Five Steps to class your vessel

Step 1
Shipowner contracts RBNA

Step 2
Design company sends the complete ship design to RBNA Plan Appraisal department.

Step 3
RBNA engineers re-calculate the ship and look for compliance with RBNA Rules and IMO Regulation.

Step 4
With the checked plans, RBNA surveyors go through the ship construction performing tests and looking for compliance with the approved plans.

Step 5
Successfully ending step 4, the ship receives Class and Statutory certificates.

The certificates testify the quality and the safety of the ship. The credibility of the Classification Society is directly linked to the certificates acceptance by insurance companies, transportation companies, flag states and end-users.

After receiving the certificates, the ship is in the Class Maintenance program with periodic surveys. At the end of the validity of the certificates, a full renewal survey is performed.