Naval Ship Safety and Classification – NATO Conference at Germanischer Lloyd

Hamburg, 22 March 2005 – How the ”Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)” Convention can be implemented for naval vessels was examined on 15 and 16 March by more than 20 representatives of NATO and the Naval Ship Classification Association (NSCA) at the headquarters of Germanischer Lloyd in Hamburg. Faced with sinking defence budgets, a lack of specialized personnel and the challenge of meeting international safety requirements, the military procurement agencies, both domestic and foreign, are increasingly looking for alternatives. Here they are orienting themselves towards the existing naval vessel standards of the classification societies. Safety regulations such as the SOLAS Convention are also to be applied to naval ships. In cooperation with the classification societies, NATO will be developing a naval interpretation of SOLAS.   The members of the NSCA comprise the classification societies from the NATO countries and several other states. The position of vice-president is held by Germanischer Lloyd.   Over the last three decades, Germanischer Lloyd has provided technical support and advisory services for more than 330 naval ships at home and abroad.

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