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Special Crafts
50
Pilot Boats
51
Search and Rescue Vessels
52
Tugs
53
Port Tenders
54
Vessels with anti–pollution
facilities or equipment
55
Law Enforcement Vessel
56
Spare – for assignment to
local vessels
57
Spare – for assignment to
local vessels
58
Medical Transport (as defined
in the 1949 Geneva
Conventions)
59
Spare – Ships according to
RR Resolution No. 18
(Mob–83)
DG: Dangerous Goods
HS:
Harmful Substances
MP:
Marine Pollutants
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Aviation Recorders
Marine Systems
Table 3–5. Vessel Type Codes
First Digit
1
reserved for
future use
2
WIG
3
See Below
4
HSC
5
See Special
Crafts
6
Passenger Ships
7
Cargo Ships
8
Tankers
9
Other types of
ships
First Digit
3
Vessel
Other Ships
Second Digit
0
All ships of this type
1
Carrying DG HS or MP
IMO hazard or pollutant
category A
2
Carrying DG HS or MP
IMO hazard or pollutant
category B
3
Carrying DG HS or MP
IMO hazard or pollutant
category C
4
Carrying DG HS or MP
IMO hazard or pollutant
category D
5
Reserved for future use
6
Reserved for future use
7
Reserved for future use
8
Reserved for future use
9
No additional information
Second Digit
0
Fishing
1
Towing
2
Towing and length of the
tow exceeds 200 m or
breadth exceeds 25 m
3
Engaged in dredging or
underwater operations
4
Engaged in diving
operations
5
Engaged in military
operations
6
Sailing
7
Pleasure craft
8
Reserved for future use
9
Reserved for future use
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Dec. 01/06
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