Article 10 of EU Regulation No. 391/2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organizations states that “Recognised organisations shall, in appropriate cases, agree on the technical and procedural conditions under which they will mutually recognize the class certificates for materials, equipment and components based on equivalent standards, taking the most demanding and rigorous standards as the reference.”
IUMI recommends that mutual recognition be clearly limited to materials, equipment and components of proven low safety criticality. The scope of the mutual recognition should not go beyond further analysis and consideration of Level III products. IUMI emphasizes the importance of a reliable system and warns that any dilution will conflict with insurance matters.
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Policy Agenda January 2025 – EU Recognised Organisations and Mutual Recognition
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