{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-97.12-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 97.12-3","heading":"-3 Guidance for the master.","body":"(a) The owner or operator of a vessel must provide the master with safe loading and stowage information for each bulk solid cargo that vessel will carry.\n(b) The shipper of a bulk solid cargo, as defined in § 148.3 of this chapter, must provide the master of a vessel with information regarding the nature of the cargo in advance of loading operations. Additional requirements in § 148.60 of this chapter may also apply.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER I—CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS","PART 97—OPERATIONS","Subpart 97.12—Bulk Solid Cargoes"],"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":"b9eb9ddb333caf80f1791f42d2d2d806ebe048efd9c80ae380eee8fc8eb0c2ac","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-97.12-1","next":"us/46-cfr-97.12-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}