IMSBC Code
International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code and Supplement
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates IMSBC 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 edition the CFR requires
IMSBC Code, 2009 edition
As the CFR lists it: “International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code and Supplement, 2009 edition (“IMSBC Code”)”
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.
IMSBC 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.