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Table 8
Vessel types and their corresponding vessel type codes
Table 9
Type codes for vessels carrying cargo
Vessel type
Type
code
Reserved (do not use)
1[n]
Wing in ground craft
2[n]
Fishing
30
Towing
31
Towing and length of tow exceeds 200m or breadth exceeds 25m
32
Engaged in dredging or underwater operations
33
Engaged in diving operations
34
Engaged in military operations
35
Sailing
36
Pleasure craft
37
(HSC) High speed craft
4[n]
Pilot vessel
50
Search and rescue vessel
51
Tug
52
Port tender
53
Vessel with anti-pollution facilities
54
Law enforcement vessel
55
Spare - for local use
56
Spare - for local use
57
Medical transports (under the 1949 Geneva conventions and additional protocols)
58
Ships according to RR Resolution No. 18 (Mob-83) - Relating to the Procedure for Identifying
and Announcing the Position of Ships and Aircraft of States Not Parties to an Armed Conflict
59
Passenger ship
6[n]
Cargo ship
7[n]
Tanker
8[n]
Other type of ship
9[n]
Cargo type
Second digit
(where not predefined)
All ships of this type
0
Carrying DG, HS, or MP, IMO hazard or pollutant category A
1
Carrying DG, HS, or MP, IMO hazard or pollutant category B
2
Carrying DG, HS, or MP, IMO hazard or pollutant category C
3
Carrying DG, HS, or MP, IMO hazard or pollutant category D
4
Reserved (do not use)
5
Reserved (do not use)
6
Reserved (do not use)
7
Reserved (do not use)
8
No additional information
9
