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’.