FSS Code
International Code for Fire Safety Systems
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates FSS Code by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The edition the CFR requires
FSS Code, Second Edition, 2007 Edition (Resolution MSC.98(73))
As the CFR lists it: “FSS Code, International Code for Fire Safety Systems, Second Edition, 2007 Edition (Resolution MSC.98(73))”
- Listed in 46 CFR 95.01-2(c)(1); required by46 CFR 95.05-3 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 161.002-1(d)(1); required by46 CFR 161.002-15 ↗
How to read it
- Where to get itIMO Publishing ↗
A free or purchased copy may not be the edition the CFR names; check it against the edition above. Every incorporated standard can also be inspected at the National Archives (NARA) and at the agency named in the section that lists it.
FSS Code is copyrighted by its publisher; RegKnot shows its title and the editions the CFR names, not its text. Read from the eCFR's incorporation-by-reference sections, current as of October 26, 2026. The regulation text governs. All standards the CFR requires.