Correspondence of Class Symbols, Marks and Notations

Between Bureau Veritas and Other IACS Members

RINA rules for which equivalence is given here is the one applicable before 1st June 2000.
Notations granted after this date are the same as the one assigned by BV in Rules edition 06/2000, unless specified in remark.

BV ABS DNV GL KR LR NK RINA RS CCS Remarks

I 1A1 100A5 KRS1 NS* 100 A 1.1 KM ZCA

A1 100A1
Class symbols
I A1 1A1 100 A5 KRS1 100 A Not assigned 100 A 1.1 Not assigned Not assigned GL : number after A means duration of term.
90, 80 or 70 KRS0 Not assigned Not assigned 90 and 1.2 or 2.1 Not assigned Not assigned GL : number after A means duration of term.
II Not assigned 1A2
with A4, A3, or 2.2 RINA: after 06/2000, main class symbol is C, for all
A2 or A1 cases
Equipment symbol is no more assigned since publication of Rules 2000.

BV ABS DNV GL KR LR NK RINA RS CCS Remarks

Construction marks (for CAC coming from IACS, the construction mark to be assigned should be maltese cross underlined)

HULL RINA : when Hull & Machinery built under SS,

when Hull or Machinery under SS.
HULL ABS, KR, LR, NK and RINA : and omitted
Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned KM
when CAC from recognised Societies.
• HULL Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned • HULL (KM) Not assigned ABS, DNV, KR, LR, NK and RINA : and
omitted for ship not previously classed.
Symbol for Machinery and relative construction mark
Mach Boiler
MACH AMS MV KV MC KRM LMC MNS* see above Not assigned ZCM
DNV : only for main boilers.

MACH MV KV KRM LMC MNS Not assigned Not assigned ZCM

AMS

• MACH AMS MV Not assigned KRM LMC MNS Not assigned Not assigned ZCM
KV

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BV ABS DNV GL KR LR NK RINA RS CCS Remarks
Navigation notations
ABS, DNV, GL, LR, NK, RS and CCS : unrestricted
Unrestricted Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned 1 Not assigned Not assigned Nav IL Not assigned Not assigned
navigation area if no limitation specified.
navigation
Nav IB, Nav IG, If restriction stated by the other Society not in line
Coastal area K(GRK), K, C Restriction Restriction
Restriction R0, R1, R2, Nav IP, Nav IC, I or II or CS or NCS with BV notation, the most suitable BV notation shall
M or I or defined in a defined in a
Sheltered defined in a R3, R4 or NavN, NavNC, II CM or III or SWS be complemented by the above restriction..
Nordsee or S text text
area text RE NavLNI, NavNLO e.g. Deep Sea Mediterranean Sea.
Ostsee
or NavINT
1 granted on owner's request or if deemed necessary.
Service notations and additional
2 NK : numerous notations granted according to types of ship
service features 1 1 2
and service. Notations given here are only a summary.
general Not assigned General Not assigned (CG) Not assigned Not assigned GC Not assigned Not assigned
cargo ship cargo carrier
container Not assigned Container Container Not assigned Container (Cn C) T cont Container Container
ship carrier ship ship ship ship
ro-ro cargo Not assigned General RoRo ship (RO) Roll on-Roll (RO-RO) Tr (ro-ro) or Tr Ro-Ro ship Ro/Ro ship
ship cargo off cargo ship (fb)
carrier(Ro/Ro
)
refrigerated Not assigned Reefer ( Refrigerated (R) Not assigned Not assigned RC Not assigned Not assigned
cargo ship ...*C/ cargo ship
...*CSEA)
(BC) DNV : completed by HC for heavy cargoes evenly
bulk carrier Bulk carrier Bulk carrier Bulk carrier (BE) if ESP Bulk carrier (BC) BC Bulk carrier Bulk carrier distributed, HC/E for one or more holds empty,
HC/EA for any hold empty at full draught.
ore carrier Ore carrier Ore carrier Ore carrier (OR) Not assigned (OC) OC or OCE Not assigned Not assigned RINA: OCE is equivalent to nonhomload
oil tanker Oil carrier Tanker for oil Oil tanker (OT) Oil tanker (TO) Cst (oil) Oil tanker Oil tanker-
(OE) if ESP ore carrier
combination Ore or oil Ore carrier or Not assigned (OB) Ore or oil (OC or Cst (oil) OC or Oil-Ore Ore tanker- NK : b means FP<60°C
carrier/OOC carrier tanker for oil carrier TO b) Cst (oil) OCE carrier oil carrier
chemical Chemical Tanker for Chemical Chemical (TC II) Chemi Cst (chem) Chemical Chemical NK : II and III mean chemical Type II and III.
tanker carrier chemical tanker (CT) tanker (TC III) tanker tanker
Type : ......... Type : .........
tanker Not assigned Tanker C Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned (TC) Cst (nfp) Tanker Not assigned
liquefied gas Liquefied gas Tanker for Liquefied gas Liquefied gas (Tlfg) or Cst (gas) Liquefied gas
carrier carrier liquefied gas carrier (LG) carrier (Tlag) or Gas carrier carrier
(Tlg) or
(Tlpg)

