AIS class vessel's Voyage information

AIS on board vessels can be classified as Class A and Class B.

AIS class A

AIS is included in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention for: vessels are:

vessels of 300 gross tonnage and upwards engaged on international voyages
vessels of 500 gross tonnage and upwards not engaged on international voyages
passenger ships irrespective of size.

The AIS referred to in the SOLAS convention is often termed ‘AIS Class A’.

AIS class B

AIS Class B is intended for use on non-SOLAS vessels. These can include domestic commercial vessels and pleasure craft.

In regards to the voyage information AIS class A vessels reports Destination and ETA more as compared to AIS Class B vessels. which is normal when looking at global AIS. class B vessels and small class A vessels tend not to report voyage data.

Below data metrics shows 24 hours data of all vessels type reported voyage information( Destination and ETA) with respect to AIS class.

Ship Type	AIS Vessel Class
Ship Type	A	B
GENERAL_CARGO	15982	234
OTHER	7025	118
DRY_BULK	6983	36
GENERAL_TANKER	6374	108
TUG	5434	92
FISHING	3664	104
VEHICLE_PASSENGER	2722	40
TANKER_PRODUCT	2637	49
CONTAINER	2394	11
OFFSHORE	1827	16
TANKER_CHEMICALS	1209	23
TANKER_CRUDE	1098	6
GAS_CARRIER	598	4
LNG_CARRIER	414	5
CAR_CARRIER	376	0
ROLL_ON_ROLL_OFF	323	3
REEFER	226	2
LIVESTOCK	16	0
COMBINATION_CARRIER	9	0

Ship type classification and description:

shipTypeDescription	vesselType
Wing in ground (WIG), all ships of this type	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Hazardous category A	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Hazardous category B	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Hazardous category C	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Hazardous category D	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Reserved for future use	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Reserved for future use	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Reserved for future use	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Reserved for future use	OTHER
Wing in ground (WIG), Reserved for future use	OTHER
Fishing	FISHING
Towing	TUG
Towing, TUG"	null
Dredging or underwater ops	OTHER
Diving ops	OFFSHORE
Military Ops	OTHER
Sailing	OTHER
Pleasure Craft	OTHER
Reserved	OTHER
Reserved	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), all ships of this type	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), Hazardous category A	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), Hazardous category B	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), Hazardous category C	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), Hazardous category D	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), Reserved for future use	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), Reserved for future use	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), Reserved for future use	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), Reserved for future use	OTHER
High speed craft (HSC), No additional information	OTHER
Pilot Vessel	OTHER
Search and Rescue vessel	OTHER
Tug	TUG
Port Tender	OTHER
Anti-pollution equipment	OTHER
Law Enforcement	OTHER
Spare - Local Vessel	OTHER
Spare - Local Vessel	OTHER
Medical Transport	OTHER
Noncombatant ship according to RR Resolution No. 18	OTHER
Passenger, all ships of this type	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, Hazardous category A	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, Hazardous category B	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, Hazardous category C	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, Hazardous category D	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, Reserved for future use	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, Reserved for future use	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, Reserved for future use	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, Reserved for future use	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Passenger, No additional information	VEHICLE_PASSENGER
Cargo, all ships of this type	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, Hazardous category A	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, Hazardous category B	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, Hazardous category C	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, Hazardous category D	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, Reserved for future use	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, Reserved for future use	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, Reserved for future use	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, Reserved for future use	GENERAL_CARGO
Cargo, No additional information	GENERAL_CARGO
Tanker, all ships of this type	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, Hazardous category A	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, Hazardous category B	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, Hazardous category C	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, Hazardous category D	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, Reserved for future use	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, Reserved for future use	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, Reserved for future use	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, Reserved for future use	GENERAL_TANKER
Tanker, No additional information	GENERAL_TANKER
Other Type, all ships of this type	OTHER
Other Type, Hazardous category A	OTHER
Other Type, Hazardous category B	OTHER
Other Type, Hazardous category C	OTHER
Other Type, Hazardous category D	OTHER
Other Type, Reserved for future use	OTHER
Other Type, Reserved for future use	OTHER
Other Type, Reserved for future use	OTHER
Other Type, Reserved for future use	OTHER
Other Type, no additional information	OTHER

AIS class vessel's Voyage information

Lack of voyage information in AIS class vessels