{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-176.77","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 176.77","heading":"Stowage of barges containing hazardous materials on board barge-carrying vessels.","body":"(a) A barge which contains hazardous materials may be transported on board a barge-carrying vessel if it is stowed in accordance with the requirements of this section.\n(b) A barge which contains hazardous materials for which only “on deck” stowage is authorized must be stowed above the weather deck and be vented to the atmosphere.\n(c) A barge which contains hazardous materials for which both “on deck” and “below deck” stowage is authorized may be stowed above or below the weather deck.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS","PART 176—CARRIAGE BY VESSEL","Subpart C—General Handling and Stowage"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"5a7d417b0619c299d2b4ce0f6f78c9830f7cd9dc2d4d296df79ca1de56096485","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-176.76","next":"us/49-cfr-176.78"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}