Annex 1 - List of Certifying Authorities
Published 1 January 2025
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The following is a list of the head offices of Certifying Authorities authorised through formal agreement to conduct survey and certification of all types of small commercial vessels against the standards of the Small Commercial Vessel Codes or MGN 280 (M).
1. Bureau Veritas
Suite 1 & 2, Keel House
Tyne Dock
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE34 9PY
Tel: 0191 427 8170
Fax: 0191 427 8171
Email: gbr_clo@uk.bureauveritas.com
2. DNV - Maritime
24 Steel House
4300 Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley
Hampshire
PO15 7FP
Tel: 023 80 74 5940
Email: uk.flag.contact@dnv.com
3. International Institute of Marine Surveying
Murrills House
48 East Street
Portchester
PO16 9XS
Tel: 023 92 38 5223
Email: ca@iims.org.uk
4. Lloyd’s Register EMEA
One Temple Quay
Temple Back East
Bristol
BS1 6DZ
Tel: 0117 3190110
Email: MCA.CodesofPractice@lr.org
5. MECAL Ltd
Office Suite 4
Endeavour House
Oceansgate
Devonport
Plymouth
PL1 4RW
Tel: 01752 251211
Email: admin@mecal.co.uk
6. Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Domestic Survey Operations
Bay 2/20
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
Tel: 020 381 72190 / 72456
Email: Domestic.Fleet@mcga.gov.uk
7. Royal Yachting Association
RYA House
Ensign Way
Hamble
Southampton
SO31 4YA
Tel: 023 8060 4100
Email: scvcert@rya.org.uk
8. RINA Services S.p.A.
North Wing, 1st Floor
2 Charlotte Place
Southampton
SO14 0TB
United Kingdom
Tel: 023 80 33 2271
Email: uk.marine@rina.org
9. Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors
Ground Floor
Unit 5, Prospect House
7 Ocean Way
Southampton
SO14 3TJ
Tel: 023 80 016494
Email: sec@scmshq.org
10. Yacht Designers and Surveyors Association
The Glass Works
3b Penns Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 2EW
Tel: 01730 710425
Email: ca@ybdsa.co.uk