---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 150.160"
title: "46"
number: "150.160"
heading: "Carrying a cargo as an exception to the compatibility chart."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/150.160"
---

# §150.160. Carrying a cargo as an exception to the compatibility chart.


The Operator of a vessel having on board a cargo carried as an exception under [§ 150.150](/cfr/46/150.150.md) but not listed in Appendix I, Exceptions to the Chart, shall make sure that:

- (a) The Commandant (CG-ENG-5) has authorized by letter or message the cargo pair as an exception to the compatibility chart; and
- (b) **A copy of the letter or message is on the vessel.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 75-59, 45 FR 70263, Oct. 23, 1980, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 83-047, 50 FR 33038, Aug. 16, 1985; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 19955; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50731, Sept. 27, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

### Source

Source: CGD 75-59, 45 FR 70263, Oct. 23, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 75-59, 45 FR 70263, Oct. 23, 1980, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 83-047, 50 FR 33038, Aug. 16, 1985; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 19955; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50731, Sept. 27, 1996]