---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 176.70"
title: "49"
number: "176.70"
heading: "Stowage requirements for marine pollutants."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/176.70"
---

# §176.70. Stowage requirements for marine pollutants.

- (a) Marine pollutants must be properly stowed and secured to minimize the hazards to the marine environment without impairing the safety of the ship and the persons on board.
- (b) Where stowage is permitted “on deck or under deck”, under deck stowage is preferred except when a weather deck provides equivalent protection.
- (c) Where stowage “on deck only” is required, preference should be given to stowage on well-protected decks or to stowage inboard in sheltered areas of exposed decks.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 176-31, 57 FR 52940, Nov. 5, 1992]

### 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.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 176-31, 57 FR 52940, Nov. 5, 1992]