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Written by Mark Kenny, Washington State Parks Boating Program
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Monday, 23 February 2009 09:05 |
RBAW Message Relay from the State of Washington and U.S. Coast Guard, 13th District:
This proposed Coast Guard rule making may be of interest to boaters and sportsmen in
the Grays Harbor and Washington Coastal areas:
Greetings:
The below notice in the Federal Register was published last Thursday for public comment.
The proposal requires WA identified entrance areas (Quillayute River, Grays Harbor
Entrance, Willapa Bay, and Columbia River Bar; plus other Oregon coastal bay areas) to be
determined by CG to have an "unsafe condition" using a formula for wave height and
vessel length.
Recreational vessels (and others meeting CG definitions) would be restricted from crossing
the bar/entrance when the CG determines it is unsafe. During restricted bar crossings in
the identified entrance areas, people on vessels in unenclosed areas would be required to
wear a lifejacket and others in unenclosed areas required to have one immediately
available. All persons and vessels in the identified entrance areas would be required to
comply with the orders of CG personnel.
Direct comments to the eRulemaking Portal, fax number, or mailing address in the
document:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. Type in "page 7022" in the Quick Search block under
2009 (Volume 74) Only and then hit the Submit button.
Regards,
Mark Kenny
Washington State Parks
Boating Program
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