Certificate of class

	Awarded to new or existing vessels.
	On completion of special survey.
	Reports of special survey have been submitted by surveyors.
	Reports to be approved by the committee.
	Then a certificate of class is issued.

Outlines of initial survey procedures for classification:

Issuance and innovation of rules and regulations for classification.

Examination and approval of calculations, drawings, specifications, basic and detail lay out.

Materials used for construction, assembly process, finishing inspection and testing.

Quality assurance of welding and welders competency.

Supervision of the followings:

	Component assembly.
	Ship construction

Control and compliance with;

Testing of:

	Components and systems
	Sea-trial performance

Verification and certification of:

	Capabilities
	Features and qualities.