The principal standards organizations are:

• American Boat & Yacht Council ^[1]
• American Bureau of Shipping ^[2]
• Bureau Veritas ^[3]
• Det Norske Veritas ^[4]
• Lloyd’sSecond Register of Shipping ^[5]
• Nippon Kaiji Kyokai ^[6]

ABYCAmerican Boat and Yacht Council standards are sold commercially but Transport Canada publishes Construction Standards for Small Vessels (TP1332) on the web.^[7] In particular see Lloyd’s Rules & Regulations for the Classification of Special Services Craft (Lloyd’s is more conservative than ABYC).

References

1. ↑ American Boat & Yacht Council, http://www.abycinc.org/
2. ↑ American Bureau of Shipping, http://www.eagle.org/
3. ↑ Bureau Veritas, http://www.bureauveritas.com/
4. ↑ Det Norske Veritas, http://www.norwayonline.no/
5. ↑ Lloyd’s, Society of, http://www.lloyds.com/
6. ↑ Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, http://www.nkkk.jp/
7. ↑ Construction Standards for Small Vessels (TP1332), Transport Canada, http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/TP/TP1332/menu.htm