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carfloat means a vessel that operates on a short run on an irregular basis and serves one or more points in a port area as an extension of a rail line or highway over water, and does not operate in ocean, coastwise, or ferry service. 49 CFR 171.8
cargo-aircraft-only means an aircraft that is used to transport cargo and is not engaged in carrying passengers. For purposes of this subchapter, the terms cargo aircraft only, cargo-only aircraft and cargo aircraft have the same meaning. 49 CFR 171.8
cargo-tank means a bulk packaging that: (1) Is a tank intended primarily for the carriage of liquids or gases and includes appurtenances, reinforcements, fittings, and closures (for the definition of a tank, see 49 CFR 178.320, 178.337-1, or 178.338-1, as applicable); (2) Is permanently attached to or forms a part of a motor vehicle, or is not permanently attached to a motor vehicle but which, by reason of its size, construction or attachment to a motor vehicle is loaded or unloaded without being removed from the motor vehicle; and (3) Is not fabricated under a specification for cylinders, intermediate bulk containers, multi-unit tank car tanks, portable tanks, or tank cars. 49 CFR 171.8
cargo-tank-motor-vehicle means a motor vehicle with one or more cargo tanks permanently attached to or forming an integral part of the motor vehicle. 49 CFR 171.8
cargo-vessel means: (1) Any vessel other than a passenger vessel; and (2) Any ferry being operated under authority of a change of character certificate issued by a Coast Guard Officer-in-Charge, Marine Inspection. 49 CFR 171.8
carrier means a person who transports passengers or property in commerce by rail car, aircraft, motor vehicle, or vessel. 49 CFR 171.8
cc means closed-cup. 49 CFR 171.8
character-of-vessel means the type of service in which the vessel is engaged at the time of carriage of a hazardous material. 49 CFR 171.8
class means hazard class. See hazard class. 49 CFR 171.8
class-1 See § 173.50 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
class-2 See § 173.115 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
class-3 See § 173.120 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
class-4 See § 173.124 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
class-5 See § 173.128 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
class-6 See § 173.132 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
class-7 See § 173.403 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
class-8 See § 173.136 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
class-9 See § 173.140 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
closure means a device which closes an opening in a receptacle. 49 CFR 171.8
cofc means container-on-flat-car. 49 CFR 171.8
combination-packaging means a combination of packaging, for transport purposes, consisting of one or more inner packagings secured in a non-bulk outer packaging. It does not include a composite packaging. 49 CFR 171.8
combustible-liquid See § 173.120 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
commerce means trade or transportation in the jurisdiction of the United States within a single state; between a place in a state and a place outside of the state; that affects trade or transportation between a place in a state and place outside of the state; or on a United States-registered aircraft. 49 CFR 171.8
compatibility-group-letter means a designated alphabetical letter used to categorize different types of explosive substances and articles for purposes of stowage and segregation. See § 173.52 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
competent-authority means a national agency responsible under its national law for the control or regulation of a particular aspect of the transportation of hazardous materials (dangerous goods). The term Appropriate Authority, as used in the ICAO Technical Instructions (IBR, see § 171.7), has the same meaning as Competent Authority. For purposes of this subchapter, the Associate Administrator is the Competent Authority for the United States. 49 CFR 171.8
composite-packaging means a packaging consisting of an outer packaging and an inner receptacle, so constructed that the inner receptacle and the outer packaging form an integral packaging. Once assembled it remains thereafter an integrated single unit; it is filled, stored, shipped and emptied as such. 49 CFR 171.8
compressed-gas See § 173.115 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
consignee means the person or place shown on a shipping document, package marking, or other media as the location to which a carrier is directed to transport a hazardous material. 49 CFR 171.8
consumer-commodity means a material that is packaged and distributed in a form intended or suitable for sale through retail sales agencies or instrumentalities for consumption by individuals for purposes of personal care or household use. This term also includes drugs and medicines. 49 CFR 171.8
container-ship means a cargo vessel designed and constructed to transport, within specifically designed cells, portable tanks and freight containers which are lifted on and off with their contents intact. 49 CFR 171.8
corrosive-material See § 173.136 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
crate means an outer packaging with incomplete surfaces. 49 CFR 171.8
crewmember means a person assigned to perform duty in an aircraft during flight time. 49 CFR 171.8
cryogenic-liquid See § 173.115(g) of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
cultures-and-stocks See § 173.134 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
cylinder means a pressure vessel designed for pressures higher than 40 psia and having a circular cross section. It does not include a portable tank, multi-unit tank car tank, cargo tank, or tank car. 49 CFR 171.8
dangerous-when-wet-material See § 173.124 of this subchapter. 49 CFR 171.8
design-certifying-engineer means a person registered with the Department in accordance with subpart F of part 107 of this chapter who has the knowledge and ability to perform stress analysis of pressure vessels and otherwise determine whether a cargo tank design and construction meets the applicable DOT specification. A Design Certifying Engineer meets the knowledge and ability requirements of this section by meeting any one of the following requirements: (1) Has an engineering degree and one year of work experience in cargo tank structural or mechanical design; (2) Is currently registered as a professional engineer by appropriate authority of a state of the United States or a province of Canada; or (3) Has at least three years' experience in performing the duties of a Design Certifying Engineer prior to September 1, 1991. 49 CFR 171.8
design-life for composite cylinders and tubes, means the maximum life (in number of years) to which the cylinder or tube is designed and approved in accordance with the applicable standard. 49 CFR 171.8
designated-facility means a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility that has been designated on the manifest by the generator. 49 CFR 171.8
display-pack means a package intended to be placed at retail locations which provide direct customer access to consumer commodities contained within the package when all or part of the outer fiberboard packaging is removed. 49 CFR 171.8
district-commander means the District Commander of the Coast Guard, or his authorized representative, who has jurisdiction in the particular geographical area. 49 CFR 171.8
division means a subdivision of a hazard class. 49 CFR 171.8
dod means the U.S. Department of Defense. 49 CFR 171.8
domestic-transportation means transportation between places within the United States other than through a foreign country. 49 CFR 171.8
dot-or-department means U.S. Department of Transportation. 49 CFR 171.8
drum means a flat-ended or convex-ended cylindrical packaging made of metal, fiberboard, plastic, plywood, or other suitable materials. This definition also includes packagings of other shapes made of metal or plastic (e.g., round taper-necked packagings or pail-shaped packagings) but does not include cylinders, jerricans, wooden barrels or bulk packagings. 49 CFR 171.8
electronic-data-interchange (EDI) means the computer-to-computer exchange of business data in standard formats. In EDI, information is organized according to a specific format (electronic transmission protocol) agreed upon by the sender and receiver of this information, and transmitted through a computer transaction that requires no human intervention or retyping at either end of the transmission. 49 CFR 171.8
elevated-temperature-material means a material which, when offered for transportation or transported in a bulk packaging: (1) Is in a liquid phase and at a temperature at or above 100 °C (212 °F); (2) Is in a liquid phase with a flash point at or above 38 °C (100 °F) that is intentionally heated and offered for transportation or transported at or above its flash point; or (3) Is in a solid phase and at a temperature at or above 240 °C (464 °F). 49 CFR 171.8
engine means a locomotive propelled by any form of energy and used by a railroad. 49 CFR 171.8

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