Special designated anchorage or not, I'm displaying my masthead all around AND a light near deck level in the hopes that Bubba the drunken party barge driver will see me.
Dennis C. On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > It is not that important, as it really is no bother to display an anchor > light. I always do, whether required or not. The original discussion was > started by someone who had found, and was in, a special anchorage and was > incorrectly told that he was required to display an anchor light. It was a > good suggestion, but not a legal requirement in that specific case. I > wouldn't waste time worrying about whether an anchorage is "special" or > not. It is not really much of a bonus. > > Bill Bina > > On 9/14/2016 10:48 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote: > > Must be nice to be in an area that has them. > > > > Coast Pilot 4 (Cape Henry to Key West) lists only 6: > > Simons Island, GA > > Ashley River, SC (Charleston area) > > St. Johns River, FL > > 2 in the Indian River, FL > > Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart, FL > > > > The closest thing we have in NC is at Lockwoods Folly Inlet, but that is > reserved for military and other vessels carrying up to 8000 tons of > explosives. And there is an anchorage area off Beaufort NC for cargo > vessels awaiting space in the state port in Morehead City, NC. > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] *On Behalf Of *BillBinaList via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 14, 2016 5:47 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* BillBinaList <billbinal...@gmail.com> <billbinal...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Electrical Question > > > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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