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1、Code of Ethics 1.Preamble Classification Societies live on their reputation. Acceptance of their technical work can only be main- tained by continuously proving integrity and competence. The decisive bodies by which demand for the work and therefore for the existence of the Classification Societies
2、is ultimately governed are National Administrations and Underwriters. The Societies cover fields with their classification work which are theirs for historic reasons, some of which would, however, be otherwise within the responsibility of the National Administrations. Classification is part of the r
3、equired care for the overall safety of ships for which the National Administrations have traditionally accepted responsibility and Recognised Classification Societies basic requirements for structural strength, and mechanical and electrical systems have thus been made mandatory. A good part of the S
4、ocieties sources of work are delegated statutory duties. The scope and extent of such delegations depend on how the National Administrations judge the abilities and the professional ethics of the Societies. The relation to Underwriters can only work by virtue of the fact that they continue to have a
5、 need for the services rendered by the Classification Societies. If, in their view, the statements of the Societies become insufficient or unreliable, Underwriters may use their own sources. Anything that is detrimental to the Societies reputation for integrity and competence, must therefore be avoi
6、ded. The observance of the Code of Ethics is a requirement for membership of IACS and is an essential measure for safeguarding the reputation of IACS and its Member Societies. A surveyor must always be made to realize that all his activities are taken as indicative of his Society. 2. General 2.1Guid
7、ing Principles Each Society has to realize and to accept that the variety of Societies as reflected in IACS is desired from all perspectives. 2.2Credibility Each Society shall refrain from any improper or questionable methods including the use of false, incor- rect, incomplete or tendentious informa
8、tion in soliciting work and shall decline to pay or to accept commissions for securing such work. Each Society shall not use unethical means to obtain advancement in the marine field or to injure others in the marine community. 2.3Confidentiality of Information The Societies shall consider all submi
9、tted information and survey reports to be proprietary and the contents or copies shall not be made available to another party, except as required by court order, legal proceedings, adherence to Flag State requests, or by Owners authorization. (Any information published in the Register, including due
10、 dates of periodical surveys, are considered public information and available to any interested parties.) Note: The Code of Ethics may be made available outside of IACS upon request. IACS Code of Ethics 1998, Rev 7 1999 Code of Ethics L (Rev.3 Nov. 1992) (Rev 4 Dec.1996) (Rev. 5 Dec.1997) (Rev. 6 Ju
11、ly 1998) (Rev. 7 January 1999) 1 2.4Issuing Documents without Appropriate Action No Society shall issue, stamp or endorse certificates/documents without performance of the respective surveys and/or the required appropriate actions. 3.Conduct 3.1General Competition among Societies must not be prevent
12、ed, restricted or distorted. Competition helps to keep the Societies flexible, alert and cost-conscious to the benefit of the entire marine community. Competition between Societies shall be on the basis of services (technical and field) rendered to the marine industry but must not lead to compromise
13、s on safety of life and property at sea or to the lowering of technical standards. 3.2 Marketing 3.2.1. Each Member Society is free to market its technical and related activities in a manner considered necessary to achieve its objectives. However, marketing methods should not be pursued to a positio
14、n which involves deliberate misrepresentation in order to obtain business to the detriment of other members. 3.2.2 A Society shall not knowingly pass on to another party any information which is client confiden- tial so as to place that Society in a position of advantage. 3.2.3 A Member Society shal
15、l not knowingly undermine the reputation of another Member Society by spreading false, incorrect or biased information. 3.2.4 In an effort to obtain the classification of a ship changing flag, a Society should not misrepresent the degree of recognition of the present Society by the new National Admi
16、nistration. 3.3Non-Acceptance of New Contractual Situation If conditions and arrangements of existing bilateral agreements between Societies are changed following conclusion of (a) new agreement(s) by one of the parties to the original agreement with a third party, in favour of that party, the new s
17、ituation shall be made public as necessary and shall be respected by the other party to the original agreement. 3.4Dual Classification No Society/Surveyor shall intentionally ignore existing dual classification arrangements with another Society, i.e. perform surveys for his Society, as if the ship w
