{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.15","heading":"Conditions under which the Coast Guard issues a Certificate of Inspection or Certificate of Compliance.","body":"(a) The Coast Guard issues the endorsed Certificate of Inspection required under § 153.900 for a United States ship to carry a hazardous material or NLS listed in Table 1 if—\n(1) The person wishing the Certificate of Inspection applies following the procedures under § 153.8; and\n(2) The ship meets the design and equipment requirements of this part and—\n(i) Subchapter D of this chapter if the hazardous material or NLS is flammable or combustible; or\n(ii) Either Subchapter D or I of this chapter, at the option of the ship owner, if the hazardous material or NLS is non-flammable or non-combustible.\n(b) The Coast Guard issues the endorsed Certificate of Compliance required under § 153.900 for a foreign ship to carry a hazardous material or NLS listed in Table 1 if—\n(1) The person wishing the Certificate of Compliance follows the procedures under § 153.9;\n(2) The ship has an IMO Certificate issued by its Administration and endorsed with the name of the hazardous material or NLS if the ship's Administration is signatory to MARPOL 73/78;\n(3) The ship meets the requirements of this part applying to United States ships and § 30.01-5(e) of this chapter if the ship's Administration is not signatory to MARPOL 73/78; and\n(4) The ship meets any additional design and equipment requirements specified by the Commandant (CG-ENG).","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":"e96272ae47513827a9e8746580e5af99a6e84387f6ffef0d2996d4101ff81d45","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.12","next":"us/46-cfr-153.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}