I anchor in special anchorages frequently. They are clearly marked as
such on charts. They are plentiful in my home sailing area, and many of
them would not be suitable for anything large or commercial, as they are
often no more than about 6-12 feet deep. I refer you to US Chart 13205
as an example. Maybe you just sail in an area that is not as
accommodating to recreation. Regardless, if a Coastie told you you
needed an anchor light in one of those many special anchorages, as the
poster said he was told, they were wrong. There is no regulation saying
you can't display your anchor light there, and I recommend that you do.
But, it is not required.:-)
§ 109.10 Special anchorage areas.
An Act of Congress of April 22, 1940, provides for the designation of
special anchorage areas wherein vessels not more than sixty-five feet in
length, when at anchor, will not be required to carry or exhibit
anchorage lights. Such designation is to be made after investigation, by
rule, regulation, or order, the procedure for which will be similar to
that followed for anchorage grounds under section 7 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of March 4, 1915, as referred to in § 109.05. The areas so
designated should be well removed from the fairways and located where
general navigation will not endanger or be endangered by unlighted
vessels. The authority to designate special anchorage areas was
transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security by
section 902(j) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of
2006 (Pub. L. 109-241, 120 Stat 516), and delegated to the Commandant of
the U.S. Coast Guard in Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1. The Commandant redelegated the authority to establish anchorage
grounds to each Coast Guard District Commander as provided in 33 CFR
1.05 <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/33/1.05>-1(e)(1)(i).
Bill Bina
On 9/13/2016 11:09 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote:
Actually, they didn’t, Bill.
If you look at the list of “Designated Special Anchorages” (and it
takes some effort to find it) you will see that not one of them is
anywhere that we would chose to anchor our boats. They are very
limited and specialized locations populated by larger commercial
vessels, not just a wide spot in a creek or open space out in the
river in front of town.
Rick Brass
Washington, NC
*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of
*BillBinaList via CnC-List
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*Cc:* BillBinaList <billbinal...@gmail.com>
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Electrical Question
Rule 30 part G of the Colregs says those Coasties flunked their exam. 8-)
—INLAND—
Lights and Shapes
RULE 30— CONTINUED
(g) A vessel of less than 20 meters in length, when at anchor in a
special anchorage area designated by the Secretary, shall not be
required to exhibit the anchor lights and shapes required by this Rule.
Bill Bina
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