Listof-CharactersofClassificationand-Notationswith-Explanationsand-UnderlyingRulesHamburg,Februar20081TableofContentsNote:AllCharactersofClassificationandallNotationsarelinkedviaasinglemouse-clickwiththecorrespondingbriefdescription.CharacterofClassification,PageNotation»………………………………….….….12»(InlandNavigationVessel)……..…29»(Navy)………………………………37º…………………………………….…..12º(InlandNavigationVessel)………….29º(Navy)………………………………37À………………………………………..12À(InlandNavigationVessel)………..29¾………………………………….….….12¾(Navy)……………………………...37¼…………………………………………13¼(Navy)………………………………37¿……………………………………..….13¿(Navy)………………………..………37»100A5……………………………….....35»MCY…………………………………...35(-)………………………………………...30100A5…………………………………...12100Ap…………………………………..29100Np……………………………………371R……………………………………….322R……………………………………….3370A1……………………………………..1280A2………………………………….….1290A3……………………………………..12I,II,III,IV,V(Rangeofservice)……35AC1……………………………………...39ACS……………………………….……..39ACTIVEESCORTTUG………….….19ADN……………………………………...32ADNR……………………………………32AHTS………………………………….…24AIP-xxx(Navy)………………………..43AIRCRAFTCARRIER………………...38AL………………………………………..31ALUMINIUM………………………….…24ALUMINIUM(Navy)………………….…40A-MC………………………………….…12a-mc……………………………..…...12AMPHIBIOUSWARFARESHIP…..…38ARC1toARC4(Hull)….………….……15ARC1toARC4(Machinery)….………26ASPHALTTANKER…………..….……17AUT……………………………………...25AUT-N……………………………….…..41AUT-nh………………………………….26AUT-Nnh………………………………..41AUT-Z…………………………………...26AUX-NH…………………………………39HAUX-NM…………………………………42BARGE………………………………….20BC/OILTANKER…………..…………18BC-A…………………………………….16BC-B…………………………………….15BC-C………………………………….…15BULKCARRIER……………………….15BWM…………………………………….25C………………………………………….31C1D21…………………………………..13CA……………………………………….28CAmob…………………………………28CARFERRY…………………….……..19Cargovessel………………………..…30CATAMARAN………………………….38CHARTERSAILING/MOTORYACHT36CHEMICALRECOVERYVESSEL…..20CHEMICALTANKER……………….…17CHEMICALTANKER-TYPE1……….18CNGCARRIER……………………….17CMCA……………………………………22CM-PS……………………………………27CoC………………………………….…..38COLL1toCOLL6…………………..…23CONTAINERSHIP…………………….15Containervessel…………….………..30CORVETTE………………………….….38CRS………………………………..…….13CRS……………………………….......…13CRUISER………………………………….38CSR(BulkCarrier)……………………16CSR(OilTanker)……………………..17CTC………………………………………16CTCOAT…………………………………16Damagestability………………………32DBC……………………………………..21DEG……………………………………...44DESTROYER………………………...…38DG………………………………………..21DG(HSCCode7.17)…………………..21DG(InlandNavigationVessel)…..….33DGD…………………………………..….34DGL……………………………….….….34DI………………………………………...44Doublehull……………………………..312DP1toDP3………………………………23DP1toDP3(Navy)……………………....42DP=xkPa………………………..….…33DREDGER……………………………....20Dredger……………………………..…..30E(Hull)…………………………………14E(Machinery)…………………………26E(Hull,Navy)……………………….…41E(Machinery,Navy)………………….42E01toE04(Hull)……………….…..…14E01toE04(Machinery)………...…….26E1toE4(Hull)…..……………………14E1toE4(Machinery)..………………26EC………………………………………..24EDIBLEOILTANKER…………………17EF(Hull)…………………………..…..14EF(Machinery)………………………..26ENVIRONMENTALPASSPORT……..23EP………………………………………23EQUIPPEDFORCARRIAGEOFCARS19EQUIPPEDFORCARRIAGEOFCHEMICALSINBULK……………….18EQUIPPEDFORCARRIAGEOFCONTAINERS…………………….….15EQUIPPEDFORCARRIAGEOFRO-ROCARGO……………………..15Equippedfortransportofcontainers..33Equippedfortransportofwheeledvehicles…………………………….…33EQUIPPEDWITHBOWRUDDER…..24ERS……………………………………...25ERS(Navy)………………………………41ESP………………………………………23EXP(Hull)………..…..………………..25EXP(Machinery)………………….…..28EXP(Hull,Navy)……………………...39EXP(Machinery,Navy)……………....43FC-xxx…………………………………..27FC-xxx(Navy)………………………...44Ferry………………………………….....33Fire……………………………………....33FF1toFF3………………………………26FF1/2………………………………….…26FF1/3…………………………………….26FISHINGVESSEL…………………...…19FISHINGVESSEL(6to24minlength)36Flashpoint60°C…………………….34FLOATINGCRANE……………….…...20FLOATINGDOCK……………………..21FO………………………………………..43FRIGATE…………………………..……38FRUITJUICECARRIER…………..….17FRP……………………………………...24FRP(Navy)……………………………40G…………………………………..……..23GENERALCARGOSHIP………..…...15GRAB[X]…….…………………………16Grabloading…………………………….33HATCHCOVERLESS………………….15HC(2/3)……………………………….…23HC(hcpass/hccrew)……………………….23Heavycargo[…]…………………..…33HIGHERSTRENGTHHULLSTRUCTURALSTEEL…………..….24HIGHERSTRENGTHHULLSTRUCTURALSTEEL(Navy)…..….40{holdsa,b,…maybeempty}……....16HLP………………………………………25HOPPERBARGE…………….………..21Hopperbarge…………………………..30Hopperdredger………………………..30Hoppersuctiondredger……………..30HS………………………………………..32HSC………………………………….…..22HSC-CARGO…………………………...22HSC-N…………………………………...39HSC-PASSENGERA……………….…22HSC-PASSENGERB………………….22HSDE…………………………………….22HYDROFOIL……………………………20HYDROFOIL(Navy)……………….…38I………………………………………......14IBV(Hull)…………………………..….15IBV(Machinery)…………………..….26Ice………………………………………..32ICEBREAKER…………….………...….20ICV(Hull)………………………………15ICV(Machinery)………………………26IN…………………………………………14IN(0,6)……………………………………29IN(1,2)……………………………………29IN(2)………………………………………29Ind…………………………………….....32INERT…………………………………...26INF……………………………………….21Intactstability…..……………………..32IW…………………………………….….23IW(Navy)……………………………...40K………………………………………….14KAZ…………………………………......13kaz……………………………………..13LA…………………………………….….43Laid-up………………………………….34LAID-UPSHIP…………………………28Launch……………………………….…30LIQUIFIEDGAS