14.1 An Interim Document
of Compliance may be issued to facilitate initial implementation of
this Code when:
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.1 a Company is newly established; or
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.2 new ship types are to be added to an existing
Document of Compliance,
following verification that the Company has a safety management
system that meets the objectives of paragraph 1.2.3 of this Code,
provided the Company demonstrates plans to implement a safety management
system meeting the full requirements of this Code within the period
of validity of the Interim Document of Compliance. Such an Interim
Document of Compliance should be issued for a period not exceeding
12 months by the Administration or by an organization recognized by
the Administration or, at the request of the Administration, by another
Contracting Government. A copy of the Interim Document of Compliance
should be placed on board in order that the master of the ship, if
so requested, may produce it for verification by the Administration
or by an organization recognized by the Administration or for the
purposes of the control referred to in regulation IX/6.2 of the Convention.
The copy of the document is not required to be authenticated or certified.
14.2 An Interim Safety
Management Certificate may be issued:
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.1 to new ships on delivery;
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.2 when a Company takes on responsibility for
the operation of a ship which is new to the Company; or
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.3 when a ship changes flag.
Such an Interim Safety Management Certificate should be issued
for a period not exceeding 6 months by the Administration or an organization
recognized by the Administration or, at the request of the Administration,
by another Contracting Government.
14.3 An Administration
or, at the request of the Administration, another Contracting Government
may, in special cases, extend the validity of an Interim Safety Management
Certificate for a further period which should not exceed 6 months
from the date of expiry.
14.4 An Interim Safety
Management Certificate may be issued following verification that:
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.1 the Document of Compliance, or the Interim
Document of Compliance, is relevant to the ship concerned;
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.2 the safety management system provided by the
Company for the ship concerned includes key elements of this Code
and has been assessed during the audit for issuance of the Document
of Compliance or demonstrated for issuance of the Interim Document
of Compliance;
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.3 the Company has planned the internal audit
of the ship within three months;
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.4 the master and officers are familiar with the
safety management system and the planned arrangements for its implementation;
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.5 instructions, which have been identified as
being essential, are provided prior to sailing; and
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.6 relevant information on the safety management
system has been given in a working language or languages understood
by the ship"s personnel.