GroundRules
46 CFR 98.30-12: -12 Stowage of portable tanks and IBCs.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER I—CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS
- PART 98—SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION, ARRANGEMENT, AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN DANGEROUS CARGOES IN BULK
- Subpart 98.30—Portable Tanks and Intermediate Bulk Containers
(a) No person may operate a vessel to which this subpart applies unless each portable tank and/or IBC is stowed on an open deck.
(b) No person may stow a portable tank and/or IBC—
(1) In the vicinity of another tank that contains a chemically incompatible product; and
(2) Unless all electrical equipment is explosion-proof or intrinsically safe, as defined in §§ 111.105-9 and 111.105-11 of this chapter, in the area of the tank and its associated equipment that is—
(i) Within 10 feet in any horizontal direction; and
(ii) Within 8 feet above the deck.
(c) All IBCs must be secured as specified in 49 CFR 176.74.
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