CLASS ROUNDTABLEClass is class and needs to be seen as such. Classi? cation should not be “confused with consultancy services offered by organizations that also offer classi? cation services.”President, Lloyd’s Register Tim ProtheroeNorth America, Inc.Philippe Donche-Gay, BV: We feel uncomfortable when stance the interface between systems and humans, and new we see class societies claiming to create a new design and then ways of looking at human factors to increase safety.approve the same design wearing another hat. Watson, ABS: Two regulatory issues which are particular-Noboru Ueda, ClassNK: One criteria of membership in ly challenging for owners of existing ships are ballast water IACS is that every member maintains “independence from ship- treatment and air emissions regulations. Another very chal-owning, ship-building and other commercial interests which lenging issue for operators of existing ships is in meeting the could undermine the Classi