18、as single class only, without notify- ing the other Society at all. One Society shall not prevent the other Society from participating directly in a survey on a vessel which enjoys dual classification, should they wish to do so. 3.5Unauthorized Surveying 3.5.1. It must not happen that a shipowner, h
19、aving been reminded that surveys are overdue, presents copies of survey reports of another Society which has previously performed these overdue surveys with- out being entitled to do so and without previously notifying the classifying Society at all. 3.5.2 No Society shall perform inspections of and
20、/or issue certificates for materials, machinery, compo- nents, equipment, etc., on behalf of another Society unless entitled to do so, either by dual classification agreement or by individual authorization from the Society contracted to the owner. IACS Code of Ethics 1998, Rev. 7 1999 Code of Ethics
21、 contd L 2 3.6Non-Implementation or Withdrawal of IACS Resolutions 3.6.1 If a Member Society decides not to implement an IACS Unified Requirement in part or totally or withdraws an IACS Unified Requirement, that Society shall notify other Member Societies of this action. Such action shall not be use
22、d as a means for obtaining business to the disadvantage of other Members. 3.6.2 A Member Society shall not deliberately misinterpret the requirements of any IACS Resolution in such a manner as to diminish the intent of the Resolution in order to obtain business. 3.7Investigation into Ship Casualties
23、 In accordance with the general principles laid down in Clause 1 of the IACS Charter, the societies shall favour participation in formal investigations into ship casualties. However, only the society with which the ship concerned is classed shall consider acceptance of an invitation to participate i
24、n any such formal investigation. IACS Code of Ethics 1998, Rev. 7 1999 Code of Ethics L L contd 3 Code of Ethics 1 .P r e a m b l e Classification Societies live on their reputation. Acceptance of their technical work can only be main- tained by continuously proving integrity and competence. The dec
25、isive bodies by which demand for the work and therefore for the existence of the Classification Societies is ultimately governed are National Administrations and Underwriters. The Societies cover fields with their classification work which are theirs for historic reasons, some of which would, howeve
26、r, be otherwise within the responsibility of the National Administrations. Classification is part of the required care for the overall safety of ships for which the National Administrations have traditionally accepted responsibility and Recognised Classification Societies basic requirements for stru
27、ctural strength, and mechanical and electrical systems have thus been made m a n d a t o r y . A good part of the Societies sources of work are delegated statutory duties. The scope and extent of such delegations depend on how the National Administrations judge the abilities and the professional eth
28、ics of the Societies. The relation to Underwriters can only work by virtue of the fact that they continue to have a need for the services rendered by the Classification Societies. If, in their view, the statements of the Societies become insufficient or unreliable, Underwriters may use their own sou
29、rces. Anything that is detrimental to the Societies reputation for integrity and competence, must therefore be a v o i d e d . The observance of the Code of Ethics is a requirement for membership of IACS and is an essential measure for safeguarding the reputation of IACS and its Member Societies. A
30、surveyor must always be made to realize that all his activities are taken as indicative of his Society. 2. G e n e r a l 2 . 1Guiding Principles Each Society has to realize and to accept that the variety of Societies as reflected in IACS is desired from all perspectives. 2 . 2C r e d i b i l i t y E
31、ach Society shall refrain from any improper or questionable methods including the use of false, incor- rect, incomplete or tendentious information in soliciting work and shall decline to pay or to accept commissions for securing such work. Each Society shall not use unethical means to obtain advance
32、ment in the marine field or to injure others in the marine community. 2 . 3Confidentiality of Information The Societies shall consider all submitted information and survey reports to be proprietary and the contents or copies shall not be made available to another party, except as required by court o
33、rder, legal proceedings, adherence to Flag State requests, or by Owners authorization. (Any information published in the Register, including due dates of periodical surveys, are considered public information and available to any interested parties.) N o t e : The Code of Ethics may be made available
