Code of Federal Regulations Title 33. Navigation and Navigable Waters § 33.161.25 Vessel Traffic Service New York Area

The area consists of the navigable waters of the Lower New York Harbor bounded on the east by a line drawn from Norton Point to Breezy Point;  on the south by a line connecting the entrance buoys at the Ambrose Channel, Swash Channel, and Sandy Hook Channel to Sandy Hook Point;  and on the southeast including the waters of Sandy Hook Bay south to a line drawn at latitude 40°25′N.;  then west into waters of the Raritan Bay to the Raritan River Rail Road Bridge;  and then north including the waters of the Arthur Kill and Newark Bay to the Lehigh Valley Draw Bridge at latitude 40°41.9′N.;  and then east including the waters of the Kill Van Kull and Upper New York Bay north to a line drawn east-west from the Holland Tunnel Ventilator Shaft at latitude 40°43.7′N., longitude 74°01.6′W. in the Hudson River;  and then continuing east including the waters of the East River to the Throgs Neck Bridge, excluding the Harlem River.

Note:  Although mandatory participation in VTSNY is limited to the area within the navigable waters of the United States, VTSNY will provide services beyond those waters. Prospective users are encouraged to report beyond the area of required participation in order to facilitate advance vessel traffic management in the VTS area and to receive VTSNY advisories and/or assistance.