Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Jan 15, 2026
§ 147A.1 - Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to prescribe the requirements for shipboard fumigation that are critical for the health and safety of the crew and any other person who is on board a vessel during fumigation. These are interim rules pending further study and promulgation of comprehensive regulations on shipboard fumigation.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 5103; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
source: CGD 74-144, 39 FR 32998, Sept. 13, 1974, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 147A.1