Equivalent tonnage
Article 3
1. Where a vessel owner brings into service one of the vessels referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 and presents for scrapping a vessel or vessels of another type, the equivalent tonnage to be taken into consideration shall be determined, within each of the two categories of vessels indicated below, in accordance with the following adjustment coefficients: (a) Dry cargo vessels: (i) self-propelled barges over 650 tonnes: 1,00; (ii) push barges over 650 tonnes: 0,50; (iii) lighters over 650 tonnes: 0,36. (b) Tanker vessels: (i) self-propelled barges over 650 tonnes: 1,00; (ii) push barges over 650 tonnes: 0,50; (iii) lighters over 650 tