Stowage of portable tanks and IBCs.

§ 98.30–12 Stowage of portable tanks and IBCs. (a) No person may operate a vessel to which this subpart applies unless each portable tank and/or IBC is stowed on an open deck. (b) No person may stow a portable tank and/or IBC— (1) In the vicinity of another tank that contains a chemically incompatible product; and (2) Unless all electrical equipment is explosion-proof or intrinsically safe, as defined in §§ 111.105–9 and 111.105–11 of this chapter, in the area of the tank and its associated equipment that is— (i) Within 10 feet in any horizontal direction; and (ii) Within 8 feet above the deck. (c) All IBCs must be secured as specified in 49 CFR 176.74. [CGD 73–172, 39 FR 22954, June 25, 1974, as amended by CGD 84–043, 55 FR 37412, Sept. 11, 1990; 55 FR 47477, Nov. 14, 1990. Redesignated and amended by USCG–2011–0088, 78 FR 54785, 54787, Sept. 6, 2013]