SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
1. SEC DB BNM 079-19
A. PA/NJ - DELAWARE RIVER (CHART 12312)
2. THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT HAS ESTABLISHED A SAFETY ZONE FOR ALL NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE, AND BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY A LINE DRAWN FROM 39D 53M 42S N, 075D 08M 20S W TO 39D 53M 34S N, 075D 07M 47S W. VESSELS TRANSITING THE SAFETY ZONE MUST REMAIN EAST OF THE CHANNEL CENTERLINE REGARDLESS OF TRAVEL DIRECTION AND TRAVEL AT THE MINIMUM SAFE SPEED TO REDUCE WAKE AND MAINTAIN STEERAGE. EXCEPT TOWING VESSELS OPERATING IN SUCH CAPACITY, VESSLES MAY NOT MEET, OVERTAKE OR OTHERWISE PASS ANOTHER UNMOORED OR UNANCHORED VESSEL WITHIN THE SAFETY ZONE.