IMO MSC/Circ.980
Standardized Life-saving Appliance Evaluation and Test Report Forms
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates IMO MSC/Circ.980 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/Circ.980, February 13, 2001
As the CFR lists it: “MSC/Circular 980, Standardized Life-saving Appliance Evaluation and Test Report Forms, (February 13, 2001)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.115-5(b)(4); required by46 CFR 160.115-13 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.132-5(c)(4); required by46 CFR 160.132-13 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.133-5(c)(4); required by46 CFR 160.133-13 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.170-5(c)(4); required by46 CFR 160.170-13 ↗
How to read it
- Where to get itIMO Publishing ↗
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