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301100 Building of civilian ships and floating structures


This type includes the building of civilian ships, except vessels for sports or recreation, and the construction of floating structures.

This type includes:

  • building of commercial vessels:
  • passenger vessels, ferry boats, cargo ships, tankers, tugs
  • building of fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products

This type also includes:

  • building of hovercraft (except recreation-type hovercraft)
  • construction of drilling platforms, floating or submersible
  • construction of floating structures, e.g.:
  • floating docks, pontoons, cofferdams, floating landing stages, buoys, floating tanks, barges, lighters, floating cranes, non-recreational inflatable rafts, etc.
  • manufacture of sections for ships and floating structures
  • manufacture of submersible drones
  • factory conversion of ships
  • installation of technical interiors of boats

This type excludes:

  • manufacture of parts of vessels, other than major hull assemblies:
  • manufacture of sails, see 139600
  • manufacture of ships’ propellers, see 259900
  • manufacture of iron or steel anchors, see 259900
  • manufacture of marine engines, see 281100
  • manufacture of navigational instruments, see 265100
  • manufacture of lighting equipment for ships, see 274000
  • factory overhaul of civilian ship and boat engines, see 281100
  • manufacture of amphibious motor vehicles, see 291000, 304000
  • manufacture of inflatable boats or rafts for pleasure and sport, see 301200
  • building of yachts, see 301200
  • building of military ships and vessels, see 301300
  • specialised repair and maintenance of civilian ships and floating structures, see 331500
  • ship-breaking, see 382100
  • interior non-technical installation and finishing of boats, see 433