User Manual

Marine Systems
Aviation Recorders
Rev. 06
Mar . 16/11
165M0014-10
Page 2--15
Table 2--3. Vessel Typ e Codes
Special Crafts
Other Ships
First Digit Second Digit
50 Pilot boats
51 Search and rescue vessels
52 Tugs
53 Port tenders
54 Vessels with anti-pollution
facilities or equipment
55 Law enforce ment 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
1 Reserved for
future use
2WIG
3 See below
4HSC
5 See Special
Crafts
6 Passenger ships
7 Cargo ships
8 Tankers
9 Other types of
ships
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
First Digit Second Digit
3 Vessel
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