[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR176.18]

[Page 749-750]
 
                        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.  176.18  Assignment and certification.

    (a) The National Cargo Bureau, Inc., is authorized to assist the 
Coast Guard in administering this subchapter with respect to the 
following:
    (1) Inspection of vessels for suitability for loading hazardous 
materials;
    (2) Examination of stowage of hazardous materials;
    (3) Making recommendations for stowage requirements of hazardous 
materials cargo; and

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    (4) Issuance of certificates of loading setting forth that the 
stowage of hazardous materials is in accordance with the requirements of 
this subchapter.
    (b) A certificate of loading issued by the National Cargo Bureau, 
Inc., may be accepted by the Coast Guard as prima facie evidence that 
the cargo is stowed in conformity with the requirements of this 
subchapter.

[Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 176-24, 51 
FR 5974, Feb. 18, 1986]