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IACSInternational Annealed Copper Standard (est. 1914; International Electrotechnical Commission)
IACSInternational Association of Classification Societies
IACSIndian Association for the Cultivation of Science
IACSIntegrated Administration and Control System
IACSIntegrated Administration and Control System (EU system to administer payments under the common agricultural policy)
IACSIdaho Arts Charter School (Nampa, ID)
IACSInstitute for Applied Computer Science (Germany)
IACSInstitute for Advanced Computer Studies (University of Maryland)
IACSInstituto de Arte e Comunicação Social (Portuguese: Institute for Art and Media; Brazil)
IACSIllinois Association of Convenience Stores
IACSIndustrial Automation and Control Systems
IACSInternational Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (Minnetonka, MN)
IACSI Am Charlotte Simmons (Tom Wolfe book)
IACSInstallation Access Control System
IACSInternational Association of Counseling Services, Inc. (Alexandria, VA)
IACSInternational Association of Chemical Societies
IACSIntegrated Avionics Control System
IACSIntegrated Armament Control System
IACSIntegrated Acoustic Communications System
IACSInternational Annealed Copper Standard for conductivity
IACSIllinois Association of Christian Schools
IACSInsurance Accounting Collection System (US HUD)
IACSIranian-American Cultural Society of Maryland, Inc.
IACSInformation, Assurance & Certification Services (CESG, UK)
IACSIndividuals Access to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Systems (US DHHS)
IACSInternet Access Control System (cloud based security service)
IACSInformatique Avancée Communication et Services (French)
IACSIntelligence Acoustic Communication System (US DoD)
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Similar to the requirements of the IMO PSPC for sea water ballast tanks, these regulations are designed to ensure the longevity of cargo oil tanks and stipulate that applied coatings must remain in 'good' condition for a minimum of 15 years, as defined by the International Association of Classification Societies.
New antifouling coatings launched
An amicable arrangement may be in the making between the European Commission and the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), which is the target of an anti-trust procedure.
CLASSIFICATION OF SHIPS : IACS PROMISES TO BOOST OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY
IMO's proposal has been put in force by the London-based International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), a group representing the world's 40-odd classification societies, each responsible for assigning various "classes" to ships (e.g., the highest class today, 100A1, was assigned to iron ships in 1870 because it was thought they would last 100 years).
Sea change in maritime risk management
In response to the recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) proposal mandating enhanced surveys of existing tankers and bulk carriers, The Oil Carriers International Maritime Forum (OCIMF), which represents oil companies, the International Tanker Federation (INTERTANKO), representing tanker owners, and the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), which represents classification societies, have all backed a set of enhanced survey requirements that should lead, over time, to identification of substandard vessels.
Improving the quality of merchant ships
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