Recognised Organisations
The UK Ship Register has agreements in place with the following seven Classification Socities to act as Recognised Organisations on UK registered ships:
American Bureau of Shipping
ABS Europe Ltd
ABS House
No.1 Frying Pan Alley
London
E1 7HR
www.eagle.org
Bureau Veritas (BV)
Pentagon House
1st Floor
52 – 54 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1UN
www.bureauveritas.co.uk
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK)
Leaf C, Tower 42
25 Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1HQ
www.classnk.or.jp
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
1st Floor, 14 Mitchell Point Road
Ensign Way
Ensign Business Park
Hamble
SO31 4RF
www.dnv.com
Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Central Office UK
Elm Court
53 Elmcroft Road
Orpington
BR6 0HZ
www.gl-group.com
Lloyds Register (LR)
71 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 4BS
www.LR.org
RINA UK Ltd
North Wing, 1st Floor
2 Charlotte Place
Southampton
SO14 0TB
www.rina.it
Each society is authorised to conduct statutory surveys and certification on UK registered ships and a table of authorisation can be located here