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46 CFR §97.12-3

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  1. (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.
  2. (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.