(a) The owner or operator of a vessel must provide the master with safe loading and stowage information for each bulk solid cargo that vessel will carry.
(b) The shipper of a bulk solid cargo, as defined in § 148.3 of this chapter, must provide the master of a vessel with information regarding the nature of the cargo in advance of loading operations. Additional requirements in § 148.60 of this chapter may also apply.
authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j);
46 U.S.C. 2103,
3306,
5111,
6101;
49 U.S.C. 5103,
5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757; 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17011, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 97.12-3