Recognised Organisation RO
Recognised Organisation RO : SOLAS and the other International Conventions permit the Flag State Administration to delegate the inspection and survey of ships to a Recognised Organisation. IMO Resolution A 739(18) lays down minimum standards for ROs. Fundamentally it requires the organisation to demonstrate its technical competence and to be governed by the principals of ethical behaviour. The RO should be subject to the certification of its quality system by an independent body of auditors accepted by the Administration. Together with IMO Resolution A.789(19), which presents specifications on the survey and certification functions of ROs, these resolutions provide the criteria and framework to which a flag must be satisfied that their RO's meet. The RO is responsible and accountable to the Flag administration for the work that it carries out on its behalf. The principles of the inspection and survey work are the same as in respect of classification surveys, that is the verification by the RO that the ship is in compliance with applicable requirements at the time of the survey. The scope of these inspections and surveys regarding safety and pollution are laid down by the Flag administration in compliance with the relevant international conventions to which it is a signatory.The RO is responsible and accountable to the Flag Administration for the work that it carries out on its behalf
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