Interim certification

(1) After 1 July 2004, where the following takes place– (a) a ship does not have a Certificate on delivery or prior to its entry or re-entry into service; (b) the transfer of a ship from the flag of another Government to IMMARBE; Merchant Ships (Registration) 249 (c) a company assumes the responsibility for the operation of a ship not previously operated by that company, then, until the Certificate referred to in regulations 14(1), 15(1) or 16(1) of these Regulations is issued, IMMARBE may cause an Interim Certificate to be issued in a form corresponding to the model given in the appendix to Part A of the Code. (2) An Interim Certificate shall be issued only if IMMARBE or a recognised security organisation on its behalf is satisfied that the conditions specified in sections 19.4.2.1 to 19.4.2.7 of Part A of the ISPS Code have been met. (3) An Interim Certificate may be issued by IMMARBE or by a recognised security organisation authorised to act on its (4) An Interim Certificate shall be valid for 6 months, or until the Certificate required under regulations 14(1), 15(1) or 16(1) of these Regulations is issued, whichever comes first, and may not be extended. (5) No subsequent consecutive Interim Certificate shall be issued to a ship if, in the judgment of IMMARBE or the recognised security organisation, one of the purposes of the ship or a company in requesting such a Certificate is to avoid full compliance with this Part beyond the period of the initial Interim Certificate as specified in subregulation (1) of this regulation.