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- Classification Societies are Organisation that establish and apply technical standards in relation to the design construction and survey of marine related facilities including ships and offshore structure.
- These Standards are issued by the society as Published rules. The Publish rules and regulations concerning:-
- The structural strength of all essential parts of hull and its appendages.
- Safety and reliability of the Propulsion and steering system and other auxiliary systems.
- All machinery (Including electrical).
- Rules for special type of vessel.
- Rules for ship equipment etc.
- Material for construction.
- The classification society service is mainly updating and monitoring hull structure and essential shipboard engineering system during construction and throughout ships life.
- A vessel must be in class all times while in service, for this Vessels are being surveyed by Classification Society surveyor at regular intervals.
- They carry out research and development in ships structure, engineering design and other safety aspects.