46 CFR § 150.150 - Exceptions to the compatibility chart.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s150.150"
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title: "46 CFR § 150.150 - Exceptions to the compatibility chart."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "150.150"
section_name: "Exceptions to the compatibility chart."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"
part_number: "150"
part_name: "COMPATIBILITY OF CARGOES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3."
regulatory_source: "CGD 75-59, 45 FR 70263, Oct. 23, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "150"
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# 150.150 Exceptions to the compatibility chart.
The Commandant (CG-ENG-5) authorizes, on a case by case basis, exceptions to the rules in this subpart under the following conditions:
(a) When two cargoes shown to be incompatible in Figure 1 meet the standards for a compatible pair in Appendix III, or
(b) When two cargoes shown to be compatible in Figure 1 meet the standards for an incompatible pair in Appendix III.
Appendix I contains cargoes which have been found to be exceptions to Figure 1, the Compatibility Chart.
[CGD 83-047, 50 FR 33038, Aug. 16, 1985, as amended at CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50731, Sept. 27, 1996]