# Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on the implementation of the International Safety Management Code within the Community and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 (Text with EEA relevance), Division 13.7

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Safety Management Certificate should be issued to a ship for a period which should not exceed five years by the administration or an organisation recognised by the administration or, at the request of the administration, by another contracting government. The Safety Management Certificate should be issued after verifying that the company and its shipboard management operate in accordance with the approved safety management system. Such a certificate should be accepted as evidence that the ship is complying with the requirements of this Code.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/336/annex/I/division/INTERNATIONAL/part/2/division/13/division/13.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-336/annex-I/division-INTERNATIONAL/part-2/division-13/division-13.7
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