ICS Class Rules and Regulations

ICS Class is an independent and non-commercial organization that carries out classification activities in an impartial and objective manner in compliance with the ICS Class Rules and Regulations.

These Rules and Regulations set the standards for the Classification of Ships providing all the information required for class inspections.

In the table bellow you will find all information regarding ICS Class Rules and Regulations:

Chapter 01

Classification

Chapter 02

Hull

Chapter 03

Equipment, Arrangement and Outfit

Chapter 04

Stability

Chapter 05

Subdivision

Chapter 06

Fire Protection

Chapter 07

Machinery Installation

Chapter 08

Pumping and Piping

Chapter 09

Machinery

Chapter 10

Boilers

Chapter 11

Electrical Equipment

Chapter 12

Refrigerating Plants

Chapter 13

Materials

Chapter 14

Welding

Chapter 15

Automation

ICS Class may assign or renew a class to a ship in service. Assignment, maintain or renewal of class, or re-classification of a ship means that it complies with the relevant provisions of ICS Class Rules and Regulations. ICS Class Rules & Regulations shall determine the requirements that the ships are to be complying in order to assign and maintain the ICS Class during the validity of class certificates issued by ICS Class.The classification may assign, maintain and renew if the vessel is subject to the following periodical class surveys:

Initial Survey; Annual Survey; Intermediate Survey; Special Survey; Inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom including Dry-Docking Survey (DD) & In Water Survey (IWS) Propeller Shaft Survey, Occasional Survey ESP, applicable to Bulk Carriers & Oil Tankers and other type of survey as determine by ICS Class A Certificate of Class valid for five (5) years can be issue as a result of satisfactory completion of periodical surveys, this document certify compliance with the requirements of the ICS Class Rules and Regulations.

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Panama Maritime Authority – Class Certificate Requirement

According to the Merchant Marine Circular 267:

all Panamanian flagged vessels of 500 GT and above, shall maintain a Class Certificate onboard that certifies that its structure, machinery and electrical equipment are in full compliance with the provisions of the International Conventions ratified by the Republic of Panama.