[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR176.1] [Page 703-705] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 176_CARRIAGE BY VESSEL--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 176.1 Purpose and scope. Subpart A_General Sec. 176.1 Purpose and scope. 176.2 Definitions. 176.3 Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments. 176.4 Port security and safety regulations. 176.5 Application to vessels. 176.7 Documentation for vessel personnel. 176.9 ``Order-Notify'' or ``C.O.D.'' shipments. 176.11 Exceptions. 176.13 Responsibility for compliance and training. 176.15 Enforcement. 176.18 Assignment and certification. Subpart B_General Operating Requirements 176.24 Shipping papers. 176.27 Certificate. 176.30 Dangerous cargo manifest. 176.31 Exemptions. 176.36 Preservation of records. 176.39 Inspection of cargo. 176.45 Emergency situations. 176.48 Situation requiring report. 176.50 Acceptance of damaged or leaking packages. 176.52 Rejections of shipments in violation. 176.54 Repairs involving welding, burning, and power-actuated tools and appliances. [[Page 704]] Subpart C_General Handling and Stowage 176.57 Supervision of handling and stowage. 176.58 Preparation of the vessel. 176.60 ``No Smoking'' signs. 176.63 Stowage locations. 176.65 Alternative stowage procedures. 176.69 General stowage requirements for hazardous materials. 176.70 Stowage requirements for marine pollutants. 176.72 Handling of break-bulk hazardous materials. 176.74 On deck stowage of break-bulk hazardous materials. 176.76 Transport vehicles, freight containers, and portable tanks containing hazardous materials. 176.77 Stowage of barges containing hazardous materials on board barge- carrying vessels. 176.78 Use of power-operated industrial trucks on board vessels. Subpart D_General Segregation Requirements 176.80 Applicability. 176.83 Segregation. 176.84 Other requirements for stowage and segregation for cargo vessels and passenger vessels. Subpart E_Special Requirements for Transport Vehicles Loaded With Hazardous Materials and Transported on Board Ferry Vessels 176.88 Applicability. 176.89 Control of transport vehicles. 176.90 Private automobiles. 176.91 Motorboats. 176.92 Cylinders laden in vehicles. 176.93 Vehicles having refrigerating or heating equipment. Subpart F_Special Requirements for Barges 176.95 Applicability. 176.96 Materials of construction. 176.97 Prohibition of dump scows. 176.98 Stowage of hazardous materials on board barges. 176.99 Permit requirements for certain hazardous materials. Subpart G_Detailed Requirements for Class 1 (Explosive) Materials 176.100 Permit for Divisions 1.1 and 1.2 (explosive) materials. 176.102 Supervisory detail. 176.104 Loading and unloading Class 1 (explosive) materials. 176.108 Supervision of Class 1 (explosive) materials during loading, unloading, handling and stowage. Stowage 176.112 Applicability. 176.116 General stowage conditions for Class 1 (explosive) materials. 176.118 Electrical requirement. 176.120 Lightning protection. 176.122 Stowage arrangements under deck. 176.124 Ordinary stowage. 176.128 Magazine stowage, general. 176.130 Magazine stowage Type A. 176.132 Magazine stowage Type B. 176.133 Magazine stowage Type C. 176.134 Vehicles. 176.136 Special stowage. 176.137 Portable magazine. 176.138 Deck stowage. Segregation 176.140 Segregation from other classes of hazardous materials. 176.142 Hazardous materials of extreme flammability. 176.144 Segregation of Class 1 (explosive) materials. 176.145 Segregation in single hold vessels. 176.146 Segregation from non-hazardous materials. Precautions During Loading and Unloading 176.148 Artificial lighting. 176.150 Radio and radar. 176.154 Fueling (bunkering). 176.156 Defective packages. 176.160 Protection against weather. 176.162 Security. 176.164 Fire precautions and firefighting. Passenger Vessels 176.166 Transport of Class 1 (explosive) materials on passenger vessels. Transport Units and Shipborne Barges 176.168 Transport of Class 1 (explosive) materials in vehicle spaces. 176.170 Transport of Class 1 (explosive) materials in freight containers. 176.172 Structural serviceability of freight containers and vehicles carrying Class 1 (explosive) materials on ships. 176.174 Transport of Class 1 (explosive) materials in shipborne barges. Handling Class 1 (Explosive) Materials in Port 176.176 Signals. 176.178 Mooring lines. 176.180 Watchkeeping. 176.182 Conditions for handling on board ship. 176.184 Class 1 (explosive) materials of Compatibility Group L. [[Page 705]] 176.190 Departure of vessel. 176.192 Cargo handling equipment for freight containers carrying Class 1 (explosive) materials. Magazine Vessels 176.194 Stowage of Class 1 (explosive) materials on magazine vessels. Subpart H_Detailed Requirements for Class 2 (Compressed Gas) Materials 176.200 General stowage requirements. 176.205 Under deck stowage requirements. 176.210 On deck stowage requirements. 176.220 Smoking or open flame and posting of warning signs. 176.225 Stowage of chlorine. 176.230 Stowage of Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials. Subpart I_Detailed Requirements for Class 3 (Flammable) and Combustible Liquid Materials 176.305 General stowage requirements. 176.315 Fire protection requirements. 176.320 Use of hand flashlights. 176.325 Smoking or open flame and posting of warning signs. 176.340 Combustible liquids in portable tanks. Subpart J_Detailed Requirements for Class 4 (Flammable Solids), Class 5 (Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides), and Division 1.5 Materials 176.400 Stowage of Division 1.5, Class 4 (flammable solids) and Class 5 (oxidizers and organic peroxides) materials. 176.405 Stowage of charcoal. 176.410 Division 1.5 materials, ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate mixtures. 176.415 Permit requirements for Division 1.5, ammonium nitrates, and certain ammonium nitrate fertilizers. Subpart K [Reserved] Subpart L_Detailed Requirements for Division 2.3 (Poisonous Gas) and Division 6.1 (Poisonous) Materials 176.600 General stowage requirements. 176.605 Care following leakage or sifting of Division 2.3 (poisonous gas) and Division 6.1 (poisonous) materials. Subpart M_Detailed Requirements for Radioactive Materials 176.700 General stowage requirements. 176.704 Requirements relating to transport indices and criticality safety indices. 176.708 Segregation distances. 176.710 Care following leakage or sifting of radioactive materials. 176.715 Contamination control. 176.720 Requirements for carriage of INF cargo in international transportation. Subpart N_Detailed Requirements for Class 8 (Corrosive Materials) Materials 176.800 General stowage requirements. 176.805 On deck stowage. Subpart O_Detailed Requirements for Cotton and Vegetable Fibers, Motor Vehicles, and Asbestos 176.900 Packaging and stowage of cotton and vegetable fibers; general. 176.901 Stowage of cotton or vegetable fibers with rosin or pitch. 176.903 Stowage of cotton or vegetable fibers with coal. 176.905 Motor vehicles or mechanical equipment powered by internal combustion engines. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5127; 49 CFR 1.53. This part prescribes requirements in addition to those contained in parts 171, 172, and 173 of this subchapter to be observed with respect to the transportation of hazardous materials by vessel.