IMO Resolution A.739(18)
Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates IMO Resolution A.739(18) 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 4 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
IMO Resolution A.739(18), November 4, 1993
As the CFR lists it: “Resolution A.739(18), Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration, November 4, 1993”
- Listed in 33 CFR 96.130; required by33 CFR 96.440 ↗
IMO Resolution A.739(18), November 22, 1993 (Assembly Resolution)
As the CFR lists it: “Resolution A.739(18) (Res.A.739(18)), Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration, November 22, 1993 (Assembly Resolution)”
- Listed in 33 CFR 97.110(b)(3); required by33 CFR 97.310 ↗
IMO Resolution A.739(18), adopted 4 November 1993
As the CFR lists it: “IMO Resolution A.739(18), Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration, adopted 4 November 1993”
- Listed in 46 CFR 2.45-5(b)(1); required by46 CFR 2.45-15 ↗
IMO Resolution A.739(18), November 22, 1993
As the CFR lists it: “Resolution A.739(18), Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration, November 22, 1993”
- Listed in 46 CFR 159.001-4(b)(1); required by46 CFR 159.001-3 ↗
How to read it
- Read it freeIMO Index of Resolutions ↗
IMO's index of its resolutions, with each resolution's text.
- Where to get itIMO Publishing ↗
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