# Directive 2009/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Annex VII: VESSEL SIZE CLASSES

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This classification applies only to vessels with a gross tonnage of 100 or more.
NB: If vessels with a gross tonnage of less than 100 were to be included pursuant to this Directive, they would be allocated class code ‘99’.
Class
Lower limit
Upper limit
DWT
GT
DWT
GT
01
—
100
up to 499
up to 499
02
500
500
999
999
03
1 000
1 000
1 999
1 999
04
2 000
2 000
2 999
2 999
05
3 000
3 000
3 999
3 999
06
4 000
4 000
4 999
4 999
07
5 000
5 000
5 999
5 999
08
6 000
6 000
6 999
6 999
09
7 000
7 000
7 999
7 999
10
8 000
8 000
8 999
8 999
11
9 000
9 000
9 999
9 999
12
10 000
10 000
19 999
19 999
13
20 000
20 000
29 999
29 999
14
30 000
30 000
39 999
39 999
15
40 000
40 000
49 999
49 999
16
50 000
50 000
79 999
79 999
17
80 000
80 000
99 999
99 999
18
100 000
100 000
149 999
149 999
19
150 000
150 000
199 999
199 999
20
200 000
200 000
249 999
249 999
21
250 000
250 000
299 999
299 999
22
≥ 300 000
≥ 300 000
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/42/annex/VII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-42/annex-VII
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