§ 3.60-50 Monterey Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Monterey Captain of the Port office is located in Monterey, California.

(b) The Monterey Captain of the Port Zone comprises all of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Counties of the State of California.

(14 U.S.C. 633, 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.45, 1.46)

[CGD 80-068, 45 FR 47842, July 17, 1980]

§ 3.60-55 San Francisco Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The San Francisco Captain of the Port office is located in San Francisco, California.

(b) The San Francisco Captain of the Port Zone comprises the State of Utah, except for Washington, Kane, San Juan, and Garfield Counties; the State of Nevada, except for Clark County; and the State of California north of Santa Barbara, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties, except for the zones covered in § 3.60-50, Monterey Captain of the Port Zone; and § 3.60-60, Humboldt Bay Captain of the Port Zone.

(14 U.S.C. 633, 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.45, 1.46)

[CGD 80-068, 45 FR 47842, July 17, 1980]

California-Oregon state line westerly to latitude 40° N. longitude, 150° W., thence northeasterly to latitude 54°40' N., longitude 140° W., thence due east to the Canadian coast.

[CGFR 61-40, 26 FR 10352, Nov. 3, 1961]

§ 3.65-10 Seattle Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Seattle Marine Inspection Office and the Seattle Captain of the Port Office are located in Seattle, Washington.

(b) The boundary of the Seattle Marine Inspection Zone, and of the Seattle Captain of the Port Zone, starts at a point 48°29′35′′ N. latitude, 124°43′45′′ W. longitude and follows the international boundary eastward to the Montana-North Dakota boundary; thence southerly along this boundary to the Wyoming State line; thence westerly and southerly along the Montana-Wyoming boundary to the Idaho State line. Thence northwesterly along the Montana-Idaho boundary to 46°55' N. latitude thence westerly to a point 46°55' N. latitude, 123°18′ W. longitude; thence northerly to a point 47°32′ N. latitude, 123°18′ W. longitude; thence westerly along the 47°32′ N. latitude to the sea.

(80 Stat. 937; 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.45, 1.46)

[CGD 74-78, 39 FR 17312, May 15, 1974, as amended by CGD 77-241, 44 FR 10983, Feb. 26, 1979]

§ 3.65-15 Portland, Oregon, Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Portland Marine Inspection Office and the Portland Captain of the Port Office are located in Portland, Oregon.

(b) The boundary of the Portland. Marine Inspection Zone, and of the Portland Captain of the Port Zone, starts at the Washington coast on the 47°32′ N. latitude and follows this latitude easterly to a point 47°32′ N. latitude, 123°18′ W. longitude; thence south to the 46°55′ N. latitude; thence easterly along this latitude to the eastern Idaho State line; thence southeasterly along the Idaho State line to the Idaho-Wyoming boundary junction; thence southerly along the

Idaho-Wyoming boundary to the Idaho-Utah-Wyoming boundary junction; thence westerly along the 42° N. latitude to the sea.

(80 Stat. 937; 49 U.S.C. 1655(b); 49 CFR 1.45, 1.46)

[CGD 74-78, 39 FR 17312, May 15, 1974, as amended by CGD 77-241, 44 FR 10983, Feb. 26, 1979]

Subpart 3.70-Fourteenth Coast Guard District

= $3.70-1 Fourteenth district.

(a) The District Office is in Honolulu, Hawaii.

(b) The Fourteenth Coast Guard District shall comprise the State of Hawaii; and the Pacific Islands belonging to the United States south of latitude 40° N., and west of a line running from 40° N., 150° W. through latitude 5° S., 110° W.; the ocean area west and south of a line running from position 51° N., 158° E. to position 43° N., 165° E.; thence due south to latitude 40° N.; thence due east to longitude 150° W.; thence southeasterly through latitude 5° S., longitude 110° W.

[CGFR 61-40, 26 FR 10352, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGFR 70-150, 36 FR 912, Jan. 20, 1971]

(a) The District Office is in Juneau, Alaska.

(b) The Seventeenth Coast Guard District shall comprise the State of Alaska; the ocean area bounded by a line from the Canadian Coast at latitude 54°40′ N. due west to longitude 140° W.; thence southwesterly to position 40° N., 150° W.; thence due west to position 40° N., 165° E.; thence due north to latitude 43° N.; thence northwesterly to 51° N., 158° E.; thence north and east along the coastline of the continent of Asia to East Cape; thence north to the Arctic Ocean.

[CGFR 61-40, 26 FR 10353, Nov. 3, 1961, as amended by CGFR 70-150, 36 FR 912, Jan. 20, 1971]

§3.85-10 Southeast Alaska Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Southeast Alaska Marine Inspection Office and the Southeast Alaska Captain of the Port Office are located in Juneau, Alaska.

(b) The Southeast Alaska Marine Inspection Zone and the Southeast Alaska Captain of the Port Zone comprise the State of Alaska southeast of a straight boundary line which starts at 60°01.3′ N. latitude, 142° W. longitude, thence proceeds northeasterly to its end at the international boundary between the United States and Canada at 60°18.7' N. latitude, 141° W. longitude.

(5 U.S.C. 552; 14 U.S.C. 633; Sec. 6, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 937 (49 U.S.C. 1655(b)); 35 FR 4958-59, 49 CFR 1.45, 1.46)

[CGD 75-095, 40 FR 28451, July 7, 1975, as amended by CGD 77-241, 44 FR 10983, Feb. 26, 1979]

§3.85-15 Western Alaska Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Western Alaska Marine Inspection Office and the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Office are located in Anchorage, Alaska.

