We are authorized by various flag Administrations to act on their behalf for conducting surveys and issue certificates. We carry out surveys and issue statutory certificates in accordance with the IMO Conventions, Codes as well as national requirements pertaining to ship safety and the prevention of marine pollution.
Major International Conventions and Codes, relevant to surveying and certification include:
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and by the Protocol of 1977 (MARPOL)
- International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) as amended, including the 1995 and 2010 Manila Amendments
- International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (Tonnage), 1969
- International Convention on Load Lines (LL), 1966
- Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (CORLEG), 1972
- International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM), 2004
- International Safety Management Code (ISM)
- International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS)
- Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006
- International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC)
- International Grain Code (GRAIN)
- International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS), 2001
