This specialist text provides the technical marine surveyor an insight into the work carried out by classification societies under class rules. Most of the info

Because the liability of ship owners is limited, classification societies have been considered as exempt from liability. This book analyses which actions of cla

Because the liability of ship owners is limited, classification societies have been considered as exempt from liability. This book analyses which actions of cla

Critique of current tankship regulatory system and call for fundamental changes in tanker design.