Class authorisation


Classification society ClassNK has received authorisation from the Liberian Registry to provide Liberian-flagged vessels with electronic certificates for statutory surveys. ClassNK is the world’s first classification society to be authorised by the Liberian Registry to issue certificates in electronic form. The new system issues class and statutory certificates in a secure electronic format, cutting down on the workload for the shipping companies. Trials for the Liberian-flagged ships in operation were carried out in cooperation with Japanese shipping companies, under the authorisation and in mutual cooperation with the Liberian Flag Administration, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry LLC (LISCR).