Classification Services

Overview

Classification is the backbone of maritime safety and commercial operability. Maintaining class status requires meticulous planning, proactive survey scheduling, and effective communication with classification societies — all while keeping vessels in service and earning revenue.

LegaSea's Classification Services team acts as your expert interface with all major classification societies. We manage survey schedules, prepare vessels for class surveys, attend on your behalf, and ensure every condition of class is addressed promptly and cost-effectively.

Whether you're dealing with a routine annual survey, a challenging special survey, or a complex class transfer, our team has the experience and relationships to deliver a smooth process with minimal operational disruption.

Classification Services We Offer

• Survey scheduling, preparation, and attendance across all major class societies
• Class maintenance programme management and condition of class tracking
• Statutory certification management (SOLAS, MARPOL, Load Line, Tonnage)
• ISM and ISPS audit preparation and attendance
• Class transfer advisory — society evaluation, documentation, and transition management
• Plan approval support and technical file management
• Class notation advisory — selecting and maintaining the right notations for your trade
• Post-survey follow-up — ensuring conditions are closed efficiently and cost-effectively

Why LegaSea for Classification?

• Working relationships with DNV, Lloyd's Register, Bureau Veritas, ClassNK, ABS, and RINA
• Former class surveyors on our team who understand the process from both sides
• Proactive scheduling that prevents survey overdue situations and trading restrictions
• Cost-effective approach — we negotiate scope and timing to minimise dry dock requirements
• Complete documentation management — nothing falls through the cracks