TTM03695 - Qualifying companies and ships: Examples of qualifying and non-qualifying ships

In the following table it is assumed that the ships are seagoing and of 100 tons or more gross tonnage. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp examples are grouped according to the four types of use specified in FA00/SCH22/PARA19 (1).

Description Qualifying Non-qualifying
Carriage by sea of passengers Passenger liners, Seagoing ferries Harbour, estuary & river ferries, Pleasure craft, Vessels operating in MCA Category A, B, C or D waters.
Carriage by sea of cargo Tankers, Container ships, Bulk carriers, Reefers, Tweendeckers, Supply vessels, RO-RO Dedicated shuttle tankers, Vessels operating in MCA Category A, B, C or D waters.
Towage, salvage, or other marine assistance Qualifying tugs, Anchor handlers, Ice breakers, Safety standby*, Oil spill recovery, vessels* Non qualifying tugs, Fixed & floating oil rigs and platforms, Floating production, storage & offtake vessels, Flotels
Transport by sea in connection with other services of a kind necessarily provided at sea Qualifying dredgers, Light construction vessels*, Diving support vessels, Seismic survey vessels*, Hydrographic survey vessels, Research vessels, Cable layers*, Pipe layers*, Heavy lift vessels*, Remote operated vessels*, Trenching vessels*, Well stimulation vessels* Non qualifying dredgers, Fishing boats, Factory ships

For starred (*) vessels see TTM11001 onwards for special rules applying to vessels engaged in ‘offshore activities�, e.g. in the North Sea oil and gas industries.

References

Guidance title Link
FA00/SCH22/PARA19 (qualifying ships) TTM17101
FA00/SCH22/PARA20 (excluded vessels) TTM17106
Qualifying ships TTM03500
Excluded vessels TTM03620