Article 10 unravelled

摘要

The document that prompted October's debate is "Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations" - more conveniently known as the 'Class Regulation'. Of its 19 articles, it is Article 10 that especially excites both manufacturers and class societies, because it calls on recognised organisations (ROs) to, "in appropriate cases, agree on the technical and procedural conditions under which they will mutually recognise the class certificates for materials, equipment and components".