(b) The Western Alaska Marine Inspection Zone and the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone comprise the State of Alaska, except that section of Alaska covered in § 3.85-20(b), that is west of the following described boundary line: A line which starts at 60°01.3' N. latitude, 142° W. longitude; thence northeasterly to the international boundary between the United States and Canada at 60°18.7' N. latitude; thence northerly along the international boundary to the sea at 69°38.8' N. latitude, 141° W. longitude.

(63 Stat. 545 (14 U.S.C. 633), 80 Stat. 937 (49 U.S.C. 1655(b)); 49 CFR 1.45, 1.46)

[CGD 77-023, 42 FR 36252, July 14, 1977; 42 FR 38354, July 28, 1977, as amended by CGD 77-241, 44 FR 10983, Feb. 26, 1979]

§3.85-20 Prince William Sound Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Prince William Sound Marine Inspection Office and the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Office are located in Valdez, Alaska.

(b) The Prince William Sound Marine Inspection Zone and the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone comprise the State of Alaska that falls within the following boundary line: A line which starts at Cape Puget; thence northerly to latitude 61°30′ N., longitude 148°26′ W.; thence easterly to latitude 61°30′ N., longitude 145°30′ W.; thence southerly to the sea at longitude 145°30′ W.; thence westerly along the coastline to Pt. Whitshed; thence southwesterly to Point Bentinck aero-beacon on Hinchinbrook Island; thence southwesterly along the coastline of Hinchinbrook Island to Cape Hinchinbrook Light; thence northwesterly to Schooner Rock Light; thence southwesterly along the coastline of Montague Island to latitude 59°50′ N., longitude 147°54′ W.; thence northwesterly to

(a) "Act" means the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Reserve Act of 1941, as amended, and recodified by Act of August 4, 1949, as 14 U.S.C. 821 through 832.

(b) "Auxiliary" means the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary established pursuant to the Act.

(c) "Commandant" means the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.

(d) "Member" means any person who is a member of the Auxiliary.

(e) "Vessel" means a motorboat or yacht.

(f) "Motorboat" means any documented or numbered vessel propelled by machinery, not more than 65 feet in length measured end to end over the deck excluding sheer.

(g) "Yacht" means either (1) any documented or numbered vessel used exclusively for pleasure, or (2) any sailboat used exclusively for pleasure over 16 feet in length measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer.

(h) "Radio station" means any equipment (including a building which houses such equipment) the use of which to transmit communications by radio is authorized pursuant to law. (i) “Aircraft” means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air.

(j) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury when the Coast Guard operates in the Treasury Department or the Secretary of the Navy when the Coast Guard operates as part of the Navy.

(k) "Facility" or "facilities" means a vessel, aircraft, and/or radio station. [CGFR 48-64, 13 FR 8393, Dec. 28, 1948, as amended by CGFR 59-58, 24 FR 10717, Dec. 25, 1959]

§ 5.03 Purpose.

The Auxiliary was created in order to assist the Coast Guard to:

(a) Promote safety and to effect rescues on and over the high seas and on navigable waters.

(b) Promote efficiency in the operation of motorboats and yachts.

(c) Foster a wider knowledge of, and better compliance with, the laws,

rules, and regulations governing the operation of motorboats and yachts. (d) Facilitate other operations of the Coast Guard.

§ 5.05 Organization.

The Auxiliary is a nonmilitary organization administered by the Commandant, under the direction of the Secretary.

§ 5.07 Administration.

Any authority vested in the Commandant by this part may be delegated by him to such personnel of the Coast Guard, in such manner and to such extent, as he deems necessary or appropriate for the functioning, organization, and internal administration of the Auxiliary.

§ 5.09 Eligibility for membership.

To be eligible for membership in the Auxiliary, a person (male or female) must be over 17 years of age; a citizen of the United States or of its Territories and possessions; and either own not less than a twenty-five percent interest in a motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station; or have had such special training or experience as to qualify him in the opinion of the Commandant, for duty in the Auxiliary.

[CGFR 59-58, 24 FR 10717, Dec. 25, 1959]

§ 5.11 Membership in military organizations.

Members of the Auxiliary may also be enrolled, enlisted or commissioned in the Coast Guard Reserve. Membership in the Auxiliary is not a bar to membership in any other naval or military organization.

§ 5.13 Application for membership.

Application for membership in the Auxiliary shall be made on the prescribed form which may be obtained from the Commander of the Coast Guard district in which located. Membership is based on the needs of the Auxiliary and will necessarily vary in the various Coast Guard districts.

[CGFR 59-58, 24 FR 10717, Dec. 25, 1959]

§ 5.27 Assignment to specific duties.

Members of the Auxiliary shall not be assigned to specific duties until they have been found, after appropriate training and examination, to be competent to perform such duties.

§ 5.29 Assignment to duty on a motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station.

No member of the Auxiliary shall be placed in charge of a motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station assigned to Coast Guard duty unless he has been specifically designated by authority of the Commandant to perform such duty.

§ 5.31 Power and authority.

Members of the Auxiliary, when assigned to specific duties shall, unless otherwise limited by the Commandant, be vested with the same power and authority, in execution of such duties, as members of the regular Coast Guard assigned to similar duties.

§ 5.33 Training, examination, and assignment.

The Commandant will prescribe the type of training, qualifications and examinations required before a member of the Auxiliary shall be deemed qualified to perform certain duties, and will prescribe the circumstances and manner in which certain members of the Auxiliary shall be authorized to perform regular and emergency specific duties.

§ 5.35 Use of facilities.

Section 826 of Title 14, U.S. Code, reads as follows:

The Coast Guard may utilize for any purpose incident to carrying out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station placed at its disposition for any of such purposes by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof.

[CGFR 59-58, 24 FR 10717, Dec. 25, 1959]

§ 5.37 Offer of facilities.

Any member of the Auxiliary desiring to place a vessel, aircraft, or radio station at the disposal of the Coast