HOW TO OBTAIN PRS CLASS?

STEP ONE - Contact PRS Head Office Sea-going Ships Survey Department (kn@prs.pl , tel.+48 58 751 11 48, fax: +48 58 346 03 94) or your nearest PRS Branch or Representative Office (See PRS Directory) to receive all the necessary information and the Request for Classification (88kB) form to fill in, sign, stamp and send us back.

This form includes the basic data about your vessel, her current classification and statutory standing, which determines the class assignment process.

1. If your vessel is classed by a EU recognized Classification Society or
   a Classification Society verified for compliance with QSCS, Transfer of Class procedure applies. Formal and technical requirements of this procedure are described in PRS Informative Publication No. 26/I, available on our website http://www.prs.pl/pages/rules/pub/P26I-2010.pdf .
2. If your vessel is classed by a Classification Society other than those mentioned above or lost her class over 6 months ago, Transfer of Class procedure does not apply. The required scope of the survey for the class assignment is determined as for Class Renewal Survey (the so-called Special Survey).
3. If your vessel has never been classed, send us basic technical documentation for review and approval. The required scope of the survey for the class assignment is determined as for Class Renewal Survey (the so-called Special Survey) extended to verification of the ship, her construction and equipment, for compliance with already approved technical documentation. 

STEP TWO - Agree the scope of required technical documentation, survey details and all other arrangements with the PRS Branch Office designated by Sea-going Ships Survey Department.

STEP THREE - Prepare your vessel for the survey. After the survey is satisfactorily completed, the Temporary Certificate of Class will be issued to allow the ship to operate.

STEP FOUR - After PRS Head Office completes verification of the survey reports, your ship will obtain full term Certificate of Class which confirms class assignment.

THAT IS ALL - THE PROCESS IS COMPLETED

WHY PRS?

BECAUSE WE ARE a relatively small society in comparison to IACS societies, each individual client is treated with SPECIAL ATTENTION. You will NOT BE LOST within a huge structure. You will always KNOW whom to contact, you will NOT BE LEFT ALONE and you will always find FRIENDLY ASSISTANCE.

OUR PRINCIPAL POLICY is ensuring the safety of life and property at sea as well as protection of the marine environment. We can help you with competent and considerate advice in difficult commercial market conditions.

THOUGH ONE OF OUR MAJOR TASKS is the development of Rules for new constructions the CLASSIFICATION of EXISTING VESSELS constitutes the prevailing area of our activity. We can promptly specify, using in-house analytic methods, and clearly define the adjustments to an existing vessel necessary for her to comply with various current, class and statutory retroactive requirements.

OUR Transfer of Class Procedure is the same as IACS Procedure. We have wide experience so you will sail smoothly through the TOC procedure.

BECAUSE WE ARE RECOGNISED by major Maritime Administrations to carry out statutory service on their behalf your vessel will be surveyed and certified (including ISM and ISPS) by one organisation - PRS, therefore one inspection may cover all requirements.

WE OPERATE according to a QUALITY SYSTEM certified by the Department of Management and Quality Systems of Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Poland and AQAP 2130 which guarantees high level of the services rendered.

FINALLY, WE ARE COST-CONSCIOUS. Acting on our friendly advice you will not be charged additionally for Transfer of Class proceeding but only for the services rendered.

ABOUT PRS

Polski Rejestr Statków, classification society founded in 1936, is an independent expert institution providing its services on the international market. We act for the benefit of the community, establish technical requirements, perform surveys and issue appropriate certificates.

PRS ALSO PROVIDES expertise services and industrial surveys, certifies quality management systems (ISO 9001) and environmental management systems (ISO 14001), safety management systems (PN-N-18001), HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).

PRS assists Owners and parties involved in ensuring the safety of people, floating objects and land undertakings, the safety of carried cargo and that of the natural environment.

Our Head Office is located in Gdańsk in one of the European centres of marine industry. We continue to increase the number of Offices in Poland and abroad.

Our logo presents NEPTUNE, a figure from a XVI^th century fountain situated in the Old Town of Gdańsk.