[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: 49CFR176.45]



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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 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]