DNV - Class notation tables for bulk carriers

		Bulk Carrier, Single side, L>150m	Bulk Carrier, Double side, L>150m	Bulk Carrier, Single side, L<150m	Bulk Carrier, Double side, L<150m	Bulk Carrier, Single side, L<90m	Bulk Carrier, Double side, L<90m	OreCarrier	Combination Carrier	General Cargo (Open Hatch Bulk Carrier)
Main class	X
Main class	1A1
Main ship type class notations – cargo ships	Bulk Carrier CSR / Bulk Carrier ESP
	Ore Carrier ESP
	Bulk Carrier or Tanker for Oil
	OreCarrier or Tanker for Oil
Optional ship type class notations	General Cargo Carrier
Mandatory survey scheme class notation	ESP
Additional mandatory class notations for main ship types	CSR
	BC-A
	BC-B
	BC-C
	BC-B*
	ES(S)
	ES(D)
	ES(O)
	HC-A								l
	HC-B							l	l
	HC-C
	HC-B*
	HC-M
	Holds…Empty	l	l	l	l	l	l		l	l
Optional class notations related to cargo	Container Carrier									l
	DG-B	l	l	l	l	l	l		l	l
	DG-P	l	l	l	l	l	l		l	l
	EC
	EL	*	*
Optional class notations related to service area	ICE-05
	ICE-10
	ICE-15
	ICE-1A
	ICE-1A*
	ICE-1A*F
	ICE-1B
	ICE-1C
	ICE-C
	ICE-E
Optional class notations related to survey and management schemes	BIS
	TMON	l	l	l	l	l	l	l	l	l
Optional class notations related to equipment and systems	BWM-E(..)
	BWM-EP(..)
	BWM-T
	BWM-TP
	CLEAN
	CRANE
	E0	l	l	l	l	l	l	l	l	l
	F-A
	F-C
	F-M
	FUEL
	NAUT-AW									l
	NAUT-OC									l
Optional class notations related to design features	COAT-1
	COAT-2
	COAT-PSPC(X)
	CSA-2
	DK(+)			l	l	l	l			l
	HA(+)			l	l	l	l			l
	GRAB[X]	**	**
	IB-X			l	l	l	l	l	l	l
	OPP-F
	PLUS-1
	PLUS-2
Class notations NAUTICUS	NAUTICUS(Newbuilding)									l

*) ELcan only be given to Bulk Carriers with class notations BC-A or BC-B.

**) GRAB[X]is mandatory for Bulk Carriers with class notations BC-A or BC-B, voluntary for Bulk Carriers with class notation BC-C.

	Mandatory
	Not Applicable
	Voluntary
l	Voluntary, frequently used
	Depending on cargo hold configuration