# 33 CFR § 167.15: Modification of schemes

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.15

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 167.15
- **Heading:** Modification of schemes
- **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 167—OFFSHORE TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) A traffic separation scheme or precautionary area described in this part may be permanently amended in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70003 (92 Stat. 1473), and with international agreements.
(b) A traffic separation scheme or precautionary area in this part may be temporarily adjusted by the Commandant of the Coast Guard in an emergency, or to accommodate operations which would create an undue hazard for vessels using the scheme or which would contravene Rule 10 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972. Adjustment may be in the form of a temporary traffic lane shift, a temporary suspension of a section of the scheme, a temporary precautionary area overlaying a lane, or other appropriate measure. Adjustments will only be made where, in the judgment of the Coast Guard, there is no reasonable alternative means of conducting an operation and navigation safety will not be jeopardized by the adjustment. Notice of adjustments will be made in the appropriate Notice to Mariners and in the Federal Register. Requests by members of the public for temporary adjustments to traffic separation schemes must be submitted 150 days prior to the time the adjustment is desired. Such Requests, describing the interference that would otherwise occur to a TSS, should be submitted to the District Commander of the Coast Guard District in which the TSS is located.
[CGD 81-080, 48 FR 36456, Aug. 11, 1983, as amended by USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58281, Sept. 18, 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 167.1 § 167.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.3 § 167.3 Geographic coordinates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.3.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.5 § 167.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.5.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.10 § 167.10 Operating rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.10.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.15 § 167.15 Modification of schemes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.15.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.50 § 167.50 In the approaches to Portland, ME: General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.50.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.51 § 167.51 In the approaches to Portland, ME: Precautionary area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.51.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.52 § 167.52 In the approaches to Portland, ME: Eastern approach.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.52.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.53 § 167.53 In the approaches to Portland, ME: Southern approach.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.53.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.75 § 167.75 In the approach to Boston, MA: General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.75.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.76 § 167.76 In the approach to Boston, MA: Precautionary areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.76.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.77 § 167.77 In the approach to Boston, MA: Traffic separation scheme.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.77.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.100 § 167.100 In the approaches to Narragansett Bay, RI, and Buzzards Bay, MA: General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.100.md)
- [33 CFR § 167.101 § 167.101 In the approaches to Narragansett Bay, RI, and Buzzards Bay, MA: Precautionary areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-167.101.md)

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