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Celebrating Our ISO 9001:2015 Re-Certification by Bureau Veritas for 2025
Celebrating Our ISO 9001:2015 Re-Certification by Bureau Veritas for 2025 We are pleased to announce that Intermaritime Certification Services (ICS Class) has successfully renewed its ISO 9001:2015 certification with Bureau Veritas. This achievement reaffirms our firm commitment to quality and continuous improvement in vessel certification and life at sea. We want to extend a special thank you to our entire team for… Read more →
Exciting Announcement: ICS CLASS Authorized by Vanuatu Registry
We are thrilled to announce that ICS CLASS has been authorized by the Vanuatu Registry as a Recognized Organization without limitation! 🚀 This new partnership allows us to expand our services into vessel registry and more, which we will be detailing in a forthcoming circular. As you may know, the Vanuatu Registry underwent an administrative change in October 2024, now led by the Vanuatu… Read more →
New Lunar Year 2025 – HAPPY NEW YEAR OF THE SNAKE
As we approach the New Lunar Year 2025 , we would like to take a moment to wish our collaborators and friends in Asia and around the world a Happy New Year of the Snake! This time of year signifies a fresh start, and we wish you all good fortune and robust health in the year ahead. May we grow stronger together… Read more →
Introducing TN 02 BWMC, 03 Cyber Risk, 04 Amendments to the MLC & 05 Provisional MLC for Panama flagged ships
By this mean, ICS Class inform that the following technical notes have entered into force: Subject: Handling the Regulation D-1 as a contingency measure for ballast water management after the application date of Regulation D-2 (installation of the Ballast Water Subject: Implementation of Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety Management Systems Subject: 2018 Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC,… Read more →
Last amendments on ICS Class Technical instructive (MLC, ISPS, ISM, and HSSC)
Technical Instructive and Procedures introduction (checking measuring equipment, safe work environment, of emergency occurrences, suspension, withdrawal and reinstatement of class and Garbage from ships).
To: ICS Class Surveyor, Technical Instructive and Procedures introduction (checking measuring equipment, safe work environment, of emergency occurrences, suspension, withdrawal and reinstatement of class and Garbage from ships). Dear Sirs Please be informed about the last Technical instructive and Procedures entering into force on 1 January 2021, download here. 1-PO02-P02 Procedure for checking measuring equipment (Version 1, 10-2020)A-This Procedure is… Read more →
Enforcing IMO 2020 sulphur limit – verifying sulphur content of fuel on board
IMO 2020, the 0.50% limit of sulphur in ships’ fuel oil, has been in effect since 1 January 2020, cutting sulphur oxide emissions from ships operating worldwide. From 1 March 2020, the carriage ban on non-compliant fuel oil (except for ships with exhaust gas cleaning systems installed) will enter into force, helping to support implementation of the global sulphur limit…. Read more →
Chinese PSC Inspectors Begin Issuing IMO Sulfur Limit Citations
The marine insurer Standard Club reports that Chinese authorities have cited at least two vessels for non-compliant bunker fuel use since the IMO 2020 0.5 percent sulfur limit took effect on January 1. The first ship was undergoing a port state control inspection in Qingdao when the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) determined that it was using fuel oil with… Read more →
New Requirements for Service Suppliers in China
From 1 august 2019 New regulations came into force for the control and monitoring of service suppliers in China for the categories and equipment listed below. China MSA have issued clarification of the requirements, so that foreign service suppliers who only conduct services on foreign-flagged ships, which do not require a fixed location workshop (such as thickness measurement, non-destructive testing,… Read more →