A1 (shipping)

A1 (shipping)

In shipping, the designation A1 is a symbol used to denote quality of construction and material. In the various shipping registers ships are classed and given a rating after an official examination, and assigned a classification mark, which appears in addition to other particulars in those shipping registers after the name of the ship.

ee also

* Shipbuilding
* A1 at Lloyd's, a top classification in Lloyd's Register

References

*cite web |url=http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/21500.html |title=A1 at Lloyd's |accessdate=2007-09-19

External links

* [http://www.mysticseaport.org/Library/Initiative/ShipPageImage.cfm?BibID=237571861&Series=Steamers&Chapter=a An example of a shipping registry ] including A1-rated ships (those listed "1" in the "Rate A." column)
* [http://keralafolk.com/library/ABSNotaions.pdf Description of Classification notations followed by American Bureau of Shipping]


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