Lloyd's Register has launched Classfinder - a free user-friendly web-based directory that enables all interested parties to understand its class notations for ships, units and other installations. Classfinder is useful at all stages of a ship's life.

Classfinder gives owners maximum flexibility to easily specify the most appropriate combination of notations for their intended design, and helps to ensure correct completion of the initial Lloyd's Register Request for services form.

A clear understanding of Lloyd's Register's notations by all parties involved with the build stage reduces the risk of any confusion or omission of key elements in the build programme.

Classfinder enables accurate identification of a ship's design arrangements and features by all interested parties.

Classfinder is designed to assist Clients and Surveyors in the process of identifying appropriate class notations and descriptive note(s), that may be assigned for ships, units and other installations to be classed with LR.

Access to Classfinder is available to all parties through ClassDirect Live WEB page: www.cdlive.lr.org

Applications has a "free of charge" entry level, while access to certain information has an annual subscription cost.

ClassDirect LIVE is a maritime information service for operators of Lloyd's Register classed ships, providing managed access to the latest information about ships in their fleet, giving direct, live access to information held on Lloyd's Register's databases and presents it through a simple web interface.

Through this portal, information is available anytime of the day, anywhere in the world.

ClassDirect LIVE ensures information is secure and confidential by the use of password access control and data encryption during transmission.