1.1 Lloyd’s
                           Register Group Limited is a registered company under English law,
                           with origins dating from 1760. It was established for the purpose
                           of producing a faithful and accurate classification of merchant shipping.
                           It now primarily produces classification Rules.
                        
                        
                        
                      
                     
                     
                     
                        
                        
                        1.2 Classification
                           services are delivered to clients by a number of other members subsidiaries
                           and affiliates of Lloyd’s Register Group Limited, including
                           but not limited to: Lloyd’s Register EMEA, Lloyd’s Register
                           Asia, Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc., and Lloyd’s
                           Register Central and South America Limited. Lloyd’s Register
                           Group Limited, its subsidiaries and affiliates are hereinafter, individually
                           and collectively, referred to as ‘LR’.