LSA Code
Life-Saving Appliances, including LSA Code
Published by International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The CFR incorporates LSA 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 3 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), pages 7-71
As the CFR lists it: “Life-Saving Appliances, including LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), pages 7-71 (“IMO LSA Code”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.010-1(c)(1); required by46 CFR 160.010-3 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.115-5(b)(2); required by46 CFR 160.115-7 ↗
Listed as: “International Life-Saving Appliances, including LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), pages 7-71 (“IMO LSA Code”)”
Listed as: “Life-Saving Appliances, including LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), pages 7-71”
LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), Revised recommendation on testing of live-saving appliances, pages 79-254
As the CFR lists it: “Life-Saving Appliances, including LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), Revised recommendation on testing of live-saving appliances, pages 79-254 (“IMO Revised recommendation on testing”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.010-1(c)(2); required by46 CFR 160.010-3 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.115-5(b)(3); required by46 CFR 160.115-7 ↗46 CFR 160.115-13 ↗46 CFR 160.115-15 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.132-5(c)(3); required by46 CFR 160.132-7 ↗46 CFR 160.132-13 ↗46 CFR 160.132-15 ↗
LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances, pages 79-254
As the CFR lists it: “Life-Saving Appliances, including LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances, pages 79-254”
Listed as: “Life-Saving Appliances, including LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances, pages 79-254 (“IMO Revised recommendation on testing”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.151-5(d)(4); required by46 CFR 160.151-21 ↗46 CFR 160.151-27 ↗46 CFR 160.151-29 ↗46 CFR 160.151-31 ↗46 CFR 160.151-57 ↗
Listed as: “Life-Saving Appliances, including LSA Code, 2010 Edition, (2010), Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances, pages 79-254 (“IMO Revised recommendation on testing”)”
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.
LSA 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.