Appraisal of the design during and after construction

-Surveys at the time of construction, entry in to class and modifications to ensure that the vessel meets the criteria stipulated by the rules

-Issuance of a ‘Certificate of Classification’ and entering of the vessel’s particulars in to the societies Register of Ships.

-Periodical surveys as stipulated by the rules to ensure continued maintenance of conditions of classifications.

-Additional surveys as deemed necessary in view of damages, reported poor condition of the vessel by port state control authorities, etc.

-Class rules require that the raw materials used in building and repairing of ships as well as various essential machinery and components installed on the vessel are approved by the society. IRS also provides services towards approving various components as above to facilitate compliance with the above requirement. Certain types of marine components can be type approved.

-Various sub-contracted services used for performance of periodical surveys such as thickness gauging, underwater diving, NDT, etc. are to be obtained from vendors approved by IRS