Regulation 10 Interim certificates

(1)

(a)

Where a company is newly established, or the company assumes, for the first time, the responsibility for operating a ship type not covered by a Document of Compliance the company already holds, an interim Document of Compliance may be issued to facilitate implementation of the ISM Code.

(b)

An interim Document of Compliance, valid for no more than 12 months, may be issued to a company following a demonstration that the company has a safety management system that meets the objectives of section 1.2.3 of the ISM Code. The company shall demonstrate plans to implement a safety management system meeting the full requirements of the ISM Code within the period of validity of the interim Document of Compliance.

(2)

(a)

An interim Safety Management Certificate, valid for not more than six months, may be issued in respect of a new ship on delivery, when a company takes on the responsibility for the management of a ship which is new to the company or when a ship is transferred between flag states. The Secretary of State, may, as he considers appropriate, extend the validity of the interim Safety Management Certificate for a further six months.

(b)

An interim Safety Management Certificate shall only be issued when the Secretary of State is satisfied that—

(i)

the Document of Compliance, or the interim Document of Compliance, is relevant to that ship type;

(ii)

the safety management system provided by the company for the ship includes all key elements of the ISM Code and has been assessed during the audit for issuance of the Document of Compliance or issuance of the interim Document of Compliance;

(iii)

the master and relevant senior officers are familiar with the safety management system and the planned arrangements for its implementation;

(iv)

instructions which have been identified as essential to be provided prior to sailing have been given;

(v)

plans for audit, by the company, of the ship within three months exist; and

(vi)

the relevant information on the safety management system is given in a working language or languages understood by the ship’s personnel.