[Rhodes22-list] Rory - Restricted Areas?

[Mary Lou Troy]

At 11:24 PM 7/18/2007, Dave wrote:
Rory, You sail out of Tilghman, right?  Do you 
know anything regarding  sailing through or in 
the restricted and prohibited areas across the 
Bay from  Tilghman?  I don’t know what the 
sailing restrictions are for restricted  areas B 
and C, I assume Prohibited (area A) means 
prohibited - even in  government-speak.  Any thoughts or information? Dave


Hi Dave,
I'll answer having been through the area a few 
times. The Coast Pilot (available online at 
http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/nsd/coastpilot3.htm 
for Vol 3) has the complete regulations which 
I'll quote below. We've been through the area on 
weekdays and never seen any sign of firing. We've 
been through area C on our way from Oxford to 
Deale via Blackwalnut Point and through area B on 
our way from Solomons Is. to Deale. I'm not sure 
of the time of day but it probably was after 1 
pm. Seeing as how they put patrols out if they 
will be firing we figured they would tell us to 
get out of the area. On our few time through I've 
never seen a patrol boat - unlike the areas up 
around Aberdeen. The few times we've been to 
Solomons, we've also kept clear of the restricted 
area around Cove Point which is the LNG terminal. Regs. below.

Mary Lou

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 From Coastal Pilot Vol. 3

§334.170 Chesapeake Bay, in the vicinity of
Chesapeake Beach, Md.; firing range, Naval
Research Laboratory.
(2469) (a) The danger zone–(1) Area A. A roughly rectangular
area bounded on the north by latitude 38°39'55"; on the south by
  latitude 38°39'09"; on the east by longitude
76°31'03"; and on the west by the shore of Chesapeake Bay.
(2470) (2) Area B. The sector of a circle bounded by radii of
  9,600 yards bearing 31° (to Bloody Point Bar Light) and
  137°30' (to Choptank River Approach Buoy 2), respectively,
from the center at the southeast corner of building
No. 3; excluding Area A.
(2471) (3) Area C. The segment of a circle inclosed by the arc
s of two circles having radii of 9,600 yards and 13,200 yards,
respectively, and bounded by the extended
radii marking the north and south limits of Area
B. (2472) Note: All bearings referred to true
meridian. (2473) (4) Area D. A roughly
rectangular area bounded on
the north by an east-west line through Chesapeake Beach
Light 2 at the entrance channel to Fishing Creek; on
the south by an east-west line through Plum Point Shoal
Buoy 1 northeast from Breezy Point; on the east by the established
fishing structure limit line; and on the west
by the shore of Chesapeake Bay.
(2474) (b) The regulations. (1) No person or vessel shall
enter or remain in Area A at any time. (2475) (2) No person or
vessel shall enter or remain in Area B or
Area C between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and
5:00 p.m. daily except Sundays, except that through
navigation of commercial craft will be permitted in
Area C at all times, but such vessels shall proceed on their
normal course and shall not delay their progress.
(2476) (3) No fishing structures, other than those presently
in established locations, which may be maintained,
will be permitted to be established in Area D without
specific permission from the Commanding Officer,
Naval Research Laboratory.
(2477) (4) The areas will be in use throughout the year,
and no further notice is contemplated that firing is continuing.
(2478) (5) Prior to the conduct of each firing practice a patrol
vessel will patrol the range to warn navigation. “Bravo” will be flown from a
conspicuous point on the patrol vessel and from a prominent position on shore.
(2479) (6) This section shall be enforced by the Commander,
Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, and such agencies
as he/she may designate.