American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Products and Services Type Approval Recognized Laboratories

Recognized Laboratories

The following list and links to internet sites are provided as a courtesy only. With the exception of Coating Test Laboratories, ABS does not certify laboratories and cautions that users of a laboratory double check the current certification of any chosen laboratory.

ABS cannot be responsible for the accuracy of these lists and retains the right to review all information presented from a laboratory prior to accepting the data as pedigree of the product presented for ABS evaluation.

IMO List of Laboratories
(http://www.imo.org/blast/blastDataHelper.asp?data_id=30497&filename=41.pdf)

US Department of Labor, Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories
(http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html)

USCG Listing of Labs Approved to Conduct Testing for the US Administration
(http://cgmix.uscg.mil/eqlabs/)

United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) Accredited Laboratories
(http://www.ukas.com/search-accredited-organisations)

International Accreditation Service, Inc.
(http://www.iasonline.org)

Resources

Brochure: Type Approval

Type Approval Procedure

EU Marine Equipment Directive

EU Mutual Recognition

Frequently Asked Questions

Recognized Laboratories