[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: 49CFR176.18]

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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. 176.18  Assignment and certification.

    (a) The National Cargo Bureau, Inc., is authorized to assist the 
Coast Guard in administering this subchapter with respect to the 
following:
    (1) Inspection of vessels for suitability for loading hazardous 
materials;
    (2) Examination of stowage of hazardous materials;
    (3) Making recommendations for stowage requirements of hazardous 
materials cargo; and
    (4) Issuance of certificates of loading setting forth that the 
stowage of hazardous materials is in accordance with the requirements of 
this subchapter.
    (b) A certificate of loading issued by the National Cargo Bureau, 
Inc., may be accepted by the Coast Guard as prima facie evidence that 
the cargo is

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stowed in conformity with the requirements of this subchapter.

[Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 176-24, 51 
FR 5974, Feb. 18, 1986]