# The Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 1998, Regulation 5: Duty to hold certificates


(1) No company shall operate a ship unless that company holds a valid Document of Compliance.
(2) No company shall operate a ship unless there is in force in respect of that ship a valid Safety Management Certificate.
(3) No United Kingdom ship shall be operated unless:
(a) the company holds a Document of Compliance issued or accepted by the Secretary of State; and
(b) there is in force in relation to the ship a Safety Management Certificate issued by the Secretary of State.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation a Document of Compliance or Safety Management Certificate is not valid if it has not been endorsed, in the circumstances required by the ISM Code, showing, in the case of a Document of Compliance satisfactory annual audits, or in the case of a Safety Management Certificate, a satisfactory intermediate audit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1561/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-international-safety-management-ism-code-regulations-1998/regulation-5
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