Recognised Classification Societies
Recognised Classification Societies : The European Union recognises 13 European and non European Classification Societies: (1) American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), (2) Bureau Veritas (BV), (3) China Classification Society (CCS), (4) Det Norske Veritas (DNV), (5) Germanischer Lloyd (GL), (6) Hellenic Register of Shipping (HRS), (7) Korean Register of Shipping (KR), (8) Lloyd's Register (LR), (9) Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK), (10) Polish Register of Shipping, (11) Registro Italiano Navale (RINA), (12) Registro Internacional Naval (Rinave), (13) Russian Maritime Register (RS)