# 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, Appendix C: INLAND VESSEL AND CONVOY TYPES

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

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’.
Vessel and convoy type
maritime ship type
code
vessel name
1st digit
2nd digit
8000
Vessel, type unknown
9
9
8010
Motor freighter
7
9
8020
Motor tanker
8
9
8021
Motor tanker, liquid cargo, type N
8
0
8022
Motor tanker, liquid cargo, type C
8
0
8023
Motor tanker, dry cargo as if liquid (e.g. cement)
8
9
8030
Container vessel
7
9
8040
Gas tanker
8
0
8050
Motor freighter, tug
7
9
8060
Motor tanker, tug
8
9
8070
Motor freighter with one or more ships alongside
7
9
8080
Motor freighter with tanker
8
9
8090
Motor freighter pushing one or more freighters
7
9
8100
Motor freighter pushing at least one tank-ship
8
9
8110
Tug, freighter
7
9
8120
Tug, tanker
8
9
8130
Tug, freighter, coupled
3
1
8140
Tug, freighter/tanker, coupled
3
1
8150
Freightbarge
9
9
8160
Tankbarge
9
9
8161
Tankbarge, liquid cargo, type N
9
0
8162
Tankbarge, liquid cargo, type C
9
0
8163
Tankbarge, dry cargo as if liquid (e.g. cement)
9
9
8170
Freightbarge with containers
8
9
8180
Tankbarge, gas
9
0
8210
Pushtow, one cargo barge
7
9
8220
Pushtow, two cargo barges
7
9
8230
Pushtow, three cargo barges
7
9
8240
Pushtow, four cargo barges
7
9
8250
Pushtow, five cargo barges
7
9
8260
Pushtow, six cargo barges
7
9
8270
Pushtow, seven cargo barges
7
9
8280
Pushtow, eigth cargo barges
7
9
8290
Pushtow, nine or more barges
7
9
8310
Pushtow, one tank/gas barge
8
0
8320
Pushtow, two barges at least one tanker or gas barge
8
0
8330
Pushtow, three barges at least one tanker or gas barge
8
0
8340
Pushtow, four barges at least one tanker or gas barge
8
0
8350
Pushtow, five barges at least one tanker or gas barge
8
0
8360
Pushtow, six barges at least one tanker or gas barge
8
0
8370
Pushtow, seven barges at least one tanker or gas barge
8
0
8380
Pushtow, eight barges at least one tanker or gas barge
8
0
8390
Pushtow, nine or more barges at least one tanker or gas barge
8
0
8400
Tug, single
5
2
8410
Tug, one or more tows
3
1
8420
Tug, assisting a vessel or linked combination
3
1
8430
Pushboat, single
9
9
8440
Passenger ship, ferry, red cross ship, cruise ship
6
9
8441
Ferry
6
9
8442
Red cross ship
5
8
8443
Cruise ship
6
9
8444
Passenger ship without accommodation
6
9
8445
Day-trip high speed vessel
6
9
8446
Day-trip hydrofoil vessel
6
9
8447
Sailing cruise ship
6
9
8448
Sailing passenger ship without accommodation
6
9
8450
Service vessel, police patrol, port service
9
9
8451
Service vessel
9
9
8452
Police patrol vessel
5
5
8453
Port service vessel
9
9
8454
Navigation surveillance vessel
9
9
8460
Vessel, work maintenance craft, floating derrick, cable-ship, buoy-ship, dredge
3
3
8470
Object, towed, not otherwise specified
9
9
8480
Fishing boat
3
0
8490
Bunkership
9
9
8500
Barge, tanker, chemical
8
0
8510
Object, not otherwise specified
9
9
1500
General cargo Vessel maritime
7
9
1510
Unit carrier maritime
7
9
1520
Bulk carrier maritime
7
9
1530
Tanker
8
0
1540
Liquefied gas tanker
8
0
1850
Pleasure craft, longer than 20 metres
3
7
1900
Fast ship
4
9
1910
Hydrofoil
4
9
1920
Catamaran fast
4
9

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/838/annex/appendix/C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-838/annex/appendix-C
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