Regulation 24 Offences

(1)

Any contravention of the following regulations is an offence by an ISM company—

(a)

regulation 9 (duty of ISM company);

(b)

regulation 12 (prohibition on operating a United Kingdom ship without a Document of Compliance);

(c)

regulation 13(7) (duty to hold Document of Compliance on board ship);

(d)

regulation 14(6) (duty to hold Interim Document of Compliance on board ship);

(e)

regulation 15 (prohibition on proceeding or attempting to proceed on any voyage without a valid Safety Management Certificate);

(f)

regulation 16(7) (duty to hold Safety Management Certificate on board ship);

(g)

regulation 17(6) (duty to hold Interim Safety Management Certificate on board ship);

(h)

regulation 23(1) or (2) (prohibition on non-United Kingdom ships proceeding or attempting to proceed on any voyage without a relevant document).

(2)

Any contravention of the following regulations is an offence by the master—

(a)

regulation 10 (duty of master);

(b)

regulation 15;

(c)

regulation 16(7);

(d)

regulation 17(6);

(e)

regulation 23(2).

(3)

Any contravention of regulation 11 (duty of designated person) is an offence by a designated person responsible for that contravention.

(4)

Any contravention of regulation 19(7) (falsification of a relevant document etc.) is an offence by the person in question.