---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 148.140"
title: "46"
number: "148.140"
heading: "Stowage and segregation for materials of Class 5.1."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/148.140"
---

# §148.140. Stowage and segregation for materials of Class 5.1.

- (a) Class 5.1 materials listed in Table 148.10 of this part must—
  - (1) Be kept as cool and dry as practical before loading;
  - (2) Be stowed away from all sources of heat or ignition; and
  - (3) **Be stowed separate from foodstuffs and all readily combustible materials.**
- (b) Special care must be taken to ensure that holds containing Class 5.1 materials are clean and, whenever practical, only noncombustible securing and protecting materials are used.
- (c) Class 5.1 materials must be prevented from entering bilges or other cargo holds.

## Notes

### 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.