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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
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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 X 1
Carrying DG, HS, or MP, IMO hazard or
pollutant category Y 2
Carrying DG, HS, or MP, IMO hazard or
pollutant category Z 3
Carrying DG, HS, or MP, IMO hazard or
pollutant category OS 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