Lloyd's Register

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The Lloyd's Register Group is a maritime classification society and independent risk management organisation providing risk assessment and mitigation services and management systems certification. Historically, as Lloyd's Register of Shipping, it was a specifically maritime organisation. In the late 20^th century it diversified into other sectors, including rail.

Like the famous international insurance market, Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's Register owes its name and foundation to the 17th century coffee house in London frequented by merchants, marine underwriters, and others, all connected with shipping. The owner, Edward Lloyd, helped them to exchange information by circulating a printed sheet of all the news he heard. In 1760, the Register Society was formed by the customers of the coffee house.

Other than this historical connection, Lloyd's Register is unrelated to Lloyd's of London.

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The Register

The Society printed the first Register of Ships in 1764 in order to give both underwriters and merchants an idea of the condition of the vessels they insured and chartered. The top classification of "A1", from which the expression A1, or A1 at Lloyd's, is derived, first appeared in the 1775-1776 edition of the Register.

The Register, with information on all sea-going, self-propelled merchant ships of 100 gross tons or greater. has been published annually, following a merger with Fairplay Publications Limited in July 2001, by Lloyd's Register - Fairplay.

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LR Class Society

Lloyd's Register Society is the first and oldest classification society, establishing rules designed to maximise safety and ensuring that ships are constructed and maintained to meet them.

Of 29,763 steam and motor vessels upwards of 100 tons afloat in 1939, 13,694 were built under the direct supervision of the Register Society.

Lloyd's Register is a UK Notified Body, under The Railways (Interoperability) (Notified Bodies) Regulations 2000, in six TSI areas: Control Centres and Signalling, Energy, Infrastructure, Maintenance, Operations, and Rolling Stock.

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