082[deg]32.5[min] W; north to 27[deg]51.76[min] N, 082[deg]32.5[min] W; 
west to 27[deg]51.73[min] N, 082[deg]33.16[min] W; and south to 
27[deg]51.62[min] N, 082[deg]33.14[min] W, closing off the Old Port 
Tampa channel.
    (3) Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa, FL. All waters in Tampa Bay, from 
surface to bottom, 100-feet around all bridge supports, dolphins and 
rocky outcroppings bounded on the northern portion of the bridge at pier 
135, (also designated 24N which is the 24th pier north of the center 
span), 27[deg]37.85[min] N, 082[deg]39.78[min] W, running south under 
the bridge to pier 88, (also designated 24S which is the 24th pier south 
of the center span) 27[deg]36.59[min] N, 082[deg]38.86[min] W. Visual 
identification of the zone can be defined as to the areas to the north 
and south where the bridge structure begins a distinct vertical rise.
    (4) Vessels carrying hazardous cargo, Tampa, FL. All waters, from 
surface to bottom, 200 yards around vessels moored in Tampa Bay carrying 
or transferring Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) 
and/or grade ``A'' and ``B'' flammable liquid cargo. Any vessel 
transiting within the outer 100 yards of the zone for moored vessels 
carrying or transferring Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Anhydrous 
Ammonia (NH3) and/or grade ``A'' and ``B'' cargo may operate unless 
otherwise directed by the Captain of the Port or his designee but must 
proceed through the area at the minimum speed necessary to maintain safe 
navigation. No vessel may enter the inner 100-yard portion of the 
security zone closest to the vessel.
    (5) Piers, seawalls, and facilities, Port of Tampa, Port Sutton and 
East Bay. All waters, from surface to bottom, extending 50 yards from 
the shore, seawall and piers around facilities in Port Sutton and East 
Bay within the Port of Tampa encompassed by a line connecting the 
following points: 27[deg]54.15[min] N, 082[deg]26.11[min] W, east 
northeast to 27[deg]54.19[min] N, 082[deg]26.00[min] W, then northeast 
to 27[deg]54.37[min] N, 082[deg]25.72[min] W, closing off all of Port 
Sutton Channel, then northerly to 27[deg]54.48[min] N, 082[deg]25.70 
[min]W, then northeasterly and terminating at point 27[deg]55.27[min] N, 
082[deg]25.17[min] W.
    (6) Piers, seawalls, and facilities, Port of Tampa, East Bay and the 
eastern side of Hooker's Point. All waters, from surface to bottom, 
extending 50 yards from the shore, seawall and piers around facilities 
on East Bay and on the East Bay Channel within the Port of Tampa 
encompassed by a line connecting the following points: 27[deg]56.05[min] 
N, 082[deg]25.95[min] W, southwesterly to 27[deg]56.00[min] N, 
082[deg]26.07[min] W, then southerly to 27[deg]55.83[min] N, 
082[deg]26.07[min] W, then southeasterly to 27[deg]55.55[min] N, 
082[deg]25.75[min] W, then south to 27[deg]54.75[min] N, 
082[deg]25.75[min] W, then southwesterly and terminating at point 
27[deg]54.57[min] N, 082[deg]25.86[min] W.
    (7) Piers, seawalls, and facilities, Port of Tampa, on the western 
side of Hooker's

