# 33 CFR § 160.5: Delegations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.5

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 160.5
- **Heading:** Delegations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY > PART 160—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY—GENERAL > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) District Commanders and Captains of the Ports are delegated the authority to establish safety zones.
(b) Under the provisions of §§ 6.04-1 and 6.04-6 of this chapter, District Commanders and Captains of the Ports have been delegated authority to establish security zones.
(c) Under the provisions of § 1.05-1 of this chapter, District Commanders have been delegated authority to establish regulated navigation areas.
(d) Subject to the supervision of the cognizant Captain of the Port and District Commander, Directors, Vessel Traffic Services are delegated authority under 33 CFR 1.01-30 to discharge the duties of the Captain of the Port that involve directing the operation, movement, and anchorage of vessels within a Vessel Traffic Service area including management of vessel traffic within anchorages, regulated navigation areas and safety zones, and to enforce Vessel Traffic Service and ports and waterways safety regulations. This authority may be exercised by Vessel Traffic Center personnel. The Vessel Traffic Center may, within the Vessel Traffic Service area, provide information, make recommendations, or, to a vessel required under part 161 of this chapter to participate in a Vessel Traffic Service, issue an order, including an order to operate or anchor as directed; require the vessel to comply with orders issued; specify times of entry, movement or departure; restrict operations as necessary for safe operation under the circumstances; or take other action necessary for control of the vessel and the safety of the port or of the marine environment.
[CGD 79-026, 48 FR 35404, Aug. 4, 1983, as amended by CGD 88-037, 53 FR 21815, June 10, 1988; CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36287, June 25, 2010]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 160.1 § 160.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 160.3 § 160.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.3.md)
- [33 CFR § 160.5 § 160.5 Delegations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.5.md)
- [33 CFR § 160.7 § 160.7 Appeals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.7.md)
- [33 CFR § 160.101 § 160.101 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.101.md)
- [33 CFR § 160.103 § 160.103 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.103.md)
- [33 CFR § 160.105 § 160.105 Compliance with orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.105.md)
- [33 CFR § 160.107 § 160.107 Denial of entry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.107.md)
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- [33 CFR § 160.111 § 160.111 Special orders applying to vessel operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.111.md)
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- [33 CFR § 160.201 § 160.201 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.201.md)
- [33 CFR § 160.202 § 160.202 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-160.202.md)

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