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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-838/annex/appendix-C",
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  "legislation": "eur/2019/838",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/838 of 20 February 2019 on technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems and repealing Regulation (EC) No 415/2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-838",
  "path": "annex/appendix/C",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "C",
  "heading": "INLAND VESSEL AND CONVOY TYPES",
  "text": "This correspondence table is based on an excerpt of the ‘Codes for Types of Means of Transport’ according to UNECE Recommendation 28 and the maritime ship types as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.1371 ‘Technical characteristics for a universal shipborne automatic identification system using time division multiple access in the VHF maritime mobile band’.\nVessel and convoy type\nmaritime ship type\ncode\nvessel name\n1st digit\n2nd digit\n8000\nVessel, type unknown\n9\n9\n8010\nMotor freighter\n7\n9\n8020\nMotor tanker\n8\n9\n8021\nMotor tanker, liquid cargo, type N\n8\n0\n8022\nMotor tanker, liquid cargo, type C\n8\n0\n8023\nMotor tanker, dry cargo as if liquid (e.g. cement)\n8\n9\n8030\nContainer vessel\n7\n9\n8040\nGas tanker\n8\n0\n8050\nMotor freighter, tug\n7\n9\n8060\nMotor tanker, tug\n8\n9\n8070\nMotor freighter with one or more ships alongside\n7\n9\n8080\nMotor freighter with tanker\n8\n9\n8090\nMotor freighter pushing one or more freighters\n7\n9\n8100\nMotor freighter pushing at least one tank-ship\n8\n9\n8110\nTug, freighter\n7\n9\n8120\nTug, tanker\n8\n9\n8130\nTug, freighter, coupled\n3\n1\n8140\nTug, freighter/tanker, coupled\n3\n1\n8150\nFreightbarge\n9\n9\n8160\nTankbarge\n9\n9\n8161\nTankbarge, liquid cargo, type N\n9\n0\n8162\nTankbarge, liquid cargo, type C\n9\n0\n8163\nTankbarge, dry cargo as if liquid (e.g. cement)\n9\n9\n8170\nFreightbarge with containers\n8\n9\n8180\nTankbarge, gas\n9\n0\n8210\nPushtow, one cargo barge\n7\n9\n8220\nPushtow, two cargo barges\n7\n9\n8230\nPushtow, three cargo barges\n7\n9\n8240\nPushtow, four cargo barges\n7\n9\n8250\nPushtow, five cargo barges\n7\n9\n8260\nPushtow, six cargo barges\n7\n9\n8270\nPushtow, seven cargo barges\n7\n9\n8280\nPushtow, eigth cargo barges\n7\n9\n8290\nPushtow, nine or more barges\n7\n9\n8310\nPushtow, one tank/gas barge\n8\n0\n8320\nPushtow, two barges at least one tanker or gas barge\n8\n0\n8330\nPushtow, three barges at least one tanker or gas barge\n8\n0\n8340\nPushtow, four barges at least one tanker or gas barge\n8\n0\n8350\nPushtow, five barges at least one tanker or gas barge\n8\n0\n8360\nPushtow, six barges at least one tanker or gas barge\n8\n0\n8370\nPushtow, seven barges at least one tanker or gas barge\n8\n0\n8380\nPushtow, eight barges at least one tanker or gas barge\n8\n0\n8390\nPushtow, nine or more barges at least one tanker or gas barge\n8\n0\n8400\nTug, single\n5\n2\n8410\nTug, one or more tows\n3\n1\n8420\nTug, assisting a vessel or linked combination\n3\n1\n8430\nPushboat, single\n9\n9\n8440\nPassenger ship, ferry, red cross ship, cruise ship\n6\n9\n8441\nFerry\n6\n9\n8442\nRed cross ship\n5\n8\n8443\nCruise ship\n6\n9\n8444\nPassenger ship without accommodation\n6\n9\n8445\nDay-trip high speed vessel\n6\n9\n8446\nDay-trip hydrofoil vessel\n6\n9\n8447\nSailing cruise ship\n6\n9\n8448\nSailing passenger ship without accommodation\n6\n9\n8450\nService vessel, police patrol, port service\n9\n9\n8451\nService vessel\n9\n9\n8452\nPolice patrol vessel\n5\n5\n8453\nPort service vessel\n9\n9\n8454\nNavigation surveillance vessel\n9\n9\n8460\nVessel, work maintenance craft, floating derrick, cable-ship, buoy-ship, dredge\n3\n3\n8470\nObject, towed, not otherwise specified\n9\n9\n8480\nFishing boat\n3\n0\n8490\nBunkership\n9\n9\n8500\nBarge, tanker, chemical\n8\n0\n8510\nObject, not otherwise specified\n9\n9\n1500\nGeneral cargo Vessel maritime\n7\n9\n1510\nUnit carrier maritime\n7\n9\n1520\nBulk carrier maritime\n7\n9\n1530\nTanker\n8\n0\n1540\nLiquefied gas tanker\n8\n0\n1850\nPleasure craft, longer than 20 metres\n3\n7\n1900\nFast ship\n4\n9\n1910\nHydrofoil\n4\n9\n1920\nCatamaran fast\n4\n9",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
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