IMO MSC.1/Circ.1205

Guidelines for Developing Operation and Maintenance Manuals for Lifeboat Systems

Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)

The CFR incorporates IMO MSC.1/Circ.1205 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

IMO MSC.1/Circ.1205, May 26, 2006

As the CFR lists it: “MSC.1/Circular 1205, Guidelines for Developing Operation and Maintenance Manuals for Lifeboat Systems, (May 26, 2006)”

How to read it

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