Novel lifesaving appliance or arrangement

Novel lifesaving appliance or arrangement means one that has new features not fully covered by the provisions of this part but that provides an equal or higher standard of safety.

Source

46 CFR § 125.160

---

Scoping language

Each term defined elsewhere in this chapter for a particular class of vessel applies to this subchapter unless a different definition is given in this section. As used by this subchapter

---

Is this correct? or