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Standards Organizations and Information


I. International Bodies

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from over 120 countries, one from each country. ISO is a non-governmental organization established in 1947. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity. ISO's work results in international agreements which are published as International Standards. There are more than 11,000 voluntary International Standards and Guides.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology.

II. National Bodies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) serves as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system. Founded in 1918 by five engineering societies and three government agencies, the Institute remains a private, nonprofit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations.

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has grown into one of the largest voluntary standards development systems in the world. ASTM is a not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for producers, users, ultimate consumers, and those having a general interest (representatives of government and academia) to meet on common ground and write standards for materials, products, systems, and services. ASTM members develop the standards within the ASTM consensus process.

III. Standards Service

The National Maritime Resource and Education Center's Marine Industry Standards Library provides technical assistance to U.S. shipbuilders, ship repair facilities, and marine equipment suppliers in obtaining and using copies of domestic and international industry standards. A technical staff is available to receive and investigate questions and assist industry in the area of standards, such as ASTM, ISO, and others, and how they compare, relate, and their applications to shipbuilding and the marine industry.

The NSSN service is the result of a partnership between ANSI and the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NSSN users will be able to obtain information on technical specifications from a wide range of standards developers, including ASTM and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

IV. Additional Standards Information

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