# 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 14.2: An Interim Safety Management Certificate may be issued:

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

1.. to new ships on delivery;
2.. when a company takes on responsibility for the operation of a ship which is new to the company; or
3.. when a ship changes flag.
Such an Interim Safety Management Certificate should be issued for a period not exceeding six months by the administration or an organisation recognised by the administration or, at the request of the administration, by another contracting government.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/336/annex/I/division/INTERNATIONAL/part/2/division/14/division/14.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-336/annex-I/division-INTERNATIONAL/part-2/division-14/division-14.2
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