US Coast Guard

US Coast Guard, Compatibility Guide for Adjacent Loading of Bulk Liquid Cargoes (Final Report), Report No. USCG-D-156-75. 

US Coast Guard, Compatibility of Cargoes, published in 46 CFR Ch. 1 (10-1-93 ed.)—Part 150 with changes that appeared in the Federal Register dated April 11, 1994 as a Final Rule by Coast Guard (USCG-D-92-100) for Bulk Hazardous Materials. 

Wilson, R. P., Jr. and Attalah, S. 1975. Design Criteria for Elame Control Devices for Cargo Venting Systems. US Coast Guard Report No. CG-D-157-75 (August 1975). Available from the NTIS, Springfield, VA 22161. 

NAS. 1975. Matrix of Electrical and Fire Hazard Properties and Classification of Chemicals. National Academy of Sciences Report to US Coast Guard, Contract No. DOT-CG-41680-A(1975). 

CGI08, "Rules and Regnladons for Military Explosives and Hazardous Munitions (Revised annually), US Coast Guard, 400... 

Rules and Regulations for Transportation of Military Rxplosives and Hazardous Munitions by Ship , US Coast Guard, 400 7th St, NW, Washington, DC 20591 D) Tariff 6-D, "Official Air Transport Restricted Articles Tariff , published by C.C. Squire, Airline Tariff Publishers, Inc, Agent, 1825 "K ... 

Regulations for transportation of dangerous articles by water are prescribed by the US Coast Guard, whereas rulings as to what products, and in what quantities, may be transported by air, are made by the US Civil Aeronautics Board. Packaging and labeling of air shipments are subject to the regulations of the ICC, as interpreted by the Bureau of Explosives... 

Texas, Disaster, Fire Prevention Engrg Bur of Texas, Dallas, Tex The Natl Board of Fire Underwriters, New York(l947) 55 G.Armistead,Jr, "The Ship Explosions at Texas City, Texas, on April 16 and 17, 1947 and their Results", Washington, DC 56)Anon, "The Texas City Disaster , Natl Fire Protection Assoc Quarterly, 41, No 1, July 1947, 25-57 57)Anon, US Coast Guard, "Rept of Interagency Comm on Hazards of Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer in Transportation on Board Vessels", Part 1(1947)... 

Anon, US Coast Guard, "Rept of Interagency Comm on the Hazards of AN Fertilizer Grade, in Land Transportation and in Storage Under Various Conditions , ... 

The Dept of Transportation has combined the shipping regulations which used to be separately administered by the US Coast Guard (Title 46, CFR Part 146) and the Federal Aviation Regulations (Title 14, CFR Part 103) (Ref 46). The new regulation provides for a uniform vehicle placarding and documentation system. They replace rail express criteria with a hazard assessment for aircraft operation, and uniform criteria for all shipping modes have been established. The list of hazardous materials has been completely revised and improved directions for their use have been included. The use of prescribed colors for labels is now mandatory (Ref 46)... 

DOT. 1985. CHRIS (Chemical Hazard Response Information System) hazardous chemical data. Department of Transportation, US Coast Guard. Washington, DC US Government Printing Office. 

In the fall of 1968, the Department of the Army directed the disposal of certain chemical munitions which were obsolete and excess to the National deterrent stockpile. The proposed-disposal plan, designated Operation Chase, provided for these munitions to be transported across country (Denver, Colorado, to the East Coast), be loaded on excess freighter type boats and taken under US Coast Guard escort to a previously designated explosives dumping site beyond the Atlantic Continental Shelf and sunk. 

Joshua P. Gray is a Professor of Chemistry at the US Coast Guard Academy. The views expressed here are his own and not those of the Academy or other branches of the US government. 

CFIRIS. 1984. 1,1-Dichloroethane. Flazard assessment handbook. Vol. 1, Washington, DC US Coast Guard, Department of Transport. 

The Styrofoam (trademark of The Dow Chemical Company) was extruded as 30 cm diameter logs, which were cut into 90 cm lengths. This foam was used by the US Coast Guard and Navy as a flotation device for military equipment, and a floating buoy for the antisubmarine net during World War II. 

These historic seaports are now the homes of the US Coast Guard Academy and the US Navy Submarine Base. Both have an informational visitor s center. For dining in the area, Wokery (507 Gold Star Hwy., 860-448-3336) has healthy Chinese. 

The agencies involved in the federal government sector were the US Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the US Coast Guard, the US Government Services Administration, the legislative branch, and the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). 

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