SUBPART-VESSEL'S REQUIREMENTS, RE: ACCEPTANCE, HANDLING, STOWAGE, ETC. SOURCE: §§ 146.06-1 to 146.06-20 contained in Order 74, 6 F. R. 273, Jan. 11, 1941, except as otherwise noted.

§ 146.06-1 Acceptance on board vessels. Explosives or other dangerous articles or substances or combustible liquids that are permitted by the regulations in this part to be placed on board vessels, or to be on board a vessel within the navigable waters of the United States, may be accepted and transported or stored on board vessels subject to the regulations in this part when such articles are described upon the shipper's originating shipping order or a transfer shipping paper or otherwise in writing by a shipping name as shown in the commodity list of explosives and other dangerous articles herein, and provided label notations are shown on the shipping paper as they apply to the various substances. The owner, charterer, agent, master or person in charge of a vessel shall ascertain to his own satisfaction that the outside container is one of the acceptable containers as shown in the tables for the particular substance named on the shipping paper. Shipments tendered in United States ports to vessels which are initial carriers shall not be accepted unless the originating shipping order carries the shipper's certification as to description, packing, marking and condition as required by § 146.05-11. Shipments tendered in United States ports to vessels which are connecting carriers shall not be accepted unless the transfer shipping paper contains sufficient information to identify the preceding shipping paper. Shipments originating in a foreign port shall not be transported, carried, conveyed, or stowed by any vessel upon the navigable waters of the United States unless accompanied by bills of lading upon which the shipper or his agent has certified that the goods are described, packed and marked in accordance with the regulations in this part.

§ 146.06-2 Explosives prohibited on any vessel. No explosive or explosive composition expressly prohibited by the provisions of subsection 3 of R. S. 4472 as amended shall be transported, carried, conveyed, stored, stowed or used on board any vessel.

§ 146.06-3 Articles not permitted on vessels. No high explosive or other ex

plosive or other dangerous article or substance or combustible liquid shall be transported, carried, conveyed, stored, stowed or used on board any vessel unless such transportation, carriage, conveyance, storage, stowage or use is permitted by the regulations in this part.

§ 146.06-4 Acceptance of permitted articles. The commodity list and the tables forming part of the regulations in this subchapter indicate the explosives and other dangerous articles and combustible liquids that are permitted to be transported, carried, conveyed, stored, stowed, or used on board any vessel. No such articles shall be transported, carried, conveyed, stored, stowed, or used on board any vessel unless they comply with the conditions as shown for the substance in the commodity list and tables and the other provisions of the regulations in this subchapter as they apply to the particular character of vessel.

§ 146.06-5 "Order-Notify" or "C. O. D." shipments. Except on through bills of lading to a foreign port, shipments of Class A dangerous explosives or blasting caps in any quantity shall not be transported, carried or conveyed on board a vessel, when consigned to "Order-Notify" or "C. O. D." Such articles shall not be transported, carried or conveyed on board any vessel when a shipper consigns a shipment to himself unless the shipper has a resident representative authorized to receive the shipment at the port of discharge.

§ 146.06-6 Canadian shipments. Explosives (except commercial Class A explosives) or other dangerous articles or combustible liquids, as defined herein, which are described, packed, marked and certified in conformity with the regulations of the Board of Transport Commissioners of Canada may be transported, carried or conveyed on board such vessels as are permitted by the regulations in this part to transport, carry or convey the particular explosive or other substance contained within the package. [CGFR 53-26, 18 F. R. 5216, Sept. 1, 1953]

§ 146.06-7 Emergency shipments. For conditions of the regulations governing emergency shipments see § 146.02-15. [Order 74, 6 F. R. 273, Jan. 11, 1941, as amended by Order 129, 6 F. R. 3182, July 1. 1941]

§ 146.06-8 Handling on board vessels. Explosives or other dangerous articles or

substances, and combustible liquids shall be handled on board vessels in conformity with the provisions of the detailed regulations preceding each table of the various classifications and the provisions set forth for the particular substance as shown in the tables: Provided, however, That a railroad vehicle in which is loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles or substances shall be handled on board a vessel in accordance with the provisions of §§ 146.07-01 to 146.07-8 and a highway vehicle in which is loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles or substances shall be handled on board vessels in accordance with the provisions of §§ 146.08-01 to 146.08-11.

§ 146.06-9 Stowage on board vessels. (a) Stowage of a particular explosive or other dangerous article or substance or a combustible liquid on board a vessel may be any permitted stowage in accordance with the provisions as shown in the tables as applying to the character of vessel upon which the substance is permitted to be transported or stored.

(b) When only one stowage is shown, no other stowage shall be utilized. When more than one stowage is indicated any or all of the indicated stowages may be utilized. When "Tween decks" is authorized for stowage "Tween decks readily accessible" may also be used, but not the reverse thereof. When "Under deck" is authorized for stowage "Under deck away from heat" may also be used, but not the reverse thereof.

(c) Explosives of different classes or characteristics shall not be stowed together in the same compartment or magazine nor with other dangerous articles or substances or combustible liquids except as indicated in the "Stowage and storage chart of explosives and other dangerous articles" and the detail regulations shown in §§ 146.20-1 to 146.20300.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to railroad vehicles in which are loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles in compliance with the I. C. C. regulations governing such loading. For such stowages see § 146.07-7.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to highway vehicles in which are loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles in compliance with the I. C. C. regulations governing such loading, or combustible liq

uids when loaded in compliance with the regulations in this part. For stowage of highway vehicles on board vessels see § 146.08-11.

