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on any vessel as cargo unless shown upon a manifest or list. No article of combustible liquid in outside containers shall be on board any passenger vessel as cargo unless shown upon the manifest or list.

§ 146.06-17 Produce manifest or list upon demand. Any vessel transporting or storing explosives or other dangerous articles or substances including a passenger vessel transporting combustible liquids in outside containers shall, when in the navigable waters of the United States, have on board a dangerous cargo manifest or list describing such articles in accordance with the regulations in this part and shall produce the manifest or list upon demand of any officer of the Coast Guard, Department of the Treasury, or any officer or employee of any executive department, independent establishment or agency of the government who is authorized by the Commandant of the Coast Guard to enforce the provisions of the regulations in this part. The provisions of this section requiring the production of manifest or list on demand shall not apply to barges.

[Order 74, 6 F. R. 273, Jan. 11, 1941, as amended by CGFR 47-35, 12 F. R. 4184, June 27, 1947]

§ 146.06-18 Record copy of manifest or list. Owners, charterers or agents of vessels transporting or storing explosives or other dangerous articles or substances, and combustible liquids, as cargo, shall retain ashore a copy of the dangerous cargo manifest or list and shall produce said manifest or list in accordance with the provisions of § 146.02-22.

§ 146.06-19 Cargo stowage plan or cargo stowage list. Vessel owners, charterers or agents shall cause to be prepared a cargo stowage plan or cargo stowage list covering each ocean going voyage of any domestic cargo vessel transporting explosives or other dangerous articles or substances and of any domestic passenger vessel transporting such explosives, or other dangerous articles or substances or combustible liquids in outside containers. The cargo stowage plan or cargo stowage list shall show in all necessary detail the exact location of the stowage of such explosives, articles or substances. The descriptive name thereof as given in the commodity list herein shall be the name used to identify these explosives, or other dangerous articles or substances. Trade names, marks or other designations shall not be

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§ 146.06-20 Manifest; storage vessels. (a) Magazine vessels used for the storage of explosives and other vessels used only for the storage of other dangerous articles or substances shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 146.06-12, 146.06-16 and 146.06-17 applying to "Dangerous Cargo Manifest" or "Dangerous Cargo List."

(b) The dangerous cargo manifest or list for storage vessels shall show thereon the following information:

(1) Name and address of vessel's owner.

(2) Location of vessel's mooring.

(3) Name of person in charge of vessel.

(4) The number and description of packages, the true descriptive (shipping) name of the substances within the package and the name and address of the owner of the cargo.

(c) Storage vessel manifests or lists shall be kept in such form as will show a complete record, by time intervals of one week, of all receipts and disbursements of explosives or other dangerous articles or substances. The name and address of the consignor shall be shown against all receipts and the name and address of the consignee against all deliveries.

SUBPART-RAILROAD VEHICLES LOADED WITH DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND TRANSPORTED ON BOARD VESSELS

SOURCE: §§ 146.07-1 to 146.07-8 contained in Order 74, 6 F. R. 275, Jan. 11, 1941, except as otherwise noted.

§ 146.07-1 Prohibited articles. A railroad vehicle in which is loaded any explosives prohibited by subsection 3 of R. S. 4472, as amended, or any other explosive or dangerous articles or substances and combustible liquids not permitted by the regulations in this part

shall not be accepted, transported, carried or conveyed on board any vessel.

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§ 146.07-2 Permitted articles. (a) A railroad vehicle in which is loaded any permitted explosive or other dangerous articles or substances as defined herein may be transported, carried or conveyed on board a cargo vessel provided there is compliance with the provisions of § 146.07-4 (a) and (b), § 146.07-6 (a) and (b) and § 146.07-7 (a), (b) and (c). (b) A railroad vehicle loaded with explosives or other dangerous articles or substances, or combustible liquids shall not be transported, carried or conveyed on board a passenger vessel unless such explosives or other dangerous articles or substances, or combustible liquids are specifically permitted by the regulations in this part to be transported, carried, or conveyed on board such vessel and provided there is compliance with the provisions of § 146.07-4 (a) and (b), § 146.07-6 (a) and (b) and § 146.07-7 (a), (b), and (c).

