[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR176.11]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 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



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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 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.