Subpart 3.35--Seventh Coast Guard District

§ 3.35-1 Seventh district.

(a) The District Office is in Miami, Fla.

(b) The Seventh Coast Guard District is comprised of the states of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, except for that part of Georgia and Florida west of a line from the intersection of the Florida coast with Longitude 83°50'W. (30°00'N., 83°50'W.) due north to a position 30°15'N., 83°50'W.; thence due west to a position 30°15'N., 84°45'W.; thence due north to the intersection with the south shore of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir; thence along the east bank of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir and the east bank of the Flint River up stream to Montezuma, GA, thence northwesterly to West Point, GA. Also included is the Panama Canal Zone, all the island possessions of the United States pertaining to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and the U.S. Naval reservations in the islands of the West Indies and on the north coast of South America. The ocean areas are those portions of the western North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida areas encompassed by a line originating at the state boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina, and extending southeasterly through 30°57'N., 73°06'W. and 29°00'N., 69°19'W. to 12°00'N., 43°00'W.; thence southwesterly to 10°00'N., 48°00'W.; thence westerly to 09°20'N., 57°00'W.; thence due west to the coastline of South America; thence westerly and northerly along the north coast of South America, and the eastern coasts of Central America and Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula at 21°25'N., 87°11'W.; thence along a line 019°T to the intersection of longitude 83°50'W. and the western coastline of Florida (30°00'N., 83°50'W.).

§ 3.35-10 Miami Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Miami Marine Inspection Office and the Miami Captain of the Port Office are located in Miami, Florida.

(b) The boundary of the Miami Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the eastern Florida coast at 28°00' N. latitude; thence proceeds west to 28°00' N. latitude, 81°30' W. longitude; thence south to 26°00' N. latitude, 81°30' W. longitude; thence southwesterly to the southern tip of Cape Romano, Florida. The offshore area of the Miami Captain of the Port Zone includes that portion of the western North Atlantic Ocean area bounded on the north by 28°00' N. latitude from the coast to the outermost extent of the EEZ and bounded on the east and south by the outermost extent of the EEZ; and that portion of the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Baybounded on the north by a line bearing 227° T from the southern tip of Cape Romano to the outermost extent of the EEZ and bounded on the west and south by the outermost extent of the EEZ.

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§ 3.35-15 Charleston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Charleston Marine Inspection Office and the Charleston Captain of the Port Office are located in Charleston, South Carolina.

(b) The boundary of the Charleston Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the sea at the intersection of the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary; thence proceeds westerly along the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary to the intersection of the North Carolina-South Carolina-Georgia boundaries; thence southerly along the South Carolina-Georgia boundary to the intersection with the Federal dam at the southern end of Hartwell Reservoir; thence southerly along the eastern bank of the Savannah River to 32°30' N. latitude; thence easterly to the eastern bank of the Edisto River at 32°41' N. latitude; thence southerly along the eastern bank of the Edisto River to the southern tip of Bay Point, Edisto Island, South Carolina. The offshore boundary starts at a line bearing 122° T from the intersection of the South Carolina-North Carolina boundary and the sea to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence southerly along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 30°50' N. latitude; thence east along 30°50' N. latitude to a line bearing 122° T from the southern tip of Bay Point, Edisto Island, South Carolina; thence easterly along a line bearing 122° T to the coast.

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§ 3.35-20 Jacksonville Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Jacksonville Marine Inspection Office and the Jacksonville Captain of the Port Office are located in Jacksonville, Florida.

(b) The boundary of the Jacksonville Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the Georgia coast at 30°50' N. latitude; thence proceeds west to 30°50' N. latitude, 82°15' W. longitude; thence south to the intersection of the Florida-Georgia boundary at 82°15' W. longitude; thence westerly along the Florida-Georgia boundary to 83°00' W. longitude; thence southeasterly to 28°00' N. latitude, 81°30' W. longitude; thence east to the sea at 28°00' N. latitude. The offshore boundary starts at the coast at 30°50' N. latitude; thence proceeds easterly to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence southerly along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 28°00' N. latitude; thence westerly along 28°00' N. latitude to the coast.

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§ 3.35-25 San Juan Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The San Juan Marine Inspection Office and the San Juan Captain of the Port Office are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

(b) The San Juan Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone are comprised of both the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Territory of the Virgin Islands and the adjacent waters to the outermost extent of the EEZ.

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§ 3.35-30 Savannah Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Savannah Marine Inspection Office and the Savannah Captain of the Port Office are located in Savannah, Georgia.

(b) The boundary of the Savannah Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the southern tip of Bay Point, Edisto Island, South Carolina; thence proceeds northerly along the eastern bank of the Edisto River to 32°41' N. latitude; thence westerly to the eastern bank of the Savannah River at 32°30' N. latitude; thence northerly along the eastern bank of the Savannah River to the intersection of the South Carolina-Georgia boundary with the Federal dam at the southern end of Hartwell Reservoir; thence northerly along the South Carolina-Georgia boundary to the intersection of the North Carolina-South Carolina-Georgia boundaries; thence westerly along the Georgia-North Carolina boundary and continuing westerly along the Georgia-Tennessee boundary to the intersection of the Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama boundaries; thence southerly along the Georgia-Alabama boundary to 32°53' N. latitude; thence southeasterly to the eastern bank of the Flint River at 32°20' N. latitude; thence southerly along the eastern bank of the Flint River and continuing southerly along the southeastern shore of Jim Woodruff Reservoir to 84°45' W. longitude; thence southerly to the intersection of the Florida-Georgia boundary; thence easterly along the Florida-Georgia boundary to 82°15' W. longitude; thence north to 30°50' N. latitude, 82°15' W. longitude; thence east to the sea at 30°50' N. latitude. The offshore boundary starts at a line bearing 122° T from the southern tip of Bay Point, Edisto Island, South Carolina to the intersection with 30°50' N. latitude; thence proceeds westerly along 30°50' N. latitude to the coast.

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§ 3.35-35 Tampa Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Tampa Marine Inspection Office and the Tampa Captain of the Port Office are locatred in Tampa, Florida.

(b) The boundary of the Tampa Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the Florida coast at 83°50' W. longitude; thence proceeds north to 30°15' N. latitude, 83°50' W. longitude; thence west to 30°15' N. latitude, 84°45' W. longitude; thence north to the Florida-Georgia boundary at 84°45' W. longitude; thence easterly along the Florida-Georgia boundary to 83°00' W. longitude; thence southeasterly to 28°00' N. latitude, 81°30' W. longitude; thence south to 26°00' N. latitude, 81°30' W. longitude; thence southwesterly to the southern tip of Cape Romano, Florida; thence southwesterly along a line bearing 227° T to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence westerly along the outermost extent of the EEZ to the intersection with a line bearing 199° T from the intersection of the Florida coast at 83°50' W. longitude; thence easterly along a line bearing 199° T to the coast.