46 CFR § 38.01-1 - Scope of regulations—TB/ALL.

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title: "46 CFR § 38.01-1 - Scope of regulations—TB/ALL."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "38.01-1"
section_name: "Scope of regulations—TB/ALL."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "38"
part_name: "LIQUEFIED FLAMMABLE GASES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703; 49 U.S.C. 5101, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15269, Dec. 6, 1966, unless otherwise noted."
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# 38.01-1 Scope of regulations—TB/ALL.

(a) The regulations in this part contain requirements for the transportation of liquefied or compressed gases, whose primary hazard is one of flammability.

(b) The transportation *on deck* of liquefied flammable gases in portable cylinders and tanks and the transportation of empty cylinders and portable tanks previously used shall be in accordance with the requirements of 49 CFR parts 171-179. The transportation of such containers *under deck* shall be in accordance with the requirements of § 38.01-2.

[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15269, Dec. 6, 1966, as amended by CGD 86-033, 53 FR 36024, Sept. 16, 1988]