{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.1","heading":"Applicability.","body":"This part applies to the following:\n(a) All United States self-propelled ships and those foreign self-propelled ships operating in United States waters that carry in bulk a cargo listed in Table 1 or allowed in a written permission under § 153.900(d), unless—\n(1) The ship is carrying the cargo under 33 CFR part 151;\n(2) The ship is carrying the cargo in a portable tank under subpart 98.30 or 98.33 of this chapter; or\n(3) The ship is an offshore supply vessel carrying the cargo under subpart 98.31 of the chapter; or\n(b) All United States oceangoing non-self-propelled ships and those foreign non-self-propelled ships operating in United States waters that carry in bulk a Category A, B, or C NLS cargo listed in Table 1 or allowed in a written permission under § 153.900(d), unless—\n(1) The ship is carrying the cargo under 33 CFR part 151;\n(2) The ship is carrying the cargo in a portable tank under subpart 98.30 or 98.33 of this chapter;\n(3) The ship is an offshore supply vessel carrying the cargo under subpart 98.31 of this chapter; or\n(4) The ship's Certificate of Inspection is endorsed for a limited short protected coastwise route and the ship is constructed and certificated primarily for service on an inland route.\n(c) All ships that carry a bulk liquid, liquefied gas, or compressed gas cargo that is not—\n(1) Listed in Table 1 of this part;\n(2) Listed in Table 2 of this part;\n(3) Carried under a written permission granted under § 153.900(d);\n(4) Carried under part 30 through 35, 98, 151, or 154 of this chapter; or\n(5) Carried as an NLS under 33 CFR part 151.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER O—CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES","PART 153—SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"7702457fe1515cd8c5f0db5f5467294db59075ea3e2ea1d5965986b7c1359a7f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.0","next":"us/46-cfr-153.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}