I don't need to check, since I know that that is the
case. They are restricted to the channels, but of
course, they couldn't really leave them even if
they wanted to.

Another interesting thing is that occasionally
the inbound lane switches to the outbound
lane. Whereas, the outbound lane, as far as
I can recall, never switches to the inbound lane.
In other words, occasionally an inbound vessel
will use the outbound lane to go down the bay,
but that never seems to happen on the way out.

"otnmbrd" wrote in message
ink.net...
Jonathan,
One thing Shen's memory didn't bring up, and you would need to check
Coast Pilot 7 to confirm this, is that the USCG has designated those TSS
areas in SF Bay, as narrow channels.
In essence, this restricts the ships to staying within the TSS, as well
as telling the small boater, the ship cannot maneuver outside of the TSS
and I don't doubt you can see how this can alter a vessel's actions
versus an at sea TSS.

otn