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N 100 rienced people as well as proven re- sources in support of the U.S. towing

C NK A LASS MERICA industry. Additional 2016 signi? cant 111 W Ocean Blvd Suite 1220 milestones include the U.S. Coast

Long Beach, CA 90802

Guard authorizing ClassNK to partic-

Telephone: (562) 432-4307 ipate in the Alternative Compliance

E-mail: [email protected]

Program. ClassNK is the ? rst classi-

Website: www.classnkamerica.com ? cation society to enter an agreement

CEO/President: Koichi Fujiwara with the AWO to conduct audits for the Responsible Carrier Program.

S & H :ERVICES IGHLIGHTS

In addition to its classi? cation survey activities, ClassNK conducts surveys on behalf of third parties including State administrations, of- fers technical services for offshore structures and onshore plants con- struction projects and veri? es the safety management systems of ship- management companies and ships, in accordance with the International

Safety Management (ISM)Code and

International Ship and Port Facility

Security(ISPS) Code. ClassNK offers a full range of auditing and survey- ing services for compliance with 46

CFR Subchapter M as a Third Party

Organization. These services include audits of a Towing Safety Manage- has developed and is constantly im-

T C :HE OMPANY

ClassNK is dedicated to ensuring proving solutions for the U.S. Towing ment System (TSMS), and the ves- the safety of life and property at sea, Industry to meet the standards of the sels to which the TSMS applies, to verify compliance with the applicable and the prevention of pollution of the recently published 46 CFR Subchap- provisions of 46 CFR Subchapter M; marine environment. Bolstered by a ter M. ClassNK is approved and rec- ognized by the U.S. Coast Guard to issuance of TSMS certi? cates to the workforce of more than 1800 engi- conduct surveys and audits of towing owner or managing operator who is in neers, surveyors and maritime profes- sionals, ClassNK focuses on delivering vessels as a Third Party Organization. compliance with part 138 of 46 CFR

The ClassNK America Group, which Subchapter M; conducting surveys of the highest quality classi? cation ser- towing vessels to verify compliance combines the capabilities of subsidiar- vices while maintaining its totally in- ies Safety Management Systems, LLC with the applicable provisions of 46 dependent third party, non-pro? t sta-

CFR Subchapter M, and; issuance tus. With more than 230 million gross and Helm Operations with the re- tons on register, ClassNK is one of the nowned classi? cation society, provides of survey reports detailing the results world’s largest classi? cation societies, a market leading suite of compliance of surveys, carried out in compliance helping to secure the safety of about services and veri? cation systems for with part 137 of 46 CFR Subchapter towing vessels. With over 700 towing M. ClassNK has a working agreement 20% of the world’s ocean-going com- mercial vessels. The Society has more vessels included in ClassNK’s Register with the American Waterways Opera- tors to conduct Responsible Carrier than 130 of? ces worldwide with 10 of Ships, the vision of this organiza-

Program audits.

of? ces in the United States. ClassNK tion is to provide reliable and expe-

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