Type of Vessel
Requirement
Numbers of UK registered ships Available Within Required
Time Limits
Large stern trawlers (1)
1985
20
10
1988
8
1992
8
Other fishing trawlers,
offshore support vessels etc (2)
67
387
396
390
Product tankers
2,000 - 4,000 dwt
11
31
31
31
4,000
20,000 dwt
4
10
8
8
(
20,000
30,000 dwt
29 (3)
28
26
25
".
F
Break-bulk ocean-going
}
cargo vessels 1,000-10,000 dwt)
106
96
83
)
43
Small cargo vessels
}
(up to 1,000 dwt) (4)
167
154
139
f
Large passenger liners (5)
2
3
3
3
Ro-ro ferries (passenger and
freight) (6)
63
67
69
71
Heavy-lift ships.
1
Salvage tugs (7)
12
103
93
76
(the bracketed figures refer
to the notes below)