§ 146.07-3 Tank containers. A railroad vehicle to which is attached a tank containing any explosives or other dangerous articles or substances as defined herein shall not be offered or accepted for transportation on board any vessel unless specifically permitted by the regulations in this part and when conforming to the provisions of § 146.07-4 (a) and (b), § 146.07-6 (a) and (b) and § 146.07-7 (a), (b), and (c).

§ 146.07-4 Acceptance on board vessels. (a) The master, owner, charterer, agent or other person in charge of the vessel shall require the shipper or his agent or the delivering carrier to furnish a copy of the shipper's shipping order or a waybill prepared from information furnished in the shipper's shipping order before accepting any railroad vehicles in which are loaded explosives or other dangerous articles or substances as defined by the regulations in this part. This shipping paper shall have entered upon it the amounts and the true shipping name of the contents of the car, which name shall be in accordance with the names as shown in the commodity list herein, and the names of the consignor and the consignee. In lieu of the consignee's name, shipping marks may be substituted. A transfer shipping paper shall show sufficient information to identify the preceding shipping paper.

(b) The master or other person in charge of the vessel shall assign an officer of the vessel to supervise the acceptance and stowage of railroad vehicles containing explosives or other dangerous articles or substances and combustible liquids which are permitted by the regulations in this part to be transported on board a vessel. This officer shall examine all railroad vehicles for signs of leaking or sifting of contents. For tanks, he shall examine dome covers to ascertain they are fitted securely in place; check the valves, piping, and the tank for leakage; check the tank for any excess residue of lading adhering thereto. Any vehicles found to be leaking or which show sifting of contents or having excess residue of lading adhering thereto shall not be accepted for transportation.

§ 146.07-5 Empty tank railroad vehicles. For conditions governing transportation of empty tanks, forming part of a railroad vehicle, which formerly contained a substance defined as dangerous by the regulations in this part, see § 146.27-100.

§ 146.07-6 Exemption of railroad vehicles from detail handling or stowage requirements. (a) Detailed regulations governing handling and stowage of permitted explosives, inflammable liquids, inflammable solids, oxidizing materials, corrosive liquids, compressed gases or poisons on board vessels do not apply to such substances loaded in railroad vehicles, provided such substances remain within the vehicle and are certified as being properly described by name and packed and marked and in proper condition for transportation according to the regulations prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission in effect at the time of shipment. This certification is required by the I. C. C. regulations to be shown upon the original shipping order. Railroad vehicles moving under authority of a way bill or other transfer shipping paper may be accepted as conforming with this requirement of certification, provided the way bill or other transfer shipping paper shows thereon an identification of the preceding shipping paper.

(b) Detailed regulations governing handling and stowage of hazardous articles or combustible liquids on board vessels do not apply to such articles or substances loaded in railroad vehicles, provided such articles or substances are properly described by name and packed

and marked and in proper condition for transportation according to the regulations in this part.

§ 146.07-7 Stowage of railroad vehicles. (a) Railroad vehicles in which are loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles or substances which are certified on the shipping papers as being described, packed, marked and labeled in accordance with the I. C. C. regulations, or hazardous articles packed, marked and labeled in accordance with the regulations in this part, shall when taken on board a cargo vessel be stowed in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) Explosives. Vehicles loaded with permitted explosives are not required to be given magazine stowage. Such vehicles may be stowed "Under deck" and away from all sources of heat. Inflammable placarded vehicles (other than explosives), corrosive placarded vehicles, dangerous placarded vehicles and poison placarded vehicles shall not be stowed adjacent to vehicles loaded with explosives nor within a distance of two car lengths of vehicles loaded with explosives. In "anchoring" vehicles loaded

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with explosives securing means shall be fitted over the top of the car so as to completely secure the entire vehicle to prevent any movement of the body of the car.

(2) Other dangerous articles. Vehicles loaded with any other permitted dangerous articles shall be stowed on board the vessel in accordance with the stowages required in the tables for the substances within the vehicle. Such stowages are not feasible in each instance for railroad freight vehicles stowed below deck on cargo vessels; and, for the purpose of adopting these stowages to the conditions incident to transportation of railroad freight vehicles in this method of transportation, a conversion table is shown in this paragraph. Permitted stowages as shown in the tables for the substance loaded within the vehicle may be converted in accordance with the table and when so converted the stowage in column 2 of subparagraph (3) of this paragraph may be utilized in lieu of the stowage indicated under column 1 of subparagraph (3) of this paragraph.

