33 C.F.R. § 161.40

Current through May 31, 2024

Section 161.40 - Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay

(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the following segments of waterways: the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Morgan City to Port Allen Alternate Route from Mile Marker 0 to Mile Marker 5; the ICW from Mile Marker 93 west of Harvey Lock (WHL) to Mile Marker 102 WHL; the Atchafalaya River Route from Mile Marker 113 to Mile Marker 122; from Bayou Shaffer Junction (ICW Mile Marker 94.5 WHL) south one statute mile along Bayou Shaffer; and from Berwick Lock northwest one statute mile along the Lower Atchafalaya River.

(b)VTS Special Area. The Berwick Bay VTS Special Area consists of those waters within a 1000 yard radius of the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad Bridge located at Mile .03 MC/PA.

(c)Reporting Points.

Table 161.40(c)-VTS Berwick Bay Reporting Points

Designator	Geographic name	Geographic description	Latitude/longitude	Notes
1	Stouts Pass	Stouts Point Light "1" Mile 113-Atchafalaya River	29°43'47" N 91°13'25" W
2	Berwick Lock	Mile 1.9 MC/PA	29°43'10" N 91°13'28" W	If transiting the Lock.
3	Conrad's Point Junction	Buoy "1" Mile 1.5 MC/PA	29°42'32" N 91°13'14" W
4	Swift Ships Flat Lake Junction	Mile 3 MC/PA	29°43'26" N 91°12'22" W
5	Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad Bridge	Mile 0.3 MC/PA	29°41'34" N 91°12'44" W
6	20 Grant Point Junction	Bayou Boeuf-Atchafalaya R. Mile 95.5 ICW	29°41'18" N 91°12'36" W
7	ICW	Overhead Power Cable Mile 96.5 ICW	29°40'43" N 91°13'18" W
8	Wax Bayou Junction	Light "A" Mile 98.2W ICW	29°39'29" N 91°14'46" W
9	Shaffer Junction	ICW-Bayou Shaffer Mile 94.5 ICW	29°41'10" N 91°11'38" W

33 C.F.R. §161.40

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-2009-0416, 74 FR 27441, June 10, 2009