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Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSChapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYSubchapter P - PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETYPart 161 - VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Subpart C - VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE AND VESSEL MOVEMENT REPORTING SYSTEM AREAS AND REPORTING POINTS
Section 161.70 - Vessel Traffic Service Port Arthur

33 C.F.R. § 161.70

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Section 161.70 - Vessel Traffic Service Port Arthur
(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the United States to the limits of the territorial seas bound by the following points: 30°10.00' N., 92°37.00' W.; then south to 29°10.00' N., 92°37.00' W.; then west to 29°10.00' N., 93°52.25' W.; then northwest to 29°33.70' N., 94°21.25' W.; then north to 30°10.00' N., 94°21.25' W.; then east along the 30°10' N. latitude to the origination point.

Note: Although mandatory participation in VTS Port Arthur is limited to the area within the navigable waters of the United States, prospective users are encouraged to report at the safe water marks in order to facilitate vessel traffic management in the VTS Area and to receive advisories or navigational assistance.

(b)Precautionary areas.

Table 161.70(b)-VTS Port Arthur Precautionary Areas

Precautionary area name RadiusCenter point
latitude		Center point
longitude
Petco Bend(1)2000 yds30°00.80' N.93°57.60' W.
Black Bayou(1)2000 yds30°00.00' N.93°46.20' W.
Orange Cut(1)2000 yds30°03.25' N.93°43.20' W.
Neches River Intersection(1)2000 yds29°58.10' N.93°51.25' W.
Texaco Island Intersection(1)2000 yds29°49.40' N.94°57.55' W.
Sabine-Neches WaterwayN/AAll waters of the Sabine-Neches Waterway between the Texaco Island Precautionary Area and the Humble Island Precautionary Area.

1 Precautionary Area encompasses a circular area of the radius denoted around the center point with the exception of the Sabine-Neches Waterway.

(c)Reporting points (Inbound).

Table 161.70(c)-Inbound

Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/
longitude		 Notes
1Sabine Bank Channel "SB" BuoySabine Bank Sea Buoy29°25.00' N.
93°40.00' W.		Sailing Plan Report
2Sabine Pass Buoys "29/30"Sabine Pass Buoys "29/30"29°35.90' N.
93°48.20' W.
3Port Arthur Canal Light "43"Keith Lake29°46.50' N.
93°56.47' W.
4North Forty GIWW Mile 279North Forty29°56.40' N.
93°52.10' W.
5FINA Highline Neches River Light "19"FINA Highline29°59.10' N.
93°54.30' W.
6Ready Reserve Fleet HighlineChannel at Cove Mid-Point30°00.80' N.
93°59.90' W.
7Sabine River MM 268268 Highline30°02.20' N.
93°44.30' W.

(d)Reporting points (Outbound).

Table 161.70(d)-Outbound

Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/
longitude		 Notes
1Sabine River Light "2"Black Bayou30°00.00' N.
93°46.25' W.
2Ready Reserve Fleet HighlineChannel at Cove Mid-Point30°00.80' N.
93°59.90' W.
3FINA Highline Neches River Light "19"FINA Highline29°59.09' N.
93°54.30' W.
4GIWW Mile 285The School House29°52.70' N.
93°55.55' W.		Zone Shift
5Port Arthur Canal Light "43"Keith Lake29°46.50' N.
93°56.47' W.
6Sabine Pass Buoys "29/30"Sabine Pass Buoys "29/30"29°35.90' N.
93°48.20' W.
7Sabine Bank Channel "SB" BuoySabine Bank Sea Buoy29°25.00' N.
93°40.00' W.		Final Report

(e)Reporting points (Eastbound).

Table 161.70(e)-Eastbound (ICW)

Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/
longitude		 Notes
1GIWW Mile 295ICW MM 29529°47.25' N.
94°01.10' W.		Sailing Plan Report
2North Forty GIWW Mile 279North Forty29°56.40' N.
93°52.10' W.
3Sabine River MM 268268 Highline30°02.20' N.
93°44.30' W.
4GIWW Mile 260260 Highline30°03.50' N.
93°37.50' W.		Final Report

(f)Reporting points (Westbound).

Table 161.70(f)-Westbound (ICW)

Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/
longitude		 Notes
1GIWW Mile 260260 Highline30°03.50' N.
93°37.50' W.		Sailing Plan Report
2Sabine River Light "2"Black Bayou30°00.03' N.
93°46.18' W.
3GIWW Mile 285The School House29°52.71' N.
93°55.55' W.		Zone Shift
4GIWW Mile 295ICW MM 29529°46.20' N.
94°02.60' W.		Final Report

(g)Reporting points (Offshore Safety Fairway).

Table 161.70(g)-Offshore Safety Fairway

Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/
longitude		 Notes
1Sabine Pass Safety Fairway-EastEast Dogleg29°35.00' N.
93°28.00' W.
2Sabine Pass Safety Fairway-WestWest Dogleg29°28.00' N.
93°58.00' W.

33 C.F.R. §161.70

78 FR 51671, Aug. 21, 2013, as amended by USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30881, June 28, 2019
As amended by USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30881, 6/28/2019