Recognised organisations

The Swedish Transport Agency has delegated a large part of the statutory certification and services of ships registered in Sweden to recognised organisations (classification societies). The certificates and documents, and associated surveys and inspections, that have been delegated is stated in appendix 1 of the delegation agreement. Any ship holding these certificates/documents can engage a recognised organisation to perform surveys and inspections instead of the Swedish Transport Agency.

Agreement

The Swedish Transport Agency has delegated surveys and inspections to and entered into agreement with the following five recognised organisations:

• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
• Bureau Veritas (BV)
• DNV AS (DNV)
• Lloyd's Register Group Ltd. (LR)
• RINA Services S.p.A. (RINA)

The agreements are identical for all recognised organisations and the latest version of the agreements entered into force on 1 November 2019:

• Delegation agreement
• Appendix I (degree of authorisation)
• Appendix II
  
• Appendix III

Swedish requirements and instructions

The Swedish Transport Agency has issued the following requirements and instructions that the ROs shall apply, in addition to the current agreement and applicable instruments.  

• Comments and interpretations by the Swedish Transport Agency regarding IMO conventions
• ISM
• ISPS
• ISPS Statement (form to be filled in by the RSO prior to interim certification)
• Identified asbestos on board ships built after the 1 July 2002 
• Merchant Shipping Notice - MED
• Using third party NOx reduction technologies

Engaging a recognised organisation

If you want to engage a recognised organisation for surveys and inspections, you shall inform the Swedish Transport Agency of this by filling out and sending us the form "Engaging recognised organisation - ship" and/or "Engaging recognised organisation - company" together with a declaration from the organisation you are engaging.  The declaration can be made via the form "Declaration of the performance of statutory certification and services “.

When the forms have been submitted, the Swedish Transport Agency will confirm from which date that recognised organisation is responsible for the surveys and inspections of your ship or company.

Helpline for RO only

Duty Officer of the Swedish Transport Agency (24/7)
Telephone: +46 771 52 00 52
Only to be used in urgent cases