---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 148.115"
title: "46"
number: "148.115"
heading: "Report of incidents."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/148.115"
---

# §148.115. Report of incidents.

- (a) When a fire or other hazardous condition occurs on a vessel transporting a material covered by this part, the master must notify the nearest Captain of the Port as soon as possible and comply with any instructions given.
- (b) Any incident or casualty occurring while transporting a material covered by this part must also be reported as required under [49 CFR 171.15](/cfr/49/171.15.md), if applicable. A copy of the written report required under [49 CFR 171.16](/cfr/49/171.16.md) must also be sent to the Commandant (CG-ENG-5), Attn: Hazardous Materials Division, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509, at the earliest practicable moment.
- (c) Any release to the environment of a hazardous substance in a quantity equal to or in excess of its reportable quantity (RQ) must be reported immediately to the National Response Center at 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675; or online at www.nrc.uscg.mil..

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 64591, Oct. 19, 2010, as amended by USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60154, Sept. 30, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1602; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 5111; 49 U.S.C. 5103; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 64591, Oct. 19, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 64591, Oct. 19, 2010, as amended by USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60154, Sept. 30, 2013]