{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-98.30-18","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 98.30-18","heading":"-18 Qualifications of person in charge.","body":"(a) The operator or agent of each vessel must designate the person in charge of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk to or from a portable tank or IBC.\n(b) Each person designated as person in charge of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk to or from a portable tank or IBC must—\n(1) On a tank barge, hold a “Tankerman-PIC”, restricted “Tankerman-PIC”, “Tankerman-PIC (Barge)”, or restricted “Tankerman-PIC (Barge)” endorsement on his or her merchant mariner credential or merchant mariner's document authorizing transfer of the classification of cargo involved;\n(2) On a self-propelled tank vessel, or on a tankship, carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk, hold a valid merchant mariner credential, license, or certificate authorizing service as a master, mate, pilot, engineer, or operator aboard that vessel, and a Tankerman-PIC or a restricted Tankerman (PIC) endorsement.","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":"f10fc8f5d0febd908bc4617d12bd15caf94bde206ad81be27305032fa91a9b25","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-98.30-17","next":"us/46-cfr-98.30-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}