Guidelines MALAYSIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA COMMISSION INTERNAL PROCEDURE AND GUIDELINES ON MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) FOR SHIP STATIONS ANNEXES ANNEX F: INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU) CODES General Classification of vessels Fishing vessel FV Naval ship NS Pleasure craft PL River vessel NF Merchant ship MM Official service ship GV Rescue vessel SV Unspecified XX Individual Classification of vessels A Aircraft Carrier PTA Air Cushion vehicle ACV Auxiliary ship AUX B Banker MOR Barge CHA Barge carrier PCH Bulk carrier BLK Buoy ship BLS C Cable ship CBL Cargo and passenger PMX Cargo ship CA Cement carrier CIM Coaster CAB Coast-guard CGT Collie COA Container ship CON Corvette COR Cruise CRO Customs launch DOU Cutter CTR D Despatch vehicle AVI Destroyer DES Dredger DRG Drilling unit PER Dry cargo DRY E Escort ship ESC F Factory ship BTA Fast patrol ship FPS Ferry FBT Firefloat PMP Fishing guard PHS Fishing vessel PH Floating crane GRF Forest-product carrier TPW Frigate FRT Fruit carrier FRU G General cargo GEN Grain carrier GRC H Helicopter carrier PTH Hospital ship HOP Hydrofoil VDT Hydrographic ship HYD I Ice breaker ICE Inspection ship INS K Ketch DUN L Launch VDO Lighter BAR Lightship PHA Liner PAQ Lighthouse tender PHR Liquefied gas carrier TPG Livestock carrier PBE Lobster ship LAN Lugger LOU M Mine Layer MOU Minesweeper DMN Motor boat MTB N Naviplane NVP O Oceanographic ship OSC Ocean-station vessel OSV Oil tanker OIL Ore-bulk-oil-carrier OBO Ore carrier TPO P Passenger ship PA Patrol ship SRV Pilot tender PLT Platform PLE Pollution vessel NET Pontoon PON Pusher/Tug TUG R Reefer FRG Rescue vessel SAU Research/Survey vessel EXP Rock breaker ROC RoRo ship ROU S Sailing ship VLR Salvage ship RAM Schooner GOL Ship used by divers DIV Sloop SLO Solvent carrier TPS Submarine SMN Supply vessel RAV Standby safety vessel SEC T Tanker CIT Training ship ECO Transport TPT Tramp TRA Trawler CHR Tunny Ship THO U Unspecified XXX V Vehicle carrier TVH W Warship GS Waste incinerator ICN Weather ship FRM Whaler BLN Y Yacht YAT Frequency(ies) for EPIRB 2182 kHz A 121.5 MHz B 243 MHz C 156.525 MHz D 406 - 406.1 MHz E 1645.5 - 1646.5 MHz F 9200 - 9500 MHz G Nature of Service Station open to official correspondence exclusively CO Station open to public correspondence CP Station open to limited public correspondence CR Station open exclusively to correspondence of a private agency CV Station open to operational traffic of the service concerned OT Service Available (for use with Nature of Service CP or CR only) Radiotelephone calls C Radiotelex calls D OBS messages (voluntary observing ship) O Facsimile communications P Radiotelegrams R Hours of Service Continuous service throughout the twenty-four hours H24 16-hour service provided by a ship station of the second category H16 8-hour service provided by a ship station of the third category H8 Intermittent service throughout the twenty-four hours, or station having no specific working hours HX Day service HJ Night service HN Telegraphy Frequency Bands Frequency bands used in the maritime mobile-satellite service S Bands between 110 and 160 kHz W Bands between 415 and 535 kHz X Bands between 1605 and 4000 kHz Y Bands between 4000 and 27500 kHz Z Telephony Frequency Bands Frequency bands used in the maritime mobile-satellite service S Bands between 1605 and 4000 kHz T Bands between 4000 and 27500 kHz U Bands between 156 and 174 MHz V Accounting Authority Identification Code (AAIC) Malaysian Based AAIC Organisation/Company MA01 Telekom Malaysia Berhad MA04 Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad MA05 Perbadanan National Shipping Line Berhad MA06 Ministry of Defence (Navy department) MA07 Nelayan Jayadiri Sdn Berhad MA08 Yayasan Sabah Shipping Sdn Berhad MA09 Syarikat Perkapalan Kris Sdn Berhad Accredited Foreign AAIC Organisation/Company BE02 Marlink SA GB07 STC International Marine GB11 ABB NERA LTD GR01 A.A.I.C. NL02 Radio Holland Communications BV RS16 Telecom Authority of Singapore Length Overall vs Gross Tonnage for Pleasure Crafts of 12 Meters or Less Length overall Gross tonnage Length overall Gross tonnage Less than 8.5 m 5 10 m or more but less than 10.5 m 10 8.5 m or more but less than 9 m 6 10.5 m or more but less than 11 m 11 9 m or more but less than 9.5 m 7 11 m or more but less than 11.5 m 13 9.5 m or more but less than 10 m 8 11.5 m or more but not exceeding 12 m 15 ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION FORMAT All Notifications should be addressed to: For Notification forms, diskettes, telefax, mail, etc. The Director of Radiocommunication Bureau-ITU Place des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland (Direct Telefax. No.: +41 22 730 5785) For Electronic mail (email) brmail@itu.int		Legislation Licensing   News@MCMC   Press Releases EESAT Consumer Satisfaction Survey Quality of Service Instruments Contact Us Feedback