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Gibraltar e-mail: maritime.survey@gibraltar.gov.gi
maritime.registry@gibraltar.gov.gi

Shipping Guidance Notice – 081

Recognised Organisations and Recognised Security Organisations

To: Ship Owners, Operators, Master’s, Classification Societies, Recognised Organisations and Recognised
Security Organisations

The Gibraltar Merchant Shipping Legislation provides that certain functions may be delegated by the
Department to a ‘recognised organisation’ or ‘recognised security organisation’.

The purpose of this notice is to specify which organisations are currently authorised to act in this capacity.

Unless it is expressly stated otherwise in an individual Act, Regulation or Code, the following organisations
are authorised to act as ‘recognised organisations’ and ‘recognised security organisations’ on behalf of the
Gibraltar Maritime Administration:

1. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS);

2. Bureau Veritas (BV);
3. DNV GL;
4. Lloyds Register (LR);
5. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class-NK);
6. Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)

Dylan Cocklan
Maritime Administrator (Ag)

Issue date: 07 April 2020

All notices are available through www.gibraltarship.com

This copy of the Administrative Instruction has been sent electronically and does not carry a signature or official stamp. A sign and stamped copy
will be available upon enquiry