The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has launched the 2024 version of its Blue Book.
The IACS Blue Book is an digital library of all technical resolutions adopted by IACS because of its technical work and stays the core reference work for the Association. It accommodates all earlier revisions of IACS publications and historic information. It is up to date and revealed yearly.
It accommodates:
• IACS Unified Requirements which IACS members incorporate into their Rules.
• Unified Interpretations of IMO conference necessities which IACS members apply uniformly when performing on behalf of authorizing flag administrations, until instructed in any other case.
• Procedural necessities governing practices amongst IACS members.
• Recommendations regarding adopted resolutions that aren’t essentially issues of sophistication however which IACS considers can be useful to supply some recommendation to the maritime business.
• Quality paperwork containing IACS’ Quality System Certification Scheme description, Quality Management System Requirements, Audit Requirements, Accredited Certification Bodies necessities and different high quality procedures.
• IACS Charter and IACS Procedures which outline the aim, intention and dealing procedures of the Association.
The Blue Book is offered for obtain, freed from cost, at https://iacs.org.uk/resolutions/blue-book.