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Point. All waters, from surface to bottom, extending 50 yards from the 
shore, seawall and piers around facilities on Hillsborough Bay Cut ``D'' 
Channel, Sparkman Channel, Ybor Turning Basin, and Ybor Channel within 
the Port of Tampa encompassed by a line connecting the following points: 
27[deg]54.74[min] N, 082[deg]26.47[min] W, northwest to 
27[deg]55.25[min] N, 082[deg]26.73[min] W, then north-northwest to 
27[deg]55.60[min] N, 082[deg]26.80[min] W, then north-northeast to 
27[deg]56.00[min] N, 082[deg]26.75[min] W, then northeast to 
27[deg]56.58[min] N, 082[deg]26.53[min] W, and north to 
27[deg]57.29[min] N, 082[deg]26.51[min] W, west to 27[deg]57.29[min] N, 
082[deg]26.61[min] W, then southerly to 27[deg]56.65[min] N, 
082[deg]26.63[min] W, southwesterly to 27[deg]56.58[min] N, 
082[deg]26.69[min] W, then southwesterly and terminating at 
27[deg]56.53[min] N, 082[deg]26.90[min] W.
    (8) Piers, seawalls, and facilities, Port of Manatee. All waters, 
from surface to bottom, within the Port of Manatee extending 50 yards 
from the shore, seawall and piers around facilities. This security zone 
encompasses all piers and seawalls of the cruise terminal berths 9 and 
10 in Port Manatee, Florida beginning at 27[deg]38.00[min] N, 
082[deg]33.81[min] W; continuing east to 27[deg]38.00[min] N, 
082[deg]33.53[min] W.
    (9) Moving cruise ships in the Port of Tampa, Port of Saint 
Petersburg, and Port Manatee, Florida. All waters, from surface to 
bottom, extending 200 yards around all cruise ships entering or 
departing Port of Tampa, Port of Saint Petersburg, or Port Manatee, 
Florida. These temporary security zones are activated on the inbound 
transit when a cruise ship passes the Tampa Lighted Whistle Buoy ``T'', 
located at 27[deg]35.35[min] N, 083[deg]00.71[min] W and terminate when 
the vessel is moored at a cruise ship terminal. The security zones are 
activated on the outbound transit when a cruise ship gets underway from 
a terminal and terminates when the cruise ship passes the Tampa Lighted 
Whistle Buoy ``T'', located at 27[deg]35.35[min] N, 083[deg]00.71[min] 
W. Any vessel transiting within the outer 100 yards of the zone for a 
cruise ship may operate unless otherwise directed by the Captain of the 
Port or his designee but must proceed through the area at the minimum 
speed necessary to maintain safe navigation. No vessel may enter the 
inner 100-yard portion of the security zone closest to the vessel.
    (10) Moored cruise ships in the Port of Tampa, Port of Saint 
Petersburg, and Port Manatee, Florida. All waters, from surface to 
bottom, extending 200 yards around moored cruise ships in the Ports of 
Tampa, Saint Petersburg, or Port Manatee, Florida. Any vessel transiting 
within the outer 100 yards of the zone of moored cruise ships may 
operate unless otherwise directed by the Captain of the Port or his 
designee but must proceed through the area at the minimum speed 
necessary to maintain safe navigation. No vessel may enter the inner 
100-yard portion of the security zone closest to the vessel.
    (11) Saint Petersburg Harbor, FL. All waters, from surface to 
bottom, extending 50 yards from the seawall and around all moorings and 
vessels in Saint Petersburg Harbor (Bayboro Harbor), commencing on the 
north side of the channel at dayboard ``10'' in approximate position 
27[deg]45.56[min] N, 082[deg]37.55[min] W, and westward along the 
seawall to the end of the cruise terminal in approximate position 
27[deg]45.72[min] N, 082[deg]37.97[min] W. The zone will also include 
the Coast Guard south moorings in Saint Petersburg Harbor. The zone will 
extend 50 yards around the piers commencing from approximate position 
27[deg]45.51[min] N, 082[deg]37.99[min] W; to 27[deg]45.52[min] N, 
082[deg]37.57[min] W. The southern boundary of the zone is shoreward of 
a line between the entrance to Salt Creek easterly to Green Daybeacon 11 
(LLN 2500).
    (12) Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant. All waters, from surface to 
bottom, around the Florida Power Crystal River nuclear power plant 
located at the end of the Florida Power Corporation Channel, Crystal 
River, Florida, encompassed by a line connecting the following points: 
28[deg]56.87[min] N, 082[deg]45.17[min] W (Northwest corner); 
28[deg]57.37[min] N, 082[deg]41.92[min] W (Northeast corner); 
28[deg]56.81[min] N, 082[deg]45.17[min] W (Southwest corner); and 
28[deg]57.32[min] N, 082[deg]41.92[min] W (Southeast corner).
    (13) Crystal River Demory Gap Channel. All waters, from surface to 
bottom, in the Demory Gap Channel in Crystal River, Florida, encompassed 
by a line connecting the following points: 28[deg]57.61[min] N, 
082[deg]43.42[min] W (Northwest corner); 28[deg]57.53[min] N, 
082[deg]41.88[min] W (Northeast

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corner); 28[deg]57.60[min] N, 082[deg]43.42[min] W (Southwest corner); 
and 28[deg]57.51[min] N, 082[deg]41.88[min] W (Southeast corner).
    (b) Regulations. (1) Entry into or remaining within these zones is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port, 
Tampa, Florida or that officer's designated representative.
    (2) Persons desiring to transit the area of the security zone may 
contact the Captain of the Port at telephone number 813-228-2189/91 or 
on VHF channel 16 to seek permission to transit the area. If permission 
is granted, all persons and vessels must comply with the instructions of 
the Captain of the Port or their designated representative.
    (c) Definition. As used in this section, ``cruise ship'' means a 
vessel required to comply with 33 CFR Part 120.
    (d) Authority. In addition to 33 U.S.C. 1231 and 50 U.S.C. 191, the 
authority for this section includes 33 U.S.C. 1226.

[COTP Tampa 02-053, 68 FR 52342, Sept. 3, 2003]