46 CFR § 150.160 - Carrying a cargo as an exception to the compatibility chart.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s150.160"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 150.160 - Carrying a cargo as an exception to the compatibility chart."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "150.160"
section_name: "Carrying a cargo as an exception 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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 150.160 Carrying a cargo as an exception to the compatibility chart.
The Operator of a vessel having on board a cargo carried as an exception under § 150.150 but not listed in Appendix I, Exceptions to the Chart, shall make sure that:
(a) The Commandant (CG-ENG-5) has authorized by letter or message the cargo pair as an exception to the compatibility chart; and
(b) A copy of the letter or message is on the vessel.
[CGD 75-59, 45 FR 70263, Oct. 23, 1980, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 83-047, 50 FR 33038, Aug. 16, 1985; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 19955; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50731, Sept. 27, 1996]