CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER N—DANGEROUS CARGOES (parts 140 to 149) > PART 148—CARRIAGE OF SOLID HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN BULK > SUBPART 148.04—Special Additional Requirements for Certain Material (§148.04-1 to §148.04-23) > 148.04-20—Sulfur.

148.04-20—Sulfur.

(a) When sulfur is loaded in a deep hold with general cargo in the 'tween deck hold above the sulfur, a dust proof wooden bulkhead enclosure must be built in the hatchways from the over deck of the lower hold to the weather deck forming a tight enclosure capable of preventing sulfur dust from entering the 'tween decks during loading.
(b) Ceiling must be made tight to prevent sulfur dust from entering the bilges; any chinking necessary in the way of tank tops or bilges must be made of noncombustible material.
(c) Cowl ventilators serving the hold into which sulfur is being loaded or discharged must be opened to provide circulation of air.
(d) No smoking is permitted on board the vessel and “No Smoking” signs must be conspicuously posted.
(e) If a metal chute is used it must be grounded using a flexible cable.
(f) Upon completion of loading, the sulfur must be leveled off. Any decks, bulkheads, or overheads containing sulfur dust must be swept clean or washed down.
(g) Other cargo, which is oxygen bearing, must not be stowed in the same hold with sulfur.
(h) An oxygen breathing apparatus, or proper gas mask, must be made available.
(i) A fire hose, preferably supplied with fresh water from a shore supply source, must be available at each hatch through which sulfur is being loaded.