ISPS Code
Conference resolution 2, Adoption of the International Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities, parts A and B
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates ISPS 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
ISPS Code, adopted on December 12, 2002 (ISPS Code)
As the CFR lists it: “Conference resolution 2, Adoption of the International Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities, parts A and B, adopted on December 12, 2002 (ISPS 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.
ISPS 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.