Jakarta, bkinews – Ministry of Transportation began to assessmen BKI/Indonesia Classification Society to be a Recognized Organization. The assessment carried out for 5 (five) working days, startedon Thursday (8/10), including Saturday and Sunday, and pick-test in several branches until its enclosure on Monday (12/10). The assessment process carried out in BKI Head Office, Jl Yos Sudarso Kav.38-40 T. Priok, North Jakarta 14320, and also in Branch Office such as Sorong, Balikpapan, Batam and Singapore Branch Office.

“This is something that it has never been done before, and this is the first time BKI be assessed by government to be a RO “President Director of BKI–Rudiyanto said, in his speech at the opening of the first day of assessment BKI as RO, Thursday (8/10).

He added,“Today (Thursday (8/10)) is a historic day that BKI launched readiness verification activities as RO by the Government”.

"We prepared it since long ago and we have prepared the team from various units, many team, who will perform with a team of Ministry of Transportation, and hope this assessment could be ran smoothly without any obstacles", he said.

He also hope get a feedback in order to effort of improving the performance and service level BKI to clients.

Besides that, he added, in order the assessment BKI to be a RO of the Ministry of Transportation, the BKI as state-owned company has submitted to the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises.

"And on this occasion we have been supported by the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises," he said.

The same word also have been delivered by the Director of Shipping and Seafarer (Dirkapel) Directorate General of Sea Transportation-Ministry of Transportation, that in accordance with the provisions of the International Maritime Organization / IMO contained in the RO Code has required Flag State enter into enforce begin January 1st, 2015, and Ditkapel make every effort to do assessment order, good government as a Flag State to comply RO Code, after that BKI as RO officially recognized by the international community.

"It’s time to take the opportunity to publish BKI and government together," Dirkapel-Sahatua P. Simatupang said, Thursday (8/10) at the Head Office of BKI, Tanjung Priok.

He said that assessment only takes a few working days, because Ditkapel hasa lot of member of team of assessors, so it could ran out fastly or its not take a long time.

Until this news be released the assessment process is still ongoing. Furthermore, it is expected BKI able to pass this assessment so well that it is recognized as RO Government and the success of BKI be RO Government of Indonesia, then be the next step to get the recognition of Flag State of other countries as well in order to become member of IACS / International Association Classification Society.