(a) A PDM must be stowed and segregated according to the requirements of this section and Table 148.155 of this section.
(b) When transporting coal -
(1) Coal must be stowed separate from materials of Class/division 1.4 and Classes 2, 3, 4, and 5 in packaged form; and separated from bulk solid materials of Classes 4 and 5.1;
(2) No material of Class 5.1, in either packaged or bulk solid form, may be stowed above or below a cargo of coal; and
(3) Coal must be separated longitudinally by an intervening complete cargo compartment or hold from materials of Class 1 other than Class/division 1.4.
(c) When transporting direct reduced iron (DRI) -
(1) DRI lumps, pellets, or cold-molded briquettes, and DRI hot-molded briquettes, must be separated from materials of Class/division 1.4, Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, Class 8 acids in packaged form, and bulk solid materials of Classes 4 and 5.1; and
(2) No material of Class 1, other than Class/division 1.4, may be transported on the same vessel with DRI.
(d) Petroleum coke, calcined or uncalcined, must be -
(1) Separated longitudinally by an intervening complete cargo compartment or hold from materials of Class/divisions 1.1 and 1.5; and
(2) Separated by a complete cargo compartment or hold from all hazardous materials and other potentially dangerous materials in packaged and bulk solid form.
Table 148.155 - Stowage and Segregation Requirements for Potentially Dangerous Material
| Potentially dangerous material | Segregate as for class listed1 | “Separate from” foodstuffs | Load only under dry weather conditions | Keep dry | Mechanical ventilation required | “Separate from” material listed | Special provisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Smelting By-products or Aluminum Re-melting Byproducts | 4.3 | X | X | X | X | Class 8 liquids | |
| Brown Coal Briquettes | See paragraph (b) of this section | See paragraph (b) of this section. | |||||
| Charcoal | 4.1 | X | Oily materials | ||||
| Coal | See paragraph (b) of this section | See paragraph (b) of this section. | |||||
| Direct reduced iron (A) | See paragraph (c) of this section | See paragraph (c) of this section. | |||||
| Direct reduced iron (B) | See paragraph (c) of this section | See paragraph (c) of this section. | |||||
| Ferrophosphorus | 4.3 | X | X | X | X | Class 8 liquids | |
| Ferrolilicon | 4.3 | X | X | X | X | Class 8 liquids | |
| Fluorospar | X | Class 8 liquids | |||||
| Lime, Unslaked | X | All packaged and bulk solid hazardous materials | |||||
| Linted Cotton Seed | X | ||||||
| Magnesia, Unslaked | All packaged and bulk solid hazardous materials | ||||||
| Metal Sulfide Concentrates | 4.2 | X | Class 8 liquids | ||||
| Petroleum Coke | X | See section 148.155(d). | |||||
| Pitch Prill | 4.1 | ||||||
| Pyrites, Calcined | X | X | X | X | |||
| Sawdust | 4.1 | X | All Class 5.1 and 8 liquids | ||||
| Silicomanganese | 4.3 | X | X | X | X | Class 8 liquids | |
| Tankage | 4.2 | X | X | ||||
| Vanadium | 6.1 | X | |||||
| Wood chips | 4.1 | ||||||
| Wood pellets | 4.1 | ||||||
| Wood pulp pellets | 4.1 |