---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 176.162"
title: "49"
number: "176.162"
heading: "Security."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/176.162"
---

# §176.162. Security.


A responsible person must be present at all times when the hatches of spaces containing Class 1 (explosive) materials are open. No unauthorized person may be permitted to access spaces in which Class 1 (explosive) materials are stowed. Magazines must be secured against unauthorized entry when loading has been completed, or when loading or unloading is stopped. Packages containing Class 1 (explosive) materials may not be opened on board ship.


## Notes

### Source

Source: Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52696, Dec. 21, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97.

### Source

Source: Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, unless otherwise noted.