---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 176.180"
title: "49"
number: "176.180"
heading: "Watchkeeping."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/176.180"
---

# §176.180. Watchkeeping.


Whenever Class 1 (explosive) materials are on board a vessel in port, there must be sufficient crew on board to maintain a proper watch and to operate the propulsion and firefighting equipment in case of an emergency.


## 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.