Assertion: state | /r/CapableOf | delegate their task
Facets:
value: to classification societies
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Because of the failure of some flag states to comply with their survey and certification responsibilities, especially flag-of-convenience states that have delegated their task to classification societies, a number of states have since 1982 established Port state controls of foreign-registered ships entering their jurisdiction.