# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1744 of 17 September 2019 on technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 164/2010, Division 2.3.1: Vessel and convoy type (UN Recommendation 28)

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

FULL TITLE
Codes for types of means of transport
Annex 2, chapter 2.5: Inland water transport
ABBREVIATION
UN Recommendation 28
ORIGINATING AUTHORITY
UNECE/CEFACT http://www.unece.org/cefact
LEGAL BASIS
UN Recommendation 28, ECE/Trade/276; 2001/23
CURRENT STATUS
Operational
IMPLEMENTATION DATE
March 2001
AMENDMENT
UN/CEFACT 2010 or most current one.
STRUCTURE
4-digit alphanumeric code:
1 digit: ‘1’ for maritime navigation, ‘8’ for ‘inland navigation’
2 digits for vessel or convoy
1 digit for subdivision
SUCCINCT DESCRIPTION
That recommendation establishes a common code list for the identification of the type of means of transport. It has a particular relevance to transport organisations and providers, customs and other authorities, statistical offices, forwarders, shippers, consignees and other parties concerned with transport.
LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS
UN Recommendation No 19
MEDIA THROUGH WHICH AVAILABLE
http://www.unece.org/cefact/recommendations/rec_index.htm
European Reference Data Management Service (ERDMS) operated by the European Commission (EC).
LANGUAGES
English
ADDRESS OF RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
UNECE
REMARKS
The main set of code values is governed by an international body (UNECE). To ensure harmonisation, one single set of code values representing also additional vessel types may be used by all RIS applications.
Example
8010
Motor freighter (Inland)
1500
General cargo vessel (sea)
Usage in the implementation manuals
TDT/C228/8179 (convoy)
EQD(B)/C224/8155 (vessel)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1744/annex/division/2/division/2.3/division/2.3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1744/annex/division-2/division-2.3/division-2.3.1
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