IBC Code
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates IBC 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 3 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
IBC Code, 2016 edition, copyright 2016, Chapter 2 Ship survival capability and location of cargo tanks
As the CFR lists it: “IBC Code, International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk, 2016 edition, copyright 2016, Chapter 2 Ship survival capability and location of cargo tanks”
- Listed in 46 CFR 199.05(b)(1); required by46 CFR 199.280 ↗
IBC Code, 2016 edition, copyright 2016, Chapter 17 Summary of minimum requirements
As the CFR lists it: “IBC Code, International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk, 2016 edition, copyright 2016, Chapter 17 Summary of minimum requirements”
- Listed in 46 CFR 199.05(b)(2); required by46 CFR 199.30 ↗
IBC Code, adopted October 15, 2004
As the CFR lists it: “Annex 7 to IMO MEPC 52/54, Report of the Marine Environment Protection Committee on its Fifty-Second Session, “Resolution MEPC.119(52), 2004 Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code),” adopted October 15, 2004 (“IBC Code”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 125.180(h)(9); required by46 CFR 125.125 ↗
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.
IBC 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.