# The Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2026, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/194/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-international-safety-management-ism-code-regulations-2026/regulation-24
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