[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: 49CFR176.69]

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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 C_General Handling and Stowage
 
Sec. 176.69  General stowage requirements for hazardous materials.

    (a) Hazardous materials (except as provided in paragraph (c) of this 
section and Class 9 (miscellaneous hazardous) materials) must be stowed 
in a manner that will facilitate inspection during the voyage, their 
removal from a potentially dangerous situation, and the removal of 
packages in case of fire.
    (b) Each package marked in accordance with Sec. 172.312(a)(2) of 
this subchapter must be stowed as to remain in the position indicated 
during transportation.
    (c) If a vessel designed for and carrying hazardous materials in 
freight containers or a vessel designed for and carrying hazardous 
materials in barges is equipped with a fixed fire extinguishing and fire 
detection system, the freight containers or barges need not be stowed in 
the manner required by paragraph (a) of this section. When freight 
containers or barges containing hazardous materials are stowed on deck, 
they need not be stowed in the manner required by paragraph (a) of this 
section if fire fighting equipment capable of reaching and piercing the 
freight container or barge is on board the vessel.
    (d) Packages of hazardous materials must be secured and dunnaged to 
prevent movement in any direction. Vertical restraints are not required 
if the shape of the package and the stuffing pattern preclude shifting 
of the load.
    (e) Packages of hazardous materials must be braced and dunnaged so 
that they are not likely to be pierced by the dunnage or crushed by a 
superimposed load.

[Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 176-1A, 41 
FR 40687, Sept. 20, 1976; Amdt. 176-12, 45 FR 81573, Dec. 11, 1980; 
Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52689, Dec. 21, 1990; 56 FR 66282, Dec. 20, 1991]

    Effective Date Note: At 68 FR 61942, Oct. 30, 2003, Sec. 176.69 was 
amended in paragraph (d) by revising the word ``movement'' to read 
``shifting'', effective Oct. 1, 2004. At 69 FR 30588, May 28, 2004, the 
effective date was delayed until Jan. 1, 2005.