Partners - OTHER - End User, Ship Certification Authorities
LLOYD'S REGISTER EMEA.
Profile: Lloyds Register works around the world to assess and certify ships, systems and facilities to improve quality and increase safety - a clear purpose shared by 5,000 employees globally. Lloyd's work closely with ship owners, operators and builders to provide innovative, value-added solutions that help improve business performance throughout the design, construction and operation of ships. Standards have to be applied consistently, and they have the confidence and experience to do this. Lloyds Register are an independent organisation and throughout their history, they have responded to change and led the developments that have made lives safer and helped the maritime business prosper.
Role in the Project/Tasks Attributed: To input into WP-1, Requirements and WP-7, training, dissemination & exploitation and to be WP-Leader for WP-8, Development of Guidelines for the application of the technology and the training & certification of NDT - LRUT technicians. Input and advice through all aspects of the project as to the legislative and ship certification throughout industrial world in terms of ship build inspection requirements and in-service inspection requirements Staff involved: Mr Paul Drummond, Surveyor-in-Charge.
Benefits to the Consortium: Lloyds Register are one of the top four ship certification organisations in the world along with two other members of the consortium. They will provide invaluable expert advice on the industry, ship inspection requirements and acceptance levels.
Reasons for Participation: Lloyds Register see the project as making a significant safety, economic and potentially environmentally beneficial impact on the world wide shipping industry in the medium to long term and they are enthusiastic to support develops of this type for their industry that overall has been conservative to its inspection needs despite 400 ships being lost annually due to structure failure or corrosion
