Classification Societies

Classification societies set and verify technical standards for ship construction and maintenance. IACS members are internationally recognized; non-IACS societies require additional scrutiny.

34
Societies
11
IACS Members
16
Suspected / Fake
Showing 34 of 34 societies
Society Fakes
Alliance Ship Certification Services 1 fake
American Bureau of Shipping
American Register of Shipping Inc. 1 fake
Aquapride Maritime Bureau 2 fakes
Atlantic Register of Shipping Co.
Bermuda Ship Classification
Brunei Ship Class 1 fake
Bureau Veritas
Caribbean Register 1 fake
China Classification Society
Croatian Register of Shipping
DNV (Det Norske Veritas)
HBS Maritime 1 fake
Hellas Naval Bureau of Shipping 1 fake
Hellenic Ship Registry
High Seas Ship Registry 1 fake
Imperial Classification Society 2 fakes
Indian Register of Shipping
International Maritime Classification 1 fake
Korean Register
Lloyd's Register
Maritime Bureau of Classification 1 fake
Med Lloyd Classification Society 1 fake
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai 1 fake
Oceaniek Bureau of Shipping 1 fake
Pacific Marine Services 1 fake
Pan-African CRA 1 fake
Polish Register of Shipping
RINA
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
Southern Asia Class Society 1 fake
The Nautilus Register 2 fakes
Timor-Leste Classification Society 1 fake
Universal Marine Classification 1 fake