KR held the 36th International Association of Classification Society (IACS) Survey Panel meeting from August 30 to September 1.

As countries worldwide started to lift restrictions on COVID-19, IACS Survey Panel Chairman, Ko Jaehyeon (KR) decided to hold the 36th IACS Survey Panel meeting as a hybrid meeting within 9 out of 11 members attended face-to-face, and 2 members attended remotely. During the meeting, about 60 agendas, including the enactment/revision of the requirements from the EU, INTERTANKO, and other organizations, the IACS UI, and the IACS PR, were discussed.

Chairman Ko Jaehyeon, who presided over the meeting, said, “Although there were some difficulties due to the time difference with the remotely attending members and COVID restrictions during the meeting, it was an effective meeting that all members satisfied by minimizing the difficulties with thorough preparation and providing a positive environment to discuss listed topics.”

The IACS Survey Panel is one of IACS’s seven permanent working groups, which are in charge of establishing and interpreting regulations and making recommendations regarding survey. In recent years, Survey Panel established IACS UR for Remote Survey and implemented the enactment/revision regulations based on the latest technology and accumulated experience.