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Workshop of the IACS on the system of quality of the classification societies
One will hold tomorrow to Genoa
November 5, 2013
Tomorrow to Genoa, near the Galata Museum of the Sea, the edition 2013 of the international forum of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS will hold) on the system of quality of the classification societies this year promoted from group RINA. The encounter represents the engagement of the IACS, presided from the RINA, in guaranteeing that own members let alone the societies of classification that wish to make some leave apply an internal system of management of the quality online with the most elevated international standards and assure a continuous improvement of own services on the base of qualitative standards of absolute excellence.
The system of quality of the classification societies that take part of the IACS is certifyd by independent agencies, the Accredited Certification Bodies (ACB). Between these there are some of the most important international agencies than certification credited for the systems ISO 9001 and specifically recognized in order to carry out this type of audit.
The encounter of Genoa will be the occasion for an exchange of opinions between the classification societies - that they demand these services, rather than to carry out them as usually it happens - and the called agencies to certify their systems. In the specific one, the encounter will be focused on the processes of implementation of the outlines of audit, on the competences of auditor and the importance of a corrected adoption and maximum adhesion to requirement demanded from the several organisms of accreditation of the classification societies. To the encounter representatives of the flag administrations will participate in fact also, between which that Italian, of the Maritime EU commission and the International Organisation (IMO).
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