{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-153.900","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 153.900","heading":"Certificates and authorization to carry a bulk liquid hazardous material.","body":"(a) Except as allowed in 33 CFR 151.33(a), no ship may carry a cargo of bulk liquid hazardous material or an NLS residue if the bulk liquid hazardous material or NLS is listed in Table 1 or carried under a written permission under paragraph (d) of this section unless the ship meets the following:\n(1) The cargo must be carried in a cargo tank.\n(2) If a United States ship, the ship must have a Subchapter D or I Certificate of Inspection that is endorsed to allow the cargo tank to carry the cargo.\n(3) If a foreign ship, the ship must have a Certificate of Compliance that is endorsed to allow the cargo tank to carry the cargo.\n(4) The ship must have an IMO Certificate of Fitness issued under § 153.12 that is endorsed to allow the cargo tank to carry the cargo if it is—\n(i) A United States self-propelled ship in foreign waters; or\n(ii) A United States non-self-propelled ship in the waters of another Administration signatory to MARPOL 73/78 and the cargo is a Category A, B, or C NLS.\n(b) [Reserved]\n(c) No ship may carry any bulk liquid cargo not listed in § 30.25-1 of this chapter, Table 151.05 of Part 151 of this chapter, Table 1 or Table 2 of this part, Table 4 of Part 154 of this chapter, 33 CFR 151.47, or 33 CFR 151.49 unless the cargo name is endorsed on the Certificate of Inspection or contained in a letter issued under paragraph (d) of this section.\n(d) The Coast Guard at its discretion endorses the Certificate of Inspection with the name of or issues a letter allowing the carriage of an unlisted cargo described under paragraph (c) of this section if—\n(1) The shipowner—\n(i) Requests the Coast Guard to add the cargo; and\n(ii) Supplies any information the Coast Guard needs to develop carriage requirements for the bulk liquid cargo; and\n(2) The ship—\n(i) Has a Certificate of Inspection, Certificate of Compliance, or IOPP Certificate as specified in this part;\n(ii) Meets the design and equipment requirements of this part specified by the Coast Guard; and\n(iii) Meets any additional requirements made by the Coast Guard.","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 C—Operations"],"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":"a2b297ef0775febc1c673c1f8dae491d107c969c1e06c83777eafefb0f011e61","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-153.812","next":"us/46-cfr-153.901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}