# Deck stowage.

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** 49 CFR 176.138
- **title:** Deck stowage.
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2026-08-18
- **summary:** (a) [Reserved]

(b) Class 1 (explosives) may not be stowed within a horizontal distance of 6 m (20 feet) from any source of heat and any possible sources of ignition. With the exception of division 1.4 (explosive) materials, Class 1 (explosives) materials may not be stowed within a horizontal distan
- **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-176-138.json
- **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-176-138.md
- **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-176-138
- **source url:** https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-176.138
**body:**

(a) [Reserved]

(b) Class 1 (explosives) may not be stowed within a horizontal distance of 6 m (20 feet) from any source of heat and any possible sources of ignition. With the exception of division 1.4 (explosive) materials, Class 1 (explosives) materials may not be stowed within a horizontal distance of 12 m (39 feet) from the bridge, accommodation areas, and lifesaving appliances.

[Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52696, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 69 FR 76184, Dec. 20, 2004; 78 FR 1095, Jan. 7, 2013]
- **truncated:** false
- **body characters:** 497