Definition: Ship (Boat)

Category: Transport

Seagoing self-propelled surface-displacement vessel.

Note: Catamarans (High Speed Craft) are included. Hydrofoil, air cushion vehicles (hovercraft), submersibles and submarines are excluded. A seagoing ship actually goes to sea, that is, outside the boundary within which inland waterway technical safety regulations apply, and outside which the ship's operators must satisfy the seagoing regulations. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-BI-03-002-__-N-EN.pdf