[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: 49CFR176.93]



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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 E_Special Requirements for Transport Vehicles Loaded With 

       Hazardous Materials and Transported on Board Ferry Vessels

 

Sec. 176.93  Vehicles having refrigerating or heating equipment.



    (a) A transport vehicle fitted with refrigerating or heating 

equipment using a flammable liquid or Division 2.1 (flammable gas) 

material, or diesel oil



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as fuel, may be transported on a ferry vessel. However, the 

refrigerating or heating equipment may not be operated while the vehicle 

is on the vessel, unless the equipment complies with the following 

requirements:

    (1) The installation is rigidly mounted and free of any motion other 

than normal vibration in operation;

    (2) An easily accessible shutoff control is fitted to the fuel and 

electrical supply of the refrigerating or heating equipment; and

    (3) The fuel storage tank, the fuel lines, the carburetor and any 

other fuel devices are tight and show no signs of leakage.

    (b) If the vehicle operator desires to operate the refrigerating or 

heating equipment while on the vessel and the equipment is not fitted 

with automatic starting and stopping devices, it must be started before 

the vehicle is taken on board. It may continue in operation while the 

vehicle is on the vessel, but if the motor stops it may not be 

restarted.

    (c) In the case of a ferry vessel on a voyage exceeding 30 minutes' 

duration, stowage must be provided for transport vehicles having 

refrigerating or heating equipment operated by internal combustion 

engines which will permit ready diffusion of exhaust gases to the open 

air. Passenger vehicles may not be stowed in a position adjacent to 

vehicles operating internal combustion motors which expose the occupants 

of the passenger vehicles to excessive concentrations of exhaust fumes 

from such motors.

    (d) A transport vehicle containing solid carbon dioxide as a 

refrigerant may be transported on a ferry vessel only if it is stowed in 

a well ventilated location.



[Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 176-30, 55 

FR 52695, Dec. 21, 1990; 68 FR 61942, Oct. 30, 2003]