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Classification Societies

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A cargo shipper and the underwriter requested to insure a maritime risk
require some assurance that any particular vessel is structurally fit to undertake
a proposed voyage. To enable the shipper and underwriter to distinguish
the good risk from the bad a system of classification has been formulated
over a period of more than 200 years. During this period reliable organiza-
tions have been created for the initial and continuing inspection of ships so
that classification may be assessed and maintained.
Recent amendment to the requirements of the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS – see Chapter 29) have required ships
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to which that convention applies to be designed, constructed and main-
tained in compliance with the structural, mechanical and electrical require-
ments of a classification society which is recognised by the flag
administration or with applicable national standards of that administration
which provide an equivalent level of safety. In general flag administrations
recognise specific classification societies for this purpose rather than main-
taining such national standards.
Whilst there are reported to be more than 50 ship classification organiza-
tions worldwide the 10 major classification societies that claim to class some
ninety-four per cent of all commercial tonnage involved in international
trade worldwide are members of the International Association of Classifi-
cation Societies (IACS). These members of IACS are –

American Bureau of Shipping(ABS) USA
Bureau Veritas (BV) France
China Classification Society (CCS) China
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Norway
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) Germany
Korean Register (KR) Korea
Lloyds Register (LR) Great Britain
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK) Japan
Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Italy
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) Russia