[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: 49CFR176.3] [Page 721] 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. 176.3 Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments. (a) A carrier may not transport by vessel any shipment of a hazardous material that is not prepared for transportation in accordance with parts 172 and 173 of this subchapter. (b) A carrier may not transport by vessel any explosive or explosive composition described in Sec. 173.54 of this subchapter. [Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52688, Dec. 21, 1990]