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. The 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