[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR176.48]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 176_CARRIAGE BY VESSEL--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B_General Operating Requirements
 
Sec.  176.48  Situation requiring report.

    (a) When a fire or other hazardous condition exists on a vessel 
transporting hazardous materials, the master shall notify the nearest 
Captain of the Port as soon as possible and shall comply with any 
instructions given by the Captain of the Port.
    (b) When an incident occurs during transportation in which a 
hazardous material is involved, a report may be required (see Sec. Sec.  
171.15 and 171.16 of this subchapter).
    (c) If a package, portable tank, freight container, highway or 
railroad vehicle containing hazardous materials is jettisoned or lost, 
the master shall notify the nearest Captain of the Port as soon as 
possible of the location, quantity, and type of the material.

[Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 176-1A, 41 
FR 40687, Sept. 20, 1976; Amdt. 176-1B, 41 FR 57072, Dec. 30, 1976; 
Amdt. 176-24, 51 FR 5974, Feb. 18, 1986; Amdt. 176-25, 52 FR 8592, Mar. 
19, 1987]