# 33 CFR § 166.500: Areas along the Atlantic Coast

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 166.500
- **Heading:** Areas along the Atlantic Coast
- **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 B—Designations of Fairways and Fairway Anchorages

## Text

(a) Purpose. Fairways, as described in this section are established to control the erection of structures therein to provide safe vessel routes along the Atlantic Coast.
(b) Designated Areas—(1) Off New York Shipping Safety Fairway. (i) Ambrose to Nantucket Safety Fairway. The area enclosed by rhumb lines, [North American Datum of 1927 (NAD-27)] joining points at:
Latitude
Longitude
40°32′20″ N
73°04′57″ W
40°30′58″ N
72°58′25″ W
40°34′07″ N
70°19′23″ W
40°35′37″ N
70°14′09″ W
40°30′37″ N
70°14′00″ W
40°32′07″ N
70°19′19″ W
40°28′58″ N
72°58′25″ W
40°27′20″ N
73°04′57″ W
(ii) Nantucket to Ambrose Safety Fairway. The area enclosed by rhumb lines, NAD-27, joining point at:
Latitude
Longitude
28°54′33″ N
89°26′07″ W
40°24′20″ N
73°04′58″ W
40°22′58″ N
72°58′26″ W
40°26′07″ N
70°19′09″ W
40°27′37″ N
70°13′46″ W
40°22′37″ N
70°13′36″ W
40°24′07″ N
70°19′05″ W
40°20′58″ N
72°58′26″ W
40°19′20″ N
73°04′58″ W
[CGD 84-004, 52 FR 33589, Sept. 4, 1987; 52 FR 36248, Sept. 28, 1987]

## 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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