The following seven Classification Societies are authorized by the VISR for undertaking statutory surveys on behalf of the British Virgin Islands:

Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR)
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/ResLloydsRegister.htm

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
http://www.eagle.org/

Bureau Veritas (BV)
http://www.bureauveritas.com/wps/wcm/connect/bv_com/Group

Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
http://www.dnv.com/

Germanisher Lloyd (GL)
http://www.gl-group.com/start.htm

Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
http://www.rina.org/

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK )
http://www.classnk.or.jp/hp/en/index.asp