IMO Resolution A.653(16)
Recommendation on Improved Fire Test Procedures for Surface Flammability of Bulkhead, Ceiling and Deck Finish Materials
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates IMO Resolution A.653(16) 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 Resolution A.653(16), adopted on 19 October 1989
As the CFR lists it: “Resolution A.653(16), Recommendation on Improved Fire Test Procedures for Surface Flammability of Bulkhead, Ceiling and Deck Finish Materials, adopted on 19 October 1989 (“IMO Resolution A.653(16)”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 164.141-2(b)(2); required by46 CFR 164.141-3 ↗
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