# 33 CFR § 166.105: Definitions

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-166.105

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 166.105
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **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

(a) Shipping safety fairway or fairway means a lane or corridor in which no artificial island or fixed structure, whether temporary or permanent, will be permitted. Temporary underwater obstacles may be permitted under certain conditions described for specific areas in subpart B. Aids to navigation approved by the U.S. Coast Guard may be established in a fairway.
(b) Fairway anchorage means an anchorage area contiguous to and associated with a fairway, in which fixed structures may be permitted within certain spacing limitations, as described for specific areas in subpart B.
[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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