---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.115-3"
title: "46"
number: "160.115-3"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.115-3"
---

# §160.115-3. Definitions.


In addition to the definitions in the IMO LSA Code (incorporated by reference, see [§ 160.115-5](/cfr/46/160.115-5.md) of this subpart), in this subpart, the term:

Commandant means the Chief of the Lifesaving and Fire Safety Standards Division. Address: Commandant (CG-ENG-4), Attn: Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone 202-372-1392 or fax 202-372-1924.

Independent laboratory has the same meaning as [46 CFR 159.001-3](/cfr/46/159.001-3.md). A list of accepted independent laboratories is available from the Commandant and online at http://cgmix.uscg.mil.

Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) means an officer of the Coast Guard designated as such by the Commandant and who fulfills the duties described in [46 CFR 1.01-15(b)](/cfr/46/1.01-15.md?p=b). The “cognizant OCMI” is the OCMI who has immediate jurisdiction over a vessel or geographic area for the purpose of performing the duties previously described.

SOLAS means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended.


## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62976, Oct. 11, 2011, as amended by USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60158, Sept. 30, 2013]

### Source

Source: USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62976, Oct. 11, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Amendments

[USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62976, Oct. 11, 2011, as amended by USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60158, Sept. 30, 2013]