49 CFR § 176.77 - Stowage of barges containing hazardous materials on board barge-carrying vessels.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s176.77"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 176.77 - Stowage of barges containing hazardous materials on board barge-carrying vessels."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "176.77"
section_name: "Stowage of barges containing hazardous materials on board barge-carrying vessels."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS"
part_number: "176"
part_name: "CARRIAGE BY VESSEL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 5101-5128; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97."
regulatory_source: "Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "176"
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# 176.77 Stowage of barges containing hazardous materials on board barge-carrying vessels.
(a) A barge which contains hazardous materials may be transported on board a barge-carrying vessel if it is stowed in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(b) A barge which contains hazardous materials for which only “on deck” stowage is authorized must be stowed above the weather deck and be vented to the atmosphere.
(c) A barge which contains hazardous materials for which both “on deck” and “below deck” stowage is authorized may be stowed above or below the weather deck.
[Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52689, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 76 FR 56317, Sept. 13, 2011]