Dromon Bureau of Shipping
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Dromon Bureau of Shipping is an International Classification Society
, providing classification and statutory certification services to ships and other marine structures, based on International Conventions, Rules and Regulations.
DBS maintains a Quality Management System
applicable to Classification of Ships and Vessels / Statutory Marine Certification Services.
The System has been assessed and registered by NQA against the provisions of BS EN 9001:2008.
Maritime Transport Department of Georgia was created in 1992 by the President's Degree. The department was under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Georgia.
Since 2002 the department was reformed as Independent National Maritime Regulatory Authority and it is now a Legal Entity of Public Law and is now under direct supervision of the President of Georgia.
At present, MARAD was transformed to parts of United Transport Administration -Maritime Transport Department and subordinated to Ministry of Economics and Development.
Marine Surveyor
Naval Architecture
International Maritime Organization
Classification society
A classification society is a non-governmental organization that establishes and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships and offshore structures...
, providing classification and statutory certification services to ships and other marine structures, based on International Conventions, Rules and Regulations.
DBS maintains a Quality Management System
Quality management system
A quality management system can be expressed as the organizational structure, procedures, processes and resources needed to implement quality management.-Elements of a Quality Management System:# Organizational structure# Responsibilities# Methods...
applicable to Classification of Ships and Vessels / Statutory Marine Certification Services.
The System has been assessed and registered by NQA against the provisions of BS EN 9001:2008.
Authorisations
Dromon Bureau of Shipping is authorized by the below-mentioned Flag Administrations to act on their behalf to conduct surveys and issue certificates in accordance with the International Maritime Organization Resolution A.739(18) and International Conventions, Codes as well as National Requirements pertaining to ship safety and the prevention of marine pollution:- Georgia (Maritime Trsansport Department of Georgia)
- Moldova
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
- Togo
Maritime Transport Department of Georgia was created in 1992 by the President's Degree. The department was under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Georgia.
Since 2002 the department was reformed as Independent National Maritime Regulatory Authority and it is now a Legal Entity of Public Law and is now under direct supervision of the President of Georgia.
At present, MARAD was transformed to parts of United Transport Administration -Maritime Transport Department and subordinated to Ministry of Economics and Development.
Major International Conventions and Codes relevant to surveying and certification
- International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (TONNAGE)
- International Convention on Load Lines (ILL)
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
- Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG)
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
- International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code)
- International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code)
- Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes(BC Code)
- International Grain Code (Grain Code)
- Anti-fouling
- Cargo Gear, ILO Convention 152
Location
Surveyors are available in Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, Romania, Syria, Turkey, U.A.E.See also
Classification SocietyClassification society
A classification society is a non-governmental organization that establishes and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships and offshore structures...
Marine Surveyor
Marine surveyor
A Marine Surveyor is a person who conducts inspections, surveys or examinations of marine vessels to assess, monitor and report on their condition and the products on them. Marine Surveyors also inspect equipment intended for new or existing vessels to ensure compliance with various standards or...
Naval Architecture
Naval architecture
Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures. Naval architecture involves basic and applied research, design, development, design evaluation and calculations during all stages of the life of a...
International Maritime Organization
International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...