34、 outside of IACS upon request. IACS Code of Ethics 1998, Rev 8 2001 Code of Ethics (Rev.3 Nov. 1992) (Rev 4 Dec.1996) (Rev. 5 Dec.1997) (Rev. 6 July 1998) (Rev. 7 January 1999) (Rev.8 June 2001) 1 2 . 4Issuing Documents without Appropriate Action No Society shall issue, stamp or endorse certificates
35、/documents without performance of the respective surveys and/or the required appropriate actions. 3 .C o n d u c t 3 . 1G e n e r a l Competition among Societies must not be prevented, restricted or distorted. Competition helps to keep the Societies flexible, alert and cost-conscious to the benefit
36、of the entire marine community. Competition between Societies shall be on the basis of services (technical and field) rendered to the marine industry but must not lead to compromises on safety of life and property at sea or to the lowering of technical s t a n d a r d s . 3.2 M a r k e t i n g 3 . 2
37、 . 1 . Each Member Society is free to market its technical and related activities in a manner considered necessary to achieve its objectives. However, marketing methods should not be pursued to a position which involves deliberate misrepresentation in order to obtain business to the detriment of oth
38、er members. 3 . 2 . 2A Society shall not knowingly pass on to another party any information which is client confiden- tial so as to place that Society in a position of advantage. 3 . 2 . 3A Member Society shall not knowingly undermine the reputation of another Member Society by spreading false, inco
39、rrect or biased information. 3 . 2 . 4Any Member, or a group of Members, can decide to apply and publicize any change to its or their rules that goes beyod the standards or procedures established within IACS. However, when notifying the industry of these changes, the Society or Societies concerned s
40、hall do so in a manner that is supportive of the image and aims if IACS and suitably acknowledges IACS initiatives , if any, in the field addressed. The timing of such a statement shall not conflict with press releases under discussion within IACS and already provided with a specific date of publica
41、tion. 3 . 2 .4 5In an effort to obtain the classification of a ship changing flag, a Society should not misrep- resent the degree of recognition of the present Society by the new National Administration. 3 . 3Non-Acceptance of New Contractual Situation If conditions and arrangements of existing bila
42、teral agreements between Societies are changed following conclusion of (a) new agreement(s) by one of the parties to the original agreement with a third party, in favour of that party, the new situation shall be made public as necessary and shall be respected by the other party to the original agree
43、ment. 3 . 4Dual Classification No Society/Surveyor shall intentionally ignore existing dual classification arrangements with another Society, i.e. perform surveys for his Society, as if the ship was single class only, without notify- ing the other Society at all. One Society shall not prevent the ot
44、her Society from participating directly in a survey on a vessel which enjoys dual classification, should they wish to do so. 3 . 5Unauthorized Surveying 3 . 5 . 1 . It must not happen that a shipowner, having been reminded that surveys are overdue, presents copies of survey reports of another Societ
45、y which has previously performed these overdue surveys with- out being entitled to do so and without previously notifying the classifying Society at all. 3 . 5 . 2No Society shall perform inspections of and/or issue certificates for materials, machinery, compo- nents, equipment, etc., on behalf of a
46、nother Society unless entitled to do so, either by dual classification agreement or by individual authorization from the Society contracted to the owner. IACS Code of Ethics 1998, Rev. 8 2001 Code of Ethics contd 2 3.6Non-Implementation or Withdrawal of IACS Resolutions 3 . 6 . 1 If a Member Society
47、 decides not to implement an IACS Unified Requirement in part or totally or withdraws an IACS Unified Requirement, that Society shall notify other Member Societies of this action. Such action shall not be used as a means for obtaining business to the disadvantage of other Members. 3 . 6 . 2 A Member
48、 Society shall not deliberately misinterpret the requirements of any IACS Resolution in such a manner as to diminish the intent of the Resolution in order to obtain business. 3 . 7Investigation into Ship Casualties In accordance with the general principles laid down in Clause 1 of the IACS Charter,
49、the societies shall favour participation in formal investigations into ship casualties. the Society with which the ship concerned is classed shall favour participation in a formal investigation* into a ships casualtity. A Society not classing the ship concerned shall not participate in any such formal investigation, except when required to do so by law. However, only the society with which the ship concerned is classed shall consider acceptance of an invi- tation to participate in any such formal investigation. Where a Society other than the classing Society is involved in such inv
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