[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: 49CFR176.45]

[Page 712]
 
                        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. 176.45  Emergency situations.

    (a) When an accident occurs on board a vessel involving hazardous 
materials, and the safety of the vessel, its passengers or crew are 
endangered, the master shall adopt such procedures as will, in his 
judgment, provide maximum safety for the vessel, its passengers, and its 
crew. When the accident results in damaged packages or the emergency use 
of unauthorized packagings, these packages may not be offered to any 
forwarding carrier for transportation. The master shall notify the 
nearest Captain of the Port, U.S. Coast Guard, and request instructions 
for disposition of the packages.
    (b) Hazardous materials may be jettisoned only if the master 
believes this action necessary to prevent or substantially reduce a 
hazard to human life or reduce a substantial hazard to property.

[Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 176-1B, 41 
FR 57072, Dec. 30, 1976]