User Guide

User Manual 116 Y1-03-0211 Rev. B
7.2 ERI ship types
This table should be used to convert the UN ship types which are used in Inland message 10 to
the IMO types which are used in IMO message 5.
code U ship name
ShipType
SOLAS
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8000 No Vessel, type unknown 9 9
8010 V Motor freighter 7 9
8020 V Motor tanker 8 9
8021 V Motor tanker, liquid cargo, type N 8 0
8022 V Motor tanker, liquid cargo, type C 8 0
8023 V
Motor tanker, dry cargo as if liquid (e.g.
cement)
8 9
8030 V Container vessel 7 9
8040 V Gas tanker 8 0
8050 C Motor freighter, tug 7 9
8060 C Motor tanker, tug 8 9
8070 C
Motor freighter with one or more ships
alongside
7 9
8080 C Motor freighter with tanker 8 9
8090 C
Motor freighter pushing one or more
freighters
7 9
8100 C
Motor freighter pushing at least one
tank-ship
8 9
8110 No Tug, freighter 7 9
8120 No Tug, tanker 8 9
8130 C Tug freighter, coupled 3 1
8140 C Tug, freighter/tanker, coupled 3 1
8150 V Freightbarge 9 9
8160 V Tankbarge 9 9
8161 V Tankbarge, liquid cargo, type N 9 0
8162 V Tankbarge, liquid cargo, type C 9 0
8163 V
Tankbarge, dry cargo as if liquid (e.g.
cement)
9 9
8170 V Freightbarge with containers 8 9
8180 V Tankbarge, gas 9 0
8210 C Pushtow, one cargo barge 7 9
8220 C Pushtow, two cargo barges 7 9
8230 C Pushtow, three cargo barges 7 9
8240 C Pushtow, four cargo barges 7 9
8250 C Pushtow, five cargo barges 7 9
8260 C Pushtow, six cargo barges 7 9
8270 C Pushtow, seven cargo barges 7 9
8280 C Pushtow, eigth cargo barges 7 9
8290 C Pushtow, nine or more barges 7 9
8310 C Pushtow, one tank/gas barge 8 0
8320 C
Pushtow, two barges at least one
tanker or gas barge
8 0
8330 C
Pushtow, three barges at least one
tanker or gas barge
8 0
code U ship name
ShipType
SOLAS
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8340 C
Pushtow, four barges at least one
tanker or gas barge
8 0
8350 C
Pushtow, five barges at least one
tanker or gas barge
8 0
8360 C
Pushtow, six barges at least one tanker
or gas barge
8 0
8370 C
Pushtow, seven barges at least one
tanker or gas barge
8 0
8380 C
Pushtow, eight barges at least one
tanker or gas barge
8 0
8390 C
Pushtow, nine or more barges at least
one tanker or gas barge
8 0
8400 V Tug, single 5 2
8410 No Tug, one or more tows 3 1
8420 C
Tug, assisting a vessel or linked
combination
3 1
8430 V Pushboat, single 9 9
8440 V
Passenger ship, ferry, cruise ship, red
cross ship
6 9
8441 V Ferry 6 9
8442 V Red cross ship 5 8
8443 V Cruise ship 6 9
8444 V Passenger ship without accomodation 6 9
8450 V
Service vessel, police patrol, port
service
9 9
8460 V
Vessel, work maintenance craft,
floating derrick, cable-ship, buoy-ship,
dredge
3 3
8470 C Object, towed, not otherwise specified 9 9
8480 V Fishing boat 3 0
8490 V Bunkership 9 9
8500 V Barge, tanker, chemical 8 0
8510 C Object, not otherwise specified 9 9
1500 V General cargo Vessel maritime 7 9
1510 V Unit carrier maritime 7 9
1520 V bulk carrier maritime 7 9
1530 V tanker 8 0
1540 V liquified gas tanker 8 0
1850 V pleasure craft, longer than 20 metres 3 7
1900 V fast ship 4 9
1910 V hydrofoil 4 9
1920 V catamaran fast 4 9