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Gulf of Mexico

The following wording delineates the Boundary Line (as stated in 46 CFR Part 7) in the Gulf of Mexico.

IMPORTANT: SEE NOTE BELOW. Sec. 7.105  Marquesas Keys, FL to Rio Grande, TX.

(a) A line drawn from Marquesas Keys, Florida at approximate position latitude 24° 47.5' N, longitude 82° 11.2' W; along the 12-mile line which marks the seaward limits of the territorial sea (as defined in 33 CFR 2.22(a)(1)) to Rio Grande, Texas at approximate position latitude 25° 58.6' N, longitude 96° 55.5' W.

NOTE: FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREDITING SEA SERVICE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSES, THE COAST GUARD HAS PUBLISHED POLICY (NMC POLICY LETTER 1-2000 DATED 3/15/00) THAT ALLOWS SERVICE BETWEEN THE TERRITORIAL SEA BASELINE DEFINED IN 33 CFR 2.05-10 AND THE BOUNDARY LINE AS DEFINED IN 46 CFR PART 7 TO BE CONSIDERED NEAR COASTAL.  FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES, THE BOUNDARY LINE AS DEFINED AT 46 CFR PART 7 APPLIES.

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