Classification societies provide technical and safety standards for ships, conduct ship surveys to verify compliance with standards, and issue certificates. The major classification societies are the American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyd's Register, and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.
Classification societies provide technical and safety standards for ships, conduct ship surveys to verify compliance with standards, and issue certificates. The major classification societies are the American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyd's Register, and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.
Classification societies provide technical and safety standards for ships, conduct ship surveys to verify compliance with standards, and issue certificates. The major classification societies are the American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyd's Register, and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.