Regulation 4 - Certification
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Regulation 4 - Certification

  1 A Document of Compliance shall be issued to every company which complies with the requirements of the International Safety Management Code. This document shall be issued by the Administration, by an organization recognized by the Administration, or at the request of the Administration by another Contracting Government.

  2 A copy of the Document of Compliance shall be kept on board the ship in order that the master can produce it on request for verification.

  3 A Certificate, called a Safety Management Certificate, shall be issued to every ship by the Administration or an organization recognized by the Administration. The Administration or organization recognized by it shall, before issuing the Safety Management Certificate, verify that the company and its shipboard management operate in accordance with the approved safety-management system.

Parent topic: Chapter IX - Management for the safe operation of ships
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