33 CFR § 126.35 - Primary responsibility.

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title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
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part_name: "HANDLING OF DANGEROUS CARGO AT WATERFRONT FACILITIES"
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# 126.35 Primary responsibility.

Nothing contained in the rules, regulations, conditions, and designations in this part shall be construed as relieving the masters, owners, operators, and agents of vessels, docks, piers, wharves, or other waterfront facilities from their primary responsibility for the security of such vessels, docks, piers, wharves, or waterfront facilities.

[CGFR 51-37, 16 FR 8680, Aug. 28, 1951]