§ 162.20 Flushing Bay near La Guardia Airport, Flushing, N.Y.; restricted area.

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Title 33 CFR: Navigation and Navigable Waters › Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › Part 162: INLAND WATERWAYS NAVIGATION REGULATIONS › § 162.20: § 162.20 Flushing Bay near La Guardia Airport, Flushing, N.Y.; restricted area.

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(a)

The area.

An area in the main channel in Flushing Bay extending for a distance of 300 feet on either side of the extended center line of Runway No. 13-31 at La Guardia Airport.

(b)

The regulations.

(1) All vessels traversing the area shall pass directly through without unnecessary delay.

(2) No vessels having a height of more than 35 feet with reference to the plane of mean high water shall enter or pass through the area whenever visibility is less than one mile.

[CGD 75-082, 42 FR 51759, Sept. 29, 1977, as amended by USCG-2011-0257, 76 FR 31838, June 2, 2011]

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