DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE (DOC) AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE (SMC)

DOC
A Document of Compliance or DOC is issued to a company based on the type of ship. This means that the DOC will be different for different type of ships i.e. if company have10 containers and 10 oil tankers then 2 different DOC will be issued, one to the container fleet and other to the tanker fleet.
DOC is issued under the authority of flag state government by successfully auditing and reviewing companies SMS and its implementations.
SMC
 A Safety Management Certificate is issued to the ship of a DOC holding Company by the administration.
A Safety Management Certificate is issued to the ship of a DOC holding Company by the administration.
Every individual ship must have a SMC which ensures that it complies with the onboard Safety Management Manual based on ISM.
If a company owns 25 oil tanker ships, then SMC is issued to each ship with total of 25 SMC.
SMC is issued after successfully auditing the ship for making sure that it is operating as per the SMS based on ISM code.