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Service notations (cont.) 1 1 2 see remarks on top of table
passenger Not assigned Passenger Passenger (PA) Not assigned (PS) TP Passenger Not assigned
ship ship ship ship
Car ferry or TP Tr (ro-ro) or
ro-ro Ferry service Train ferry or Car ferry Not assigned Ferry (P/VF) TP Tr (fb) Not assigned Not assigned
passenger Car and
ship Train ferry
dredger Not assigned Dredger Dredger (DR) Dredger (D) Dg Dredger Dredger
tug Towing Tug Tug (TB) Tug (Tug) Re Tug Tug
service
supply Not assigned Supply Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned (SV) supply vessel Supply Not assigned
vessel vessel vessel
barge or Barge Barge Not assigned (BA) Not assigned (B) Ch or Ch Cst or Not assigned Barge
pontoon Ptn
fishing Fishing Fishing Fishing
vessel service vessel or Fishing (FV) vessel or (Fp) or (T) Pes Fishing Not assigned
Trawler or vessel Trawler or vessel
Stern trawler Stern trawler
special Not assigned Not assigned Special duty SP Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned Not assigned Special duty
service notation notation

Additional service features

flash point Oil with FP Flash P.T (FA) Flash point (TO a) FP>60°C NK : a means FP>60°C, b means FP<60°C
> 60°C Not assigned above 60°C 60°C and (FB) exceeding (TO b) pi > 60° >60°C FP<60°C KR : A means FP>60°C, B means FP<60°C
less 60°C
heavy cargo Strengthened Strengthened
Not assigned IB(+) Not assigned Not assigned HC Not assigned Not assigned
for heavy for heavy
cargo cargo
non homog. HC/E or HCE
load HC/EA
equipped for equipped for
carriage of carriage of
containers containers

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Main additional Class notations

ex CL CORR COC (CC) COC CC Notations given by other societies given for reference
see remark only. Notation CL not any more granted by BV.
Subject to issue of a Note to class certificate
F-A and/or M IF A1
ex F Notations given by other societies given for reference
and/or C (or A2 or A3)
only. Notation F not any more granted by BV.
see remark
AVM-APS APS
AVM-DPS PMR or
AVM-IPS PSMR
PMR* or
PSMR*
LR : where 74 Rules apply.
AUT
AUT-UMS EO UMA3 UMS (MO) IAQ1 A1 AUTO NK : where 77 Rules apply.
ACCU
AUT H/24 (H>16h) IAQ 1H(H>16h) RS : A3 for ME<1000 kW, grt<500t
(Period>16h)

AUT N/H (NH>16h)

AUT-CCS ACC ECO AUT-Z CMA CCS (MC) IAQ2 A2 MCC or BRC
AUT-PORT H PORT IAP
SYS-NEQ
NAV-O
SYS-NEQ-1 NAUT-A or B NAV NAU
or C NAV-OC NAV1
W1 or W1-OC
SYS-IBS IBS
(Reefer or RM) KAZ, RIC for
REF-CARGO RMC RMC Lloyd's RMC RMC IFQ X ZCR
(...*C/...*CSEA) fishing ship
REF-CONT RM
Container
REF-STORE
PRECOOLIN IFQ++ X+
G
QUICK
Quick IFQ++ P
FREEZE
freezing

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CA CA CA RMC.CA CA and RH
INWATER IW I.W.S. IWS
SURVEY
GRAB IB (+) G
LOADING
CARGO CCO
CONTROL
Equipped For assignment of sub-symbols SAM, AM, AT, R RS,
DYNPOS (T or DP (CM or
DYNAPOS with IPD-1/2/3 see with DT3
AUTS or AUT Dynamical AM or AA or
or Positioning
AAA)+PCR
AUTR or
AUTRO)
IG INERT INERT IGS IIQ IGS Notation assigned only where installation is not
see remark mandatory as per Rules
LASHING
SDS SDS
SPM SPM
VCS VCS-1/2/3

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