Classification Society

A classification society is a non governmental organisation that establishes & maintaining technical standards for the construction and operations of ships & offshore structures. The society will also validate that construction is according to these standards and carryout regular surveys in service to ensure compliance with the standards.

List of classification societies is provided below:

Name of the Society, Year of Establishment & Head Quarters.
1) Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1760 & London.
2) Bureau Veritas, 1828, Paris.
3) Registro Italiano Navale,1861 & Genoa.
4) American Bureau of Shipping, 1862, Houston.
5) Det Norske Vertias, 1864 & Oslo.
6) Germanischer Lloyd, 1867 & Hamburg.
7) Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, 1899 & Tokyo
8) Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, 1913 & St. Petersburg
9) Hellenic Register of Shipping, 1919 & Piraeus.
10) Polish Register of Shipping, 1936 & Gdansk
11) Croatian Register of Shipping, 1949 & Split.
12) China Corporation Register of shipping, 1954 & Taipei.
13) China Classification Society, 1956 & Beijing.
14) Korean Register of Shipping, 1960 & Daejeon.
15) Turk Loydu, 1962 & Istanbul.
16) Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia, 1964 & Indonesia.
17) Registo Internacional Naval, 1973 & Lisbon.
18) Indian Register of Shipping, 1975 & Mumbai.
19) International Naval Surveys Bureau, 1977 & Piraeus.
20) Asia Classification Society, 1980 & Tehran.
21) Brazilian Register of Shipping, 1982 & Rio de Janerio.
22) International Register of Shipping, 1993 & Miami
23) Ships Classification Malaysia, 1994 & Shah Alam.
24) Dromon Bureau of Shipping, 2003
25) Iranian Classification Society,2007 & Tehran.

Though there are 25 classification societies only the following societies are approved under Institute Classification Clause.

1) Lloyd's Register.
2) American Bureau of Shipping.
3) Bureau Veritas.
4) China Classification Society.
5) Germanischer Lloyd.
6) Korean Register of Shipping.
7) Maritime Register of Shipping.
8) Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.
9) Norske Veritas.
10)Registro Italiano.