We, as VEGA Register, are authorized by the following Flag Administrations to act on their behalf for conducting surveys and issuing certificates.
Our surveyors perform surveys and issue statutory certificates in accordance with the IMO Conventions and Codes, as well as national requirements pertaining to ship safety and the prevention of marine pollution.
Major International Conventions and Codes relevant to surveying and certification:
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), 1973, as modified by the Protocols of 1978 and 1997
- International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW)
- International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969
- International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
- Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG)
- International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM)
- International Safety Management (ISM) Code
- International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code
- Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006
- International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code
- International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk (Grain Code)
- International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (AFS)
List of flag Administrations (in alphabetic order)
