Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 46  /  Part 148  /  Sec. 148.155 Stowage and segregation for potentially dangerous

(a) A PDM must be stowed and segregated according to the requirements of this section and Table 148.155 of this section.

(b) When transporting coal--

(1) Coal must be stowed separate from materials of Class/division 1.4 and Classes 2, 3, 4, and 5 in packaged form; and separated from bulk solid materials of Classes 4 and 5.1;

(2) No material of Class 5.1, in either packaged or bulk solid form, may be stowed above or below a cargo of coal; and

(3) Coal must be separated longitudinally by an intervening complete cargo compartment or hold from materials of Class 1 other than Class/division 1.4.

(c) When transporting direct reduced iron (DRI)--

(1) DRI lumps, pellets, or cold-molded briquettes, and DRI hot-molded briquettes, must be separated from materials of Class/division 1.4, Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, Class 8 acids in packaged form, and bulk solid materials of Classes 4 and 5.1; and

(2) No material of Class 1, other than Class/division 1.4, may be transported on the same vessel with DRI.

(d) Petroleum coke, calcined or uncalcined, must be--

(1) Separated longitudinally by an intervening complete cargo compartment or hold from materials of Class/divisions 1.1 and 1.5; and

(2) Separated by a complete cargo compartment or hold from all hazardous materials and other potentially dangerous materials in packaged and bulk solid form.

Table 148.155--Stowage and Segregation Requirements for Potentially Dangerous Material--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Load only

Segregate as ``Separate under dry Mechanical ``Separate from''

Potentially dangerous material for class from'' weather Keep dry ventilation material listed Special provisions

listed \1\ foodstuffs conditions required--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aluminum Smelting By-products or 4.3 X X X X Class 8 liquids

Aluminum Re-melting Byproducts.Brown Coal Briquettes.............. ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ See paragraph (b) of See paragraph (b) of

this section. this section.Charcoal........................... 4.1 ............ ............ X ............ Oily materialsCoal............................... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ See paragraph (b) of See paragraph (b) of

this section. this section.Direct reduced iron (A)............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ See paragraph (c) of See paragraph (c) of

this section. this section.Direct reduced iron (B)............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ See paragraph (c) of See paragraph (c) of

this section. this section.Ferrophosphorus.................... 4.3 X X X X Class 8 liquidsFerrolilicon....................... 4.3 X X X X Class 8 liquidsFluorospar......................... ............ X ............ ............ ............ Class 8 liquidsLime, Unslaked..................... ............ ............ ............ X ............ All packaged and bulk

solid hazardous

materials.Linted Cotton Seed................. ............ ............ ............ X ............Magnesia, Unslaked................. ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ All packaged and bulk

solid hazardous

materials.Metal Sulfide Concentrates......... 4.2 X ............ ............ ............ Class 8 liquidsPetroleum Coke..................... ............ X ............ ............ ............ See section

148.155(d).Pitch Prill........................ 4.1 ............ ............ ............ ............Pyrites, Calcined.................. ............ X X X XSawdust............................ 4.1 ............ ............ X ............ All Class 5.1 and 8

liquids.Silicomanganese.................... 4.3 X X X X Class 8 liquidsTankage............................ 4.2 X X ............ ............Vanadium........................... 6.1 X ............ ............ ............Wood chips......................... 4.1 ............ ............ ............ ............Wood pellets....................... 4.1 ............ ............ ............ ............Wood pulp pellets.................. 4.1 ............ ............ ............ ............--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ See Tables 148.120A and B.