The Faroese Maritime Authority (FMA) has delegated all technical surveys to recognised organisations (RO) in accordance with the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). FMA recognises organisations that are full members of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). FMA presently has agreements with the following RO’s:
• Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
• Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR)
• Bureau Veritas (BV)
• Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
• Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK)