S.C.A. CIRC. 2/2000 IN RESPECT OF I.A.C.S. CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES RECOGNISED

Para.D. of Art.15 of the Suez Canal Rules of Navigation shall be midified to read as follows:
As requested by the S.C.A., seaworthiness certificates have to be issued by the following recognized I.A.C.S. Classification Societies:

1. LLOYDS REGISTER OF SHIPPING (LR)
2. BUREAU VERITAS FRANCAIS (BV)
3. AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING (ABS)
4. REGISTRO NAVALE ITALIANO (RINA)
5. GERMANISCHER LLOYD (GL)
6. DET NORSKE VERITAS (DNV)
7. RUSSIAN MARITIME REGISTER OF SHIPPING (RS)
8. NIPPON KAIJI KYOKU (NKK)
9. CHINA CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY (CCS)
10. KOREAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING (KR)
    

However, f the certificates are written in local languages they should be translated into either Arabic or English, and duly certified by the relevant Embassy or Consulate in Egypt.
Moreover, the certificate has to be issued by the classification society to which the ship belongs. In case the relevant classification society has no representation in the Canal Zone, a certificate issue by any other I.A.C.S. representation office may be accepted.