---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 98.30-16"
title: "46"
number: "98.30-16"
heading: "Requirements for ships carrying NLSs in portable tanks and IBCs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/98.30-16"
---

# §98.30-16. Requirements for ships carrying NLSs in portable tanks and IBCs.

- (a) The person in charge of a ship, except a ship under [subpart 98.31](/cfr/46/subpart98.31.md) of this chapter, that carries an NLS in a portable tank must ensure that—
  - (1) The ship's Certificate of Inspection is endorsed with the name of the NLS;
  - (2) Any letters issued by the Commandant (CG-ENG) prescribing additional conditions for endorsement are attached; and
  - (3) Each operating requirement specified in writing by Commandant (CG-ENG) as a condition for endorsement is met.
- (b) To have a ship's Certificate of Inspection endorsed to allow the carriage of NLSs in portable tanks, the—
  - (1) Owner of the ship must make a request to the Commandant (CG-ENG) following the procedures for requesting alternatives in [§ 153.10(a)](/cfr/46/153.10.md?p=a) of this chapter; and
  - (2) The ship must meet any design and equipment requirements specified in writing as a condition for the endorsement by the Commandant (CG-ENG).
- (c) Any ship that carries NLSs in an IBC, as described in [§ 98.30-6](/cfr/46/98.30-6.md), must meet all requirements in accordance with [46 CFR 125.120](/cfr/46/125.120.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 81-101, 53 FR 28974, Aug. 1, 1988. Redesignated by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990, and amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59780, Oct. 1, 2012. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2011-0088, 78 FR 54785, 54787, Sept. 6, 2013]

### Source

Source: CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22954, June 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 3703; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17022, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 81-101, 53 FR 28974, Aug. 1, 1988. Redesignated by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37411, Sept. 11, 1990, and amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2012-0832, 77 FR 59780, Oct. 1, 2012. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2011-0088, 78 FR 54785, 54787, Sept. 6, 2013]