{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-98.30-12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 98.30-12","heading":"-12 Stowage of portable tanks and IBCs.","body":"(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.\n(b) No person may stow a portable tank and/or IBC—\n(1) In the vicinity of another tank that contains a chemically incompatible product; and\n(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—\n(i) Within 10 feet in any horizontal direction; and\n(ii) Within 8 feet above the deck.\n(c) All IBCs must be secured as specified in 49 CFR 176.74.","path":["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"],"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":"7b5e5415feca281836159219799c96edd96f5af061d7ca2a2e434e7a26da4a79","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-98.30-11","next":"us/46-cfr-98.30-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}