IMO numbers
A ship number is used for proper identification of a vessel.
IMO Number
The International Maritime Organization (International Maritime Organization - IMO) in 1987 led to its resolution A.600 ( 15), the assignment of an IMO number to improve maritime safety, prevention of pollution and the prevention of fraud a. The IMO number consists of the abbreviation " IMO " and a seven-digit numerical sequence, such as " IMO 5245434 ". It is given once, does not come back into use and is therefore comparable with the chassis number of a motor vehicle. They accompanied the ship from the start of construction ( keel ) to scrapping or another end of the ship, regardless of ownership or change of flag. The award and administration of IMO number is done on behalf of the IMO. First, for Lloyd 's Register of Shipping was responsible, on its internal register number system builds the IMO number system. Today, the award by the information company IHS Fairplay is performed.
Warships, fishing vessels and various other specialized vessels such as fire boats are exempt from the requirement to keep an IMO number. Ships of the German Navy are listed in the ship number directory.
Since about 2002, there is the edition, the IMO number physically permanently attached to both the outside of the hull as a guide in the machine room. You will be assigned a rule after the confirmation of the works contract of the ship.
Lloyd 's Register
The classification society Lloyd 's Register awarded for their purposes a unique number, which is now merged into the IMO number. Previously, Lloyd 's Register of contact for the award of IMO numbers, today these are awarded by IHS Fairplay.
MMSI
The Maritime Mobile Service Identity is the telephone number of a ship station in the GMDSS. When a ship has several GMDSS -capable radios on board, so these also have different numbers. This also applies to Notfunkbaken.
ENI - European Number of Identification
Since 2007, the ENI number, the European Number of Identification, Germanized A unique identification number, commonly known as " Europe number ", which is mandatory for all inland navigation in Europe.
Military IDs
Warships carry next to their name, which is often attached only quite small or even on separate plates, an identifier. This often consists of a letter to the classification of the vessel ( speedboat, minelayer, destroyers, etc.) and an identification number, see ship identifier.
Distinctive
The discrimination signal is assigned to the register note ( see register of shipping ) the ship. It is also his call sign ( using call sign ) of ship station and consists of a sequence of letters and numbers. This is usually faster and clearer to transmit radio communications as long ship name, such as Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania, as each individual letter in the NATO alphabet must be passed if necessary. Thus, only the letters DQLV as " Delta Quebec -Lima -Victor " must be submitted. After the deletion, for example looking at the scrapping of the ship, the discrimination signal is given again at the earliest after a rest period of ten years.
When replacing the flag of the ship a new call sign is assigned by the new flag State.
The discrimination signal of ships sailing under the German flag consists of four letters, the first two letters to "DR" come from the area "DA". Ships of the former East Germany were those allocated from the blocks "Y2 " to " Y9 " before " DM". Examples of other States: "EA " to " EH " for Spain, "V2" for Antigua and Barbuda or " C4" for Cyprus.
Register number
A Seeschiffsregisternummer (SSR ). Seagoing vessels are entered in the German register of ships that are authorized or required to keep the German flag. Here, a ship's registry number is assigned.
External identification
Fishing marks are prescribed markings and numbers of fishing vessels who call the home port with letters and the vehicle with a registration number. The increasing number of fishing vessels in the North Sea and Baltic Sea led in 1882 to a convention of the states bordering on a " Police control of the deep-sea fishing in the North Sea ", which was introduced after the promulgation in the Reich Law Gazette 1884 in Germany. Example: Fishing vessel Nauke HF 17 - Thus comes the Tweedledum from Hamburg -Finkenwerder and is the 17th there registered fishing vessel.