[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR13.1102]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 13_NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart N_Special Regulations_Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
 
Sec.  13.1102  Definitions.

                        Administrative Provisions


    As used in this subpart:
    Bartlett Cove Developed Area means all NPS-administered lands and 
waters within 1 mile of any Bartlett Cove facility. A map showing the 
Bartlett Cove Developed Area is available at the park visitor center.
    Charter vessel means any motor vessel under 100 tons gross (U.S. 
System) or 2,000 tons gross (International Convention System) engaged in 
transport of passengers for hire and certified to carry no more than 12 
passengers overnight and no more than 49 passengers for daytime use. 
Charter vessels also include any uninspected motor vessel measuring less 
than 200 tons gross (U.S. Tonnage ``Simplified Measurement System'') and 
not more than 24 meters (79 feet) in length engaged in transport of 
passengers for hire.
    Commercial fishing means conducting fishing activities under the 
appropriate commercial fishing permits and licenses as required and 
defined by the State of Alaska.
    Commercial fishing vessel means any motor vessel conducting fishing 
activities under the appropriate commercial fishing licenses as 
authorized under this subpart.
    Cruise ship means any motor vessel of at least 100 tons gross (U.S. 
System) or 2,000 tons gross (International Convention System) 
certificated to carry more than 12 passengers for hire.
    Daily vessel quota means the maximum number of vessels allowed, by 
vessel category, on any one calendar day.
    Glacier Bay means all waters inside a line drawn between Point 
Gustavus at 135[deg]54.927[min] W longitude; 58[deg]22.748[min] N 
latitude and Point Carolus at 136[deg]2.535[min] W longitude; 
58[deg]22.694[min] N latitude.
    Motor vessel means any vessel, other than a seaplane, propelled or 
capable of being propelled by machinery (including steam), whether or 
not such machinery is the principal source of power, except a skiff or 
tender under tow or carried on board another vessel.
    Outer waters means all of the non-wilderness marine waters of the 
park located outside of Glacier Bay.
    Passenger ferry means a motor vessel authorized by the 
Superintendent to engage in the transport of passengers for hire to 
Bartlett Cove.
    Private vessel means any motor vessel that is not engaged in 
business (business includes, but is not limited to, transportation of 
passengers for hire or commercial fishing).
    Seasonal vessel quota means the maximum number of vessels allowed, 
by vessel category, during a specific seasonal period.
    Speed through the water means the speed at which a vessel moves 
through the water (which itself may be moving); as distinguished from 
``speed over the ground'' (speed measured in relation to a fixed point 
on the earth).
    Tour vessel means any motor vessel of less than 100 tons gross (U.S. 
System) or 2,000 tons gross (International Convention System) engaged in 
transport of passengers for hire and certificated to carry more than 12 
passengers overnight or more than 49 passengers for daytime use.
    Transit means to operate a motor vessel under power and continuously 
so as to accomplish \1/2\ nautical mile of littoral (i.e., along the 
shore) travel.

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    Vessel includes every type or description of craft used as a means 
of transportation on the water, including a buoyant device permitting or 
capable of free flotation and a seaplane while operating on the water.
    Whale means any humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
    Whale waters means any portion of Glacier Bay, designated by the 
superintendent, having a high probability of whale occupancy, based upon 
recent sighting and/or past patterns of occurrence.