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46 CFR §153.1

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This part applies to the following:
  1. (a)All United States self-propelled ships and those foreign self-propelled ships operating in United States waters that carry in bulk a cargo listed in Table 1 or allowed in a written permission under § 153.900(d), unless—
    1. (1)The ship is carrying the cargo under 33 CFR part 151;
    2. (2)The ship is carrying the cargo in a portable tank under subpart 98.30 or 98.33 of this chapter; or
    3. (3)The ship is an offshore supply vessel carrying the cargo under subpart 98.31 of the chapter; or
  2. (b)All United States oceangoing non-self-propelled ships and those foreign non-self-propelled ships operating in United States waters that carry in bulk a Category A, B, or C NLS cargo listed in Table 1 or allowed in a written permission under § 153.900(d), unless—
    1. (1)The ship is carrying the cargo under 33 CFR part 151;
    2. (2)The ship is carrying the cargo in a portable tank under subpart 98.30 or 98.33 of this chapter;
    3. (3)The ship is an offshore supply vessel carrying the cargo under subpart 98.31 of this chapter; or
    4. (4)The ship's Certificate of Inspection is endorsed for a limited short protected coastwise route and the ship is constructed and certificated primarily for service on an inland route.
  3. (c)All ships that carry a bulk liquid, liquefied gas, or compressed gas cargo that is not—
    1. (1)Listed in Table 1 of this part;
    2. (2)Listed in Table 2 of this part;
    3. (3)Carried under a written permission granted under § 153.900(d);
    4. (4)Carried under part 30 through 35, 98, 151, or 154 of this chapter; or
    5. (5)Carried as an NLS under 33 CFR part 151.