1. Regulations
  2. title 33
  3. chapter I-i1
  4. part 161
  5. subpart C
  6. § 161.45

View all text of Subpart C [§ 161.25 - § 161.70]

§ 161.45 - Vessel Traffic Service St. Marys River.

(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the St. Marys River and lower Whitefish Bay from 45°57′ N. (De Tour Reef Light) to the south, to 46°38.7′ N. (Ile Parisienne Light) to the north, except the waters of the St. Marys Falls Canal, and to the east along a line from La Pointe to Sims Point, within Potagannissing Bay and Worsley Bay.

(b) Reporting Points.

Table 1 to § 161.45(b)—VTS St. Marys River Reporting Points

Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/longitude Notes 1Ile ParisienneIle Parisienne Light46°37.3′ N; 84°45.9′ WDownbound Only. 2Gros Cap ReefGros Cap Reefs Light46°30.6′ N; 84°37.1′ WUpbound Only. 3Round IslandRound Island Light 3246°26.9′ N; 84°31.7′W. 4Pointe LouisePointe Louise Light46°27.8′ N; 84°28.2′W. 5West End of LocksWest Center Pierhead Light46°30.2′ N; 84°22.2′ WUpbound Only. 6East End of LocksEast Center Pierhead Light46°30.1′ N; 84°20.3′ WDownbound Only. 7Mission PointLight 9946°29.2′ N; 84°18.1′W. 8Six Mile PointSix Mile Point46°26.1′ N; 84°15.4′W. 9Ninemile PointLight 8046°23.5′ N; 84°14.1′W. 10West Neebish ChannelLight 2946°16.9′ N; 84°12.5′ WDownbound Only. 11Munuscong Lake JunctionLighted Junction Buoy46°10.8′ N; 84°05.6′W. 12De Tour ReefDe Tour Reef Light46°56.9′ N; 83°53.7′ W.
[CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95-033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998; USCG-2016-0498, 82 FR 35088, July 28, 2017]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 70001, 70002, 70003, 70034, 70114, 70119; Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

SOURCE: CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 33 CFR 161.45