Subpart 3.05--First Coast Guard District
§ 3.05-1 First district.
(a) The District Office is in Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) The First Coast Guard District is comprised of: Maine; New
Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York
except that part north of latitude 42° N. and west of longitude 74°39'
W; that part of New Jersey north of 40°18' N. latitude, east of
74°30.5' W. longitude, and northeast of a line from 40°18' N.
74°30.5' W. north-northwesterly to the New York, New Jersey &
Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; all U.S. Naval reservations on
shore at Newfoundland; the ocean area encompassed by the Search and
Rescue boundary between Canada and the United States easterly to
longitude 63° W.; thence due south to latitude 41° N.; thence
southwesterly along a line bearing 219°T to the point of intersection
at 37° N. latitude, 67°13' W. longitude with a line bearing 122°T
from the New Jersey shoreline at 40°18' N. latitude (just south of the
Shrewsbury River); thence northwesterly along this line to the coast.
§ 3.05-10 Boston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port
Zone.
(a) The Boston Marine Inspection Office and Captain of the Port
Office are located in Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) The boundary of the Boston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of
the Port Zone starts at the boundary of the Massachusetts and New
Hampshire coasts at 42°52.3' N. latitude, 70°49.0' W. longitude and
proceeds seaward on a line bearing 90° T to the outermost extent of the
EEZ; thence southeast along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 42°08'
N. latitude; thence west to 42°08' N. latitude, 70°15' W. longitude;
thence southwest to the Massachusetts coast at Manomet Point at 41°55'
N. latitude, 70°33' W. longitude; thence northwest to 42°04' N.
latitude, 71°06' W. longitude; thence to the Massachusetts and Rhode
Island boundaries at 42°01.5' N. latitude, 71°28.0' W. longitude;
thence west along the southern boundary of Massachusetts, except the
waters of Congamond Lakes; thence north along the Massachusetts-New York
boundary to the intersection of the Massachusetts-New York-Vermont
boundaries; thence east along the Massachusetts-Vermont boundary and the
Massachusetts-New Hampshire boundary to the point of origin.
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§ 3.05-15 Portland, Maine Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of
the Port Zone.
(a) The Portland, Maine Marine Inspection Office and Captain of the
Port Office are located in Portland, Maine.
(b) The boundary of the Portland, Maine, Marine Inspection Zone and
Captain of the Port Zone starts at the boundary of the Massachusetts and
New Hampshire coasts at 42°52.3' N. latitude, 70°49.0' W. longitude
and proceeds seaward on a line bearing 90° T to the outermost extent of
the EEZ; thence northerly and westerly along the outermost extent of the
EEZ and the Canadian border to the western boundary of Essex County in
Vermont; thence south along the westernmost Vermont county boundaries of
Essex, Caledonia, Lamoille, Washington, Orange, Windsor, and Bennington
to the intersection of the Vermont-New York-Massachusetts boundaries;
thence east along the Vermont-Massachusetts and New
Hampshire-Massachusetts boundaries to the point of origin.
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§ 3.05-20 Providence Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the
Port Zone.
(a) The Providence Marine Inspection Office and Captain of the Port
Office are located in Providence, Rhode Island.
(b) The boundary of the Providence Marine Inspection Zone and Captain
of the Port Zone starts on the Massachusetts coast at Manomet Point at
41°55' N. latitude, 70°33' W. longitude and proceeds northeast to
42°08' N. latitude 70°15' W. longitude; thence east along 42°08' N.
latitude to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence southerly along the
outermost extent of the EEZ to a line bearing 132° T from Watch Hill
Light, Rhode Island; thence northwest along a line bearing 132° T from
Watch Hill Light, Rhode Island, to Watch Hill Light; thence northeast to
41°21' N. latitude, 71°48.5' W. longitude at Westerly, Rhode Island;
thence north to 41°25' N. latitude, 71°48' W. longitude; thence north
along the Connecticut-Rhode Island boundary, including the waters of
Beach Pond, to the Massachusetts boundary; thence east along the
Massachusetts-Rhode Island boundary to 42°01.5' N. latitude, 71°28.0'
W. longitude; thence east to 42°04' N. latitude, 71°06' W. longitude;
thence southeasterly to the point of origin.
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§ 3.05-30 New York Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port
Zone.
(a) The New York Marine Inspection Office and Captain of the Port
Office is located in New York, New York.
(b) The boundary of the New York Marine Inspection Zone and Captain
of the Port Zone starts on the south shore of Long Island at 40°35.4'
N. latitude, 73°46.6' W. longitude and proceeds southeasterly along a
line bearing 127.5°T to 38°28' N. latitude, 70°11' W. longitude;
thence northwesterly along a line bearing 122°T from the New Jersey
coast at 40°18' N. latitude; thence west along 40°18' N. latitude to
74°30.5' W. longitude; thence northwesterly to the intersection of the
New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; thence
northwesterly along the east bank of the Delaware River to 42°00' N.
latitude; thence east to 74°39' W. longitude; thence north to the
Canadian border; thence easterly along the Canadian Border to the
northeast corner of the Orleans County line in Vermont; thence following
the eastern and southern boundaries of Orleans, Franklin, Chittenden,
Addison, and Ruthland Counties to the Vermont-New York boundary; thence
southerly along the New York boundary to 41°01.5' N. latitude, 73°40'
W. longitude; thence southerly to the southern shore of Manursing Island
at 40°58' N. latitude, 73°40' W. longitude; thence southeasterly to
40°52.5' N. latitude, 73°37.2' W. longitude; thence southerly to
40°40' N. latitude, 73°40' W. longitude; thence southwesterly to the
point of origin.
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§ 3.05-35 Long Island Sound Marine Inspection and Captain of the
Port Zone.
(a) The Long Island Sound Marine Inspection Office and Captain of the
Port Office is located in New Haven, Connecticut.
(b) The boundary of the Long Island Sound Marine Inspection Zone and
Captain of the Port Zone starts at 40°35.4' N. latitude, 73°46.6' W.
longitude; thence proceeds along a line northeasterly to 40°40' N.
latitude, 73°40' W. longitude; thence to 40°52.5' N. latitude,
73°37.2' W. longitude; thence northwest to the south shore of Manursing
Island at 40°58' N. latitude, 73°40' W. longitude; thence northerly to
the Connecticut-New York boundary at 41°01.5' N. latitude, 73°40' w.
longitude; thence north along the western boundary of Connecticut to the
Massachusetts-Connecticut boundary; thence east along the southern
boundary of Massachusetts, including the waters of the Congamond Lakes,
to the Rhode Island boundary; thence south along the Connecticut-Rhode
Island boundary, excluding the waters of Beach Pond, to 41°24' N.
latitude, 71°48' W.longitude; thence southerly to 41°21' N. latitude,
71°48.5' W. longitude at Westerly, Rhode Island; thence southwesterly
to Watch Hill Light, Rhode Island. The northern offshore boundary is a
line bearing132°T from Watch Hill Light to the outermost extent of the
EEZ. The southern offshore boundary extends along a line bearing
127.5°T from the south shore of Long Island at 40°35.4' N. latitude,
73°46.6' W. longitude to 38°28' N. latitude, 70°11' W. longitude;
thence easterly to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence northerly
along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the intersection of the
northern boundary.
