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Guidelines for the Selection and Use of Plastic Pails:
Hazardous Materials

All transportation requirements for a hazardous material can be found in the Hazardous Materials Table located in Part 172.101 of Title 49 CFR. Before going to hazardous materials table use the guide below to help you understand what the columns are and what they will tell you about the requirements for your product. (Click on the columns in the hazardous materials table example below and the description for that column will be displayed below.) Click here to look up your product in the current hazardous materials table (172.101) available online at the US DOT website.

(k) Column 10: Vessel stowage requirements. Column 10A [Vessel stowage] specifies the authorized stowage locations on board cargo and passenger vessels. Column 10B [Other provisions] specifies codes for stowage requirements for specific hazardous materials. The meaning of each code in Column 10B is set forth in §176.84 of this subchapter. Section 176.63 of this subchapter sets forth the physical requirements for each of the authorized locations listed in Column 10A. (For bulk transportation by vessel, see 46 CFR parts 30 to 40, 70, 98, 148, 151, 153 and 154.) The authorized stowage locations specified in Column 10A are defined as follows:
172.101(k)(1)
(1) Stowage category ``A'' means the material may be stowed ``on deck'' or ``under deck'' on a cargo vessel and on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(2)
(2) Stowage category ``B'' means-
172.101(k)(2)(i)
(i) The material may be stowed ``on deck'' or ``under deck'' on a cargo vessel and on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers, or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length; and
172.101(k)(2)(ii)
(ii) ``On deck only'' on passenger vessels in which the number of passengers specified in paragraph (k)(2)(i) of this section is exceeded.
172.101(k)(3)
(3) Stowage category ``C'' means the material must be stowed ``on deck only'' on a cargo vessel and on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(4)
(4) Stowage category ``D'' means the material must be stowed ``on deck only'' on a cargo vessel and on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length, but the material is prohibited on passenger vessels in which the limiting number of passengers is exceeded.
172.101(k)(5)
(5) Stowage category ``E'' means the material may be stowed ``on deck'' or ``under deck'' on a cargo vessel and on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers, or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length, but is prohibited from carriage on passenger vessels in which the limiting number of passengers is exceeded.
172.101(k)(6)
(6) Stowage category "01" means the material may be stowed "on deck" or "under deck" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(7)
(7) Stowage category "02" means the material may be stowed "on deck" or "under deck" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" in closed cargo transport units on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(8)
(8) Stowage category "03" means the material may be stowed "on deck" or "under deck" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and "on deck" in closed cargo transport units on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(9)
(9) Stowage category "04" means the material may be stowed "on deck" or "under deck" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(10)
(10) Stowage category "05" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(11)
(11) Stowage category "06" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" in closed cargo transport units on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(12)
(12) Stowage category "07" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and "on deck" only in closed cargo transport units on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(13)
(13) Stowage category "08" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(14)
(14) Stowage category "09" means the material may be stowed "on deck only" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" in closed cargo transport units on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(15)
(15) Stowage category "10" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" in closed cargo transport units on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and "on deck" only in closed cargo transport units on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(16)
(16) Stowage category "11" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" in magazine stowage type "c" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and66 FR 33338"on deck" only in closed cargo transport units on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(17)
(17) Stowage category "12" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" in magazine stowage type "c" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(18)
(18) Stowage category "13" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" in magazine stowage type "A" on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) and "on deck" only in closed cargo transport units on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(19)
(19) Stowage category "14" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel.
172.101(k)(20)
(20) Stowage category "15" means the material may be stowed "on deck" in closed cargo transport units or "under deck" in closed cargo transport units on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel.