Classification Societies

Read below about who may issue Survey, tonnage and convention certificates on behalf of the Maltese Government.

The following Classification Societies are the recognized Classification Societies who may issue Survey, tonnage and convention certificates on behalf of the Maltese Government:

  • American Bureau of Shipping (ABS);
  • Bureau Veritas (BV);
  • China Classification Society (CCS);
  • ClassNK (NK);
  • Det Norske Veritas (DNV);
  • Germanischer Lloyd (GL);
  • Korean Register of Shipping (KR);
  • Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR);
  • Polish Register of Shipping (PRS);
  • Registro Italiano Navale (RINA);
  • Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS).