Class societies in new safety pact

1.Create a common scheme for identifying, targeting, and monitoring possibl e substandard vessels. 2. Align ISM with other safety management control measures by linking futur e issuance of SMC certificates to classification of the vessel. The objecti ve: to phase out. over time, the split responsibility that now exists when one society classes the vessel and another judges compliance with the ISM C ode. 3. Strengthen the Transfer of Class Agreement (TOCA) so that the losing soc iety shall deal with conditions of class before completion of change of cla ss. 4. Introduce an early warning system to exchange information on sister ship s. 5. Require two surveyors in attendance for all special surveys for tankers and bulk carriers above 15 years of age. 6. Co-operate with respect to use of exclusive surveyors. 7. Establish common basic design criteria for ship design, including hydrod ynamic loads and corrosion margins for standard ship types. 8. Harmonise condition assessment programmes (CAF). 9. Introduce common standards for training and qualification of surveyors. 10. Increase transparency of information by establishing common formats for onboard and ashore information. and increase the amount acid quality of in formation available on the Internet.