[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR126.27]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 126--HANDLING OF CLASS 1 (EXPLOSIVE) MATERIALS OR OTHER DANGEROUS 
CARGOES WITHIN OR CONTIGUOUS TO WATERFRONT FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 126.27  General permit for handling dangerous cargo.

    A general permit is hereby issued for the handling, storing, 
stowing, loading, discharging or transporting of dangerous cargo (other 
than designated dangerous cargo) in bulk, portable tanks, containers, or 
packagings, at designated waterfront facilities, conditioned upon the 
observance and fulfillment of the following:
    (a) The conditions set forth in Sec. 126.15 shall at all times be 
strictly observed.
    (b) The following classes of hazardous materials classified as 
dangerous for transportation by vessel as listed in the Hazardous 
Materials Regulations Table (49 CFR 172.101), in the amounts specified, 
shall not be handled, stored, stowed, loaded, discharged, or 
transported, except when contained within railroad or high vehicles 
being transported across or on waterfront facilities used primarily for 
the transfer of railroad or highway vehicles to or from a railroad car 
ferry or highway vehicle ferry, or carfloats, without prior notification 
to the Captain of the Port:
    (1) Division 1.3 (explosive) materials (as defined in 49 CFR 
173.50), in excess of 1 net ton at any one time.
    (2) Division 1.4 (explosive) materials (as defined in 49 CFR 
173.50), in excess of 10 net tons at any one time.
    (3) Flammable liquids, in excess of 10 net tons at any one time.
    (4) Flammable solids or oxidizers, in excess of 100 net tons at any 
one time.
    (5) Flammable gases, in excess of 10 net tons at any one time.
    (6) Poisons (Class A).
    (7) A bulk shipment of a cargo of particular hazard as defined in 
Sec.126.10(d).
    (8) A bulk shipment of a cargo of particular hazard, as defined in 
Sec. 126.10(d).
    (c) No Class 1 (explosive) materials (as defined in 49 CFR 173.50) 
or other dangerous cargoes prohibited from, or not permitted for, 
transportation by 46 CFR part 148 or 49 CFR parts 171 through 179 may be 
present on the waterfront facility.
    (d) Flammable liquids and compressed gases shall be so handled and 
stored as to provide maximum separation from acids, corrosive liquids, 
or combustible materials. Storage for flammable solids or oxidizers 
shall be so arranged as to prevent moisture coming in contact therewith.
    (e) Acids and corrosive liquids shall be so handled and stored as to 
prevent such acids and liquids, in event of leakage, from contacting any 
organic materials.
    (f) Poisonous gases, poisonous liquids, and poisonous solids shall 
be so handled and stored as to prevent their contact with acids, 
corrosive liquids, flammable liquids or flammable solids.
    (g) Dangerous cargo which may be stored on the waterfront facility 
shall be arranged in such manner as to retard the spread of fire. This 
may be accomplished by interspersing dangerous cargo with inert or less 
combustible materials.
    (h) All dangerous cargo stored on the waterfront facility shall be 
packaged, marked, and labeled in accordance with 49 CFR parts 170-179.
    (i) Storage of all radioactive materials shall be so arranged as to 
preclude a gamma radiation in excess of 200 milliroentgens per hour or 
physical equivalent at any readily accessible surface.

[CGD 78-023, 44 FR 4643, Jan. 22, 1979, as amended by CGD 75-238, 44 FR 
63676, Nov. 5, 1979; CGD 75-238, 45 FR 57394, Aug. 28, 1980; CGD 92-050, 
59 FR 39965, Aug. 5, 1994]

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