[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: 49CFR176.11]

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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 A_General
 
Sec. 176.11  Exceptions.

    (a) A hazardous material may be offered and accepted for transport 
by vessel when in conformance with the IMDG Code (IBR, see Sec. 171.7 
of this subchapter), subject to the conditions and limitations set forth 
in Sec. 171.12 of this subchapter. The requirements of Sec. Sec. 
176.83, 176.84, and 176.112 through 176.174 are not applicable to 
shipments of Class 1 (explosive) materials made in accordance with the 
IMDG Code. A hazardous material which conforms to the provisions of this 
paragraph (a) is not subject to the requirement specified in Sec. 
172.201(d) of this subchapter for an emergency response telephone 
number, when transportation of the hazardous

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material originates and terminates outside the United States and the 
hazardous material--
    (1) Is not offloaded from the vessel; or
    (2) Is offloaded between ocean vessels at a U.S. port facility 
without being transported by public highway.
    (b) Canadian shipments and packages may be transported by vessel if 
they are transported in accordance with this subchapter. (See Sec. 
171.12a of this subchapter.)
    (c) The requirements of this subchapter governing the transportation 
of combustible liquids do not apply to the transportation of combustible 
liquids in non-bulk (see definitions in Sec. 171.8 of this subchapter) 
packages on board vessels.
    (d) Transport vehicles, containing hazardous materials loaded in 
accordance with specific requirements of this subchapter applicable to 
such vehicles, may be transported on board a ferry vessel or carfloat, 
subject to the applicable requirements specified in Sec. Sec. 176.76, 
176.100, and subpart E of this part.
    (e) Hazardous materials classed and shipped as ORM-D are not subject 
to the requirements of this part unless they are offered for 
transporation as hazardous wastes.
    (f) Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to hazardous 
materials, including certain hazardous wastes and hazardous substances 
as defined in Sec. 171.8 of this subchapter, which are not subject to 
the requirements of the IMDG Code.
    (g) The requirements of this subchapter do not apply to atmospheric 
gases used in a refrigeration system.

[Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 
176.11, see the List of CFR Sections Affected which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.