---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 176.77"
title: "49"
number: "176.77"
heading: "Stowage of barges containing hazardous materials on board barge-carrying vessels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/176.77"
---

# §176.77. Stowage of barges containing hazardous materials on board barge-carrying vessels.

- (a) A barge which contains hazardous materials may be transported on board a barge-carrying vessel if it is stowed in accordance with the requirements of this section.
- (b) A barge which contains hazardous materials for which only “on deck” stowage is authorized must be stowed above the weather deck and be vented to the atmosphere.
- (c) A barge which contains hazardous materials for which both “on deck” and “below deck” stowage is authorized may be stowed above or below the weather deck.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52689, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 76 FR 56317, Sept. 13, 2011]

### 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. 176-30, 55 FR 52689, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 76 FR 56317, Sept. 13, 2011]