[Order 74, 6 F. R. 273, Jan. 11, 1941, as amended by CGFR 53-26, 18 F. R. 5216, Sept. 1, 1953]

§ 146.06-10 Labels. Vessels or their owners, charterers or agents shall keep on hand an adequate supply of labels. Lost or detached labels shall be replaced from information given on shipping order, delivery receipt or transfer shipping paper applying to the shipment.

§ 146.06-11 "No smoking" signs. Where smoking is prohibited during the loading, stowing, storing, transporting or unloading of explosives or other dangerous articles or substances by the regulations in this part, the owner, master or person in charge of the vessel is required to cause “NO SMOKING" signs to be posted.

§ 146.06-12 Manifests required. All vessels transporting or storing explosives or other dangerous articles or substances, and combustible liquids, as cargo, shall have on board during the period of transportation or storage a manifest, or list, upon which is correctly described all such articles as defined by the regulations in this part. This record may be referred to as "Dangerous Cargo Manifest" or "Dangerous Cargo List."

§ 146.06-13 Form of manifest or list. The manifest or list shall be a form containing spaces for all of the information required. If a vessel elects to show the information with regard to dangerous cargo as required by § 146.06-14 upon either the outward foreign manifest (Customs Form 1374) or the inward foreign manifest (Customs Form 7527 (a) or (b)) and a copy of either of these papers is retained on board the vessel, such procedure, executed in conformance with the requirements of the regulations in this part will be considered as in full compliance: Provided, however, That separate sheets shall be allotted for entries of dangerous articles of cargo in order to segregate the record of such substances as are on board the vessel. [Order 74, 6 F. R. 273, Jan. 11, 1941, as amended by CGFR 47-35, 12 F. R. 4184, June 27, 1947]

§ 146.06-14 Information required on manifests or lists. (a) For vessels on foreign or intercoastal voyages the

dangerous cargo manifest or list shall show thereon the following information: (1) Port and date of departure.

(2) Nationality of vessel.

(3) Name of vessel.

(4) Net tonnage of vessel.

(5) Official number (if any).

(6) Custom house number (if any).

(7) Name of master.

(8) Vessel bound for.
(9) Name of agent.

(10) Address of agent.

(b) Entries of items descriptive of the dangerous cargo on board vessels on foreign or intercoastal voyages that appear upon the dangerous cargo manifest or list shall include the following information:

(1) Name of consignor.

(2) Name of consignee, or the marks and numbers when such marks and numbers are used in lieu of the consignee's name.

(3) The true shipping name as given in the commodity list of the regulations in this part for the substance.

(4) The number and description of packages (such as barrels, drums, cylinders, boxes, etc.)

(5) The gross weight of the package. (6) The classification of the substance in accordance with the regulations in this part (such as explosives, inflammable liquid, compressed gas, hazardous article, etc.)

(7) Such classification shall be shown in enlarged size of letter and underlined in order to be easily distinguished upon the manifest. (As an example: INFLAMMABLE LIQUID.)

(8) Kind and type of label applied to the package. If no label is required, so state.

(9) The stowage actually provided for the substance on board the vessel.

(c) For vessels on coastwise, rivers, bays, sounds, lakes, including Great Lakes, voyages the manifest or dangerous cargo list required to accompany a vessel navigating these waters shall show:

(1) Port and date of departure.

(2) Name of vessel.

(3) Name of master.

(4) Vessel bound for.

(5) True shipping name as given in the commodity list of explosives and

other dangerous articles and combustible liquids herein for the substance or substances being transported.

(6) The number of packages or units. (7) The classification of the substance in accordance with the regulations in this part.

(8) The stowage actually provided for the substance on board the vessel.

(d) For barges the manifest or dangerous cargo list (or check list) required to accompany a barge in which explosives or other dangerous articles are stowed shall show at least the following information:

(1) Name or identification number of the barge.

(2) Destination of the barge.

(3) The true shipping name as given in the commodity list of explosives and other dangerous articles herein for the substance or substances being transported.

§ 146.06-15 Source of information shown on manifest or list. (a) The information required to appear on a dangerous cargo manifest or list by the provisions of § 146.06-14 (b), (c), and (d) shall be the information actually furnished to the vessel by the shipper of the dangerous substances upon his bill of lading or other shipping paper; and the owner, charterer, agent, master or person under whose supervision the actual preparation of the manifest or list is made, shall cause the information required to be correctly transcribed.

(b) Every entry made upon the dangerous cargo manifest or list shall be a true statement to the best knowledge and belief of the master of the vessel. The provision of this paragraph shall not apply to barges.

(c) The master, shall, by his signature, acknowledge the correctness of the dangerous cargo manifest or list. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to barges.

§ 146.06-16 Completeness of manifest or list. The dangerous cargo manifest or list shall have entered thereon every article of explosives or other dangerous articles or substances that is on board the vessel as cargo, and passenger vessels shall in addition show every article of combustible liquids in outside containers that is on board the vessel as cargo. No article of explosives or other dangerous articles or substances shall be