[BITList] at fault-food for thought

[HUGH]

Colin,

I'm at a loss to see how a classification society, per se, could be sued for anything arising from a defect in a ship.  Lloyds, dNV, et al, provide rules that shipbuilders must follow if the ships are to be insured by them.  The societies don't build ships - the onus is on the builder to build them and the shipping company to operate them, though a legal responsibility for some aspects may lie with individuals within these latter.

Hugh.
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