U.S. Coast Guard Incompatibility Chart

X
 = Incompatible groups

Reactive Groups

Cargo Groups
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Non-oxidizing mineral acids 1
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Sulfuric acid 2
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Nitric acid 3
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Organic acids 4
X
X
X
X
X
X
  
X
X
Caustics 5
X
X
X
X
X
X
  
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ammonia 6
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Aliphatic amines 7
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Alkanolamines 8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Aromatic amines 9
X
X
X
X
X
  
X
Amides 10
X
X
X
X
X
  
X
Organic anhydrides 11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
Isocyanates 12
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
X
Vinyl acetate 13
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
Acrylates 14
X
X
X
X
 
Substituted allyls 15
X
X
X
X
 
Alklene oxides 16
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
Epichlorohydrin 17
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
Ketones 18
X
X
X
 
Aldehydes 19
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
Alcohols, Glycols 20
X
X
X
X
X
  
Phenols, Cresols 21
X
X
X
X
X
 
Caprolactam solution 22
X
X
X
X
  
Olefins 30
X
X
 
Paraffins 31
 
Aromatic hydrocarboms 32
X
 
Misc. Hydrocarbon mixtures 33
X
 
Esters 34
X
X
 
Vinyl halides 35
X
 
X
Halogenated hydrocarbons 36
 
Nitriles 37
X
 
Carbon disulfide 38
X
X
 
Sulfolane 39
Glycol ethers 40
X
X
  
Ethers 41
X
X
 
Nitro compounds 42
X
X
X
X
X
 
Misc. water solutions43
X
X
  
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