[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: 49CFR176.30]

[Page 710-711]
 
                        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. 176.30  Dangerous cargo manifest.

    (a) The carrier, its agents, and any person designated for this 
purpose by the carrier or agents shall prepare a dangerous cargo 
manifest, list, or stowage plan. This document may not include a 
material which is not subject to the requirements of 49 CFR or the IMDG 
Code (IBR, see Sec. 171.7 of this subchapter). This document must be 
kept in a designated holder on or near the vessel's bridge. It must 
contain the following information:

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    (1) Name of vessel and official number. (If the vessel has no 
official number, the international radio call sign must be 
substituted.);
    (2) Nationality of vessel;
    (3) Shipping name and identification number of each hazardous 
material on board as listed in Sec. 172.101 of this subchapter or as 
listed in the IMDG Code and an emergency response telephone number as 
prescribed in subpart G of part 172 of this subchapter.
    (4) The number and description of packages (barrels, drums, 
cylinders, boxes, etc.) and gross weight for each type of packaging;
    (5) Classification of the hazardous material in accordance with 
either:
    (i) The Hazardous Materials Table, the Sec. 172.101 table; or
    (ii) The IMDG Code.
    (6) Any additional description required by Sec. 172.203 of this 
subchapter.
    (7) Stowage location of the hazardous material on board the vessel.
    (8) In the case of a vessel used for the storage of explosives or 
other hazardous materials, the following additional information is 
required:
    (i) Name and address of vessel's owner;
    (ii) Location of vessel's mooring;
    (iii) Name of person in charge of vessel;
    (iv) Name and address of the owner of the cargo; and
    (v) A complete record, by time intervals of one week, of all 
receipts and disbursements of hazardous materials. The name and address 
of the consignor must be shown against all receipts and the name and 
address of the consignee against all deliveries.
    (b) The hazardous material information on the dangerous cargo 
manifest must be the same as the information furnished by the shipper on 
the shipping order or other shipping paper, except that the IMO 
``correct technical name'' and the IMO class may be indicated on the 
manifest as provided in paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(5) of this section. 
The person who supervises the preparation of the manifest, list, or 
stowage plan shall ensure that the information is correctly transcribed, 
and shall certify to the truth and accuracy of this information to the 
best of his knowledge and belief by his signature and notation of the 
date prepared.
    (c) The carrier and its agents shall insure that the master, or a 
licensed deck officer designated by the master and attached to the 
vessel, or in the case of a barge, the person in charge of the barge, 
acknowledges the correctness of the dangerous cargo manifest, list or 
stowage plan by his signature.
    (d) For barges, manned or unmanned, the requirements of this section 
apply except for the following:
    (1) In the case of a manned barge, the person in charge of the barge 
shall prepare the dangerous cargo manifest.
    (2) In the case of an unmanned barge, the person responsible for 
loading the barge is responsible for the preparation of a dangerous 
cargo manifest, list, or stowage plan and must designate an individual 
for that purpose.
    (3) For all barges, manned or unmanned, the dangerous cargo manifest 
must be on board the barge in a readily accessible location and a copy 
must be furnished to the person in charge of the towing vessel.
    (e) Each carrier who transports or stores hazardous materials on a 
vessel shall retain a copy of the dangerous cargo manifest, list, or 
stowage plan for at least one year, and shall make that document 
available for inspection in accordance with Sec. 176.36(b) of this 
subchapter.

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

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