Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Mar 20, 2025
§ 176.162 - Security.

A responsible person must be present at all times when the hatches of spaces containing Class 1 (explosive) materials are open. No unauthorized person may be permitted to access spaces in which Class 1 (explosive) materials are stowed. Magazines must be secured against unauthorized entry when loading has been completed, or when loading or unloading is stopped. Packages containing Class 1 (explosive) materials may not be opened on board ship.

authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97
source: Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 176.162