Definition: Classification society

Category: Transport

An enterprise which sets standards of design and construction of seagoing vessels and the maintenance of those standards throughout the life of the vessel by survey to secure, for the benefit of the community, high technical standards of design, manufacture, construction, maintenance, operation, and performance, for the purpose of enhancing the safety of life and property at sea. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-BI-03-002-__-N-EN.pdf