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Ans: When a surveyor identifies corrosion, structural defects or damage to hull, machinery and/or piece of equipment which, based on the Society’s Rules and in the opinion of the surveyor, affects the ship’s class, remedial measures and/or appropriate recommendations/conditions of class are specified in order to retain class.
‘Recommendation’ and ‘condition of class’ are different terms used by IACS Societies for the same thing i.e. requirements to the effect that specific measures, repairs, request for surveys etc., are to be carried out within a specified time limit in order to retain class
The class of a ship will be subject to suspension procedures following a decision of the Society when a recommendation/condition of class is not dealt with within the time limit specified, unless it is postponed before the due date by agreement with the Society.