(3) Conversion table of stowage.

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(b) Stowage, on board a railroad car ferry operating as a cargo vessel, of railroad vehicles in which are loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles or substances which are certified on the shipping papers as being described, packed, marked and labeled in accordance with the I. C. C. regulations, or hazardous articles packed, marked and labeled in accordance with the regulations in this part, may be any location on the car deck away from heat. Railroad vehicles containing carbon dioxide, solid, either as cargo or as a refrigerant, shall be stowed in a well-ventilated location.

(c) Stowage, on board a railroad car ferry operating as a passenger vessel, of railroad vehicles in which are loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles or substances which are certified on the shipping papers as being described, packed, marked and labeled in accordance with the I. C. C. regulations, or combustible liquids, or hazardous articles certified on the shipping papers as being described, packed, marked and labeled as required by the regulations in this part, shall be in a location on the car deck in accordance with the provision of "Ferry stowage (BB)" as shown in § 146.03-34 (1). Railroad vehicles

containing carbon dioxide, solid, either as cargo or as a refrigerant, shall be stowed in a well-ventilated location. [CGFR 50-30, 16 F. R. 1084, Feb. 6, 1951]

§ 146.07-8 Retain shipping papers. The master or the officer in charge of accepting railroad vehicles on board a vessel shall endorse or otherwise identify as to date and trip the shipping paper under authority of which the vehicle was in transit on board the vessel, and the vessel operator shall retain such paper as a matter of record for at least one year. These shipping papers, after serving their purpose in the transportation of the vehicle, shall not be carried on board the vessel, but shall be retained ashore. (See § 146.02-22.)

SUBPART--HIGHWAY VEHICLES LOADED WITH DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND TRANSPORTED ON BOARD VESSELS

SOURCE: §§ 146.08-1 to 146.08-11 contained in Order 74, 6 F. R. 276, Jan. 11, 1941, except as otherwise noted.

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§ 146.08-1 Prohibited articles. highway vehicle in which is loaded any explosives prohibited by subsection 3 of R. S. 4472, as amended, or any other explosive or other dangerous articles or substances and combustible liquids not permitted by the regulations in this part shall not be accepted, transported, carried or conveyed on board any vessel.

§ 146.08-2 Permitted articles. (a) A highway vehicle in which is loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles or substances as defined herein may be transported, carried or conveyed on board a cargo vessel provided there is compliance with the provisions of §§ 146.08-4 and 146.08-5.

(b) A highway vehicle loaded with explosives or other dangerous articles or substances, and combustible liquids shall not be transported, carried or conveyed on board a passenger vessel unless such explosives or other dangerous articles or substances, and combustible liquids are specifically permitted by the regulations in this part to be transported, carried or conveyed on board such vessels and provided there is compliance with the provisions of § 146.08-4.

§ 146.08-3 Tank containers. A highway vehicle to which is attached a tank containing any explosives or other dangerous articles or substances as defined herein shall not be transported, carried

or conveyed on board any vessel unless such explosives or other dangerous articles or substances are specifically permitted by the regulations in this part to be transported, carried or conveyed on board a vessel and provided there is compliance with the provisions of § 146.08-4. [Order 74, 6 F. R. 276, Jan. 11, 1941, as amended by Order 103, 6 F. R. 1894, Apr. 11, 1941]

§ 146.08-4 Acceptance on board vessels. (a) The vessel owner, master, or officer in charge of accepting highway vehicles on board a vessel shall require the operator of the vehicle to present a shipping paper which describes the lading of the vehicle in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section.

(b) The owner or master of a vessel shall assign an officer of the vessel or other competent person to supervise the acceptance and stowage of highway vehicles containing explosives or other dangerous articles or substances and combustible liquids that are permitted by the regulations in this part to be transported on board a vessel.

(c) Highway vehicle carrier's statement. The person in charge of a highway vehicle loaded with permitted explosives or other dangerous articles or substances and combustible liquids that it is desired to transport on board a vessel shall deliver to the master, his representative or other person in charge a shipping paper or true copy thereof describing the articles of lading within the vehicle. The information given shall inIclude at least all of the following:

(1) Date.

(2) Name of highway vehicle owner. (3) Name of operator of vehicle. (4) Identification of vehicle (by mark or number or registration if a motor vehicle).

(5) Description of explosives or other dangerous articles and combustible liquids laden in the vehicle. This description shall be in accordance with the terms used in the regulations in this part and shall state the approximate weight or quantity of the dangerous articles within the vehicle and the shipping name of the dangerous substances in accordance with the commodity list herein.

(6) Such shipping paper shall bear the following certification the

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written or stamped facsimile signature of the vehicle owner or his agent:

This is to certify that the above statement accurately describes the articles within this vehicle in accordance with the information furnished by the shipper thereof, and to the best of my knowledge there are no articles within this vehicle that are not permitted to be transported on board the vessel utilized in accordance with regulations of the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

[Order 74, 6 F. R. 276, Jan. 11, 1941, as amended by CGFR 47-35, 12 F. R. 4184, June 27, 1947]

§ 146.08-5 Exemption of highway vehicles from detail handling or stowage requirements. Detailed regulations governing handling and stowage of permitted explosives, inflammable liquids, inflammable solids, oxidizing materials, corrosive liquids, compressed gases, poisons, hazardous articles or combustible liquids on board vessels do not apply to such substances loaded in highway vehicles, provided such substances remain within the vehicle and are certified in accordance with the requirements of § 146.08-4 as being in proper condition for transportation according to the regulations in this part.

§ 146.08-6 Stowage of highway vehicles. Highway vehicles in which are loaded any permitted explosives or other dangerous articles or combustible liquids which are certified by the vehicle operator in accordance with the provisions of § 146.08-4 shall when taken on board a vessel be stowed in accordance with the provisions for "Ferry stowage (AA)" as shown in § 146.03-34 (k). Highway vehicles containing carbon dioxide, solid, either as cargo or as a refrigerant, shall be stowed in a well-ventilated location. [CGFR 50-30, 16 F. R. 1084, Feb. 6, 1951]

§ 146.08-7 Empty tank containers. For conditions governing transportation of empty tanks, forming a part of a highway vehicle, and which recently contained a substance defined as dangerous by the regulations in this part, see § 146.27-100.

§ 146.08-8 Control of highway vehicle. (a) The operator or person in charge of a highway vehicle containing any of the permitted dangerous articles as defined by the regulations in this part, when entering upon or while being transported upon any vessel, shall observe the following rules:

(1) Deliver to the vessel's representative the vehicle carrier's statement cover

ing the lading of the vehicle as required by $146.08-4.

(2) Drive the vehicle to the location indicated by the vessel's representative.

(3) Securely set the brakes of the vehicle to prevent movement.

(4) Shut off the motor and do not restart same until the vessel has completed its voyage and docked.

(5) Cut off all vehicle lights and do not relight same until the vessel has completed its voyage and docked.

(6) Remain with the vehicle. (7) Make no repairs or adjustments to the vehicle while on board the vessel.

(8) Observe any instructions given by the vessel's representative during the voyage, or during "drive on" or "drive off" operations.

(b) Smoking by any person within the vehicle is prohibited.

§ 146.08-9 Private passenger type motor vehicles (automobiles). Such vehicles shall not be offered or accepted for transportation on board passenger-carrying ferries while having within the automobile any permitted explosives (except permitted fireworks or small arms ammunitions) unless complying with all the provisions of the regulations in this part regarding such substances. Such automobiles shall not have within the vehicle any other dangerous articles or substances or combustible liquid as defined in the regulations in this part when being transported for hire except in compliance with the regulations prescribed herein: Provided, however, That such vehicles are exempt from the provisions of the regulations in this part with respect to descriptions, descriptive name, packing, marking, labeling, certification and the requirements of §§ 146.08-4 and 146.08-8 when having in the vehicle any permitted fireworks or small arms ammunition or any other dangerous articles or substances or any combustible liquid in tightly closed containers, provided such substances are not being carried by the automobile for hire. Such vehicles, their owners or operators shall, when entering upon and while being transported and when leaving a vessel, conform with all of the provisions of the regulations shown in the table, § 146.27100 applying to the transportation of such vehicles.

§ 146.08-10 Cylinders laden in highway vehicles. Cylinders of compressed

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