For the purpose of simplifying the usage and management of the Certificate of Classification and the Certificate of Installations Registration, the "Regulations for the Classification and Registry of Ships" and the "Guidance for the Classification and Registry of Ships" will be amended as of 1 July 2019.

In accordance with these amendments, the Certificate of Installations Registration will be abolished and its contents incorporated into a new Certificate of Classification. Details about the treatment of this new Certificate of Classification, which will start being issued from 1 July 2019, and its format are given below.

1. Composition and content of new Certificates of Classification
The Certificate of Classification will only contain basic information about the ship information such as name of ship, flag, gross tonnage, classification/installations character(s) and descriptive note(s), etc. Other information such as registered owner, builder, ship particulars (LBD, Main engine), etc. will now be included as an "Appendix" and attached to the certificate. For further details, please see the sample certificates attached for reference.

2. Verification of validity of Certificates of Classification
To prevent falsification of certificates, the validity of a certificate can be verified online by using its Tracking ID or QR code.

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