Definition of Ship types :
The definitions of ship type in the table are in accordance with the relevant convention unless a separate explanatory note is written below the table.
For easy reference, each ship type in the list, engaged in international voyages, is defined as; The definition of ship type in the table is in accordance with the relevant convention unless a separate explanatory note is written.
All |
Passenger ships and cargo ships |
Passenger ship(PS) |
A ship which carries more than twelve passengers (as defined in SOLAS I/2(f)) |
Ro-Ro Passenger ship (RO-RO PS) |
A passenger ship with Ro-Ro cargo spaces or special category spaces (as defined in SOLAS II-1/2.13) |
Cargo Ship |
Any ship which is not a passenger ship(as defined in SOLAS I/2(g)) |
Bulk Carrier |
A ship which is constructed generally with a single deck, top-side tanks and bilge hopper side tanks in cargo spaces, and is intended primarily to carry dry cargo in bulk, and includes such types as ore carriers and combination carriers (as defined in SOLAS IX/1.6) |
Oil Tanker |
a ship constructed or adopted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces (as defined in SOLAS I/2 (h)& MARPOL Annex I/1.(4)) |
Chemical Tanker |
A ship constructed or adopted primarily to carry a cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk (as defined in SOLAS I/ 2 (h), VII/ 8.2 &MARPOL Annex II/1.(1)) |
Gas Carrier |
A cargo ship constructed or adopted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquefied gas or other product listed in chapter 19 of the IGC Code (as defined in SOLAS VII/11.2) |
High Speed Craft |
A craft capable of a maximum speed in meters per second (m/s) equal to or exceeding 3.7 ∇0.1667 (as defined in SOLAS X/1.2) |
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) |
A mechanically propelled mobile offshore drilling unit (as defined in SOLAS XI-1/1) |
Ships carrying INF Cargo |
A ship carrying INF Cargo (INF Cargo as defined in SOALS VII/14.2) (Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High level Radioactive Waste Carrier) |
Ships carring IMDG Cargo |
A ship carrying dangerous goods listed in the IMDG Code (IMDG Code as defined in SOALS VII/14.6) |