Certification, inspection and marine services for organizations that value competence, impartiality and confidence.
ARL Middle East maintains a management framework designed to support competent, consistent and impartial conformity assessment activities. Management retains responsibility for the integrity of the certification system, the competence of personnel and the decisions made within the certification process.
Management systems and conformity assessment activities are controlled through documented procedures, competence controls, risk-based management, independent review and continual improvement.
ARL Middle East operates through a structured framework defining responsibilities, controls and processes associated with its certification activities.
Top management is responsible for establishing, maintaining and improving the management system and for ensuring that applicable certification activities are performed under controlled conditions.
ARL Middle East retains responsibility and authority for certification decisions. Decisions are based on sufficient objective evidence and are made by competent authorized personnel in accordance with the applicable procedures.
Personnel involved in auditing, review, decision-making and other certification activities are subject to defined competence criteria and evaluation.
Inspection activities are managed through controlled technical processes, defined competence, impartial assignment, documented criteria, objective evidence and controlled reporting.
ARL identifies, evaluates, treats and monitors risks that may affect competence, impartiality, consistency, confidentiality or the reliability of conformity assessment results.
The management framework provides for management review, internal auditing, corrective action and continual improvement.
ARL protects confidential client information while maintaining appropriate openness about its processes and certification status. Complaints and appeals are handled through controlled processes.
ARL Classification Society is a development project for classification, marine surveys and technical services. These activities must not be interpreted as currently accredited, recognized or authorized unless expressly confirmed by the competent authority.
Management systems and conformity assessment activities are controlled through documented procedures, competence controls, risk-based management, independent review and continual improvement.