# 33 CFR § 166.100: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.100

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 166.100
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **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 166—SHIPPING SAFETY FAIRWAYS > Subpart A—General

## Text

The purpose of these regulations is to establish and designate shipping safety fairways and fairway anchorages to provide unobstructed approaches for vessels using U.S. ports.
[CGD 81-80a, 48 FR 30110, June 30, 1983]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 166.100 § 166.100 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.100.md)
- [33 CFR § 166.103 § 166.103 Geographic coordinates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.103.md)
- [33 CFR § 166.105 § 166.105 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.105.md)
- [33 CFR § 166.110 § 166.110 Modification of areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.110.md)
- [33 CFR § 166.200 § 166.200 Shipping safety fairways and anchorage areas, Gulf of America.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.200.md)
- [33 CFR § 166.300 § 166.300 Areas along the coast of California.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.300.md)
- [33 CFR § 166.400 § 166.400 Areas along the coast of Alaska.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.400.md)
- [33 CFR § 166.500 § 166.500 Areas along the Atlantic Coast.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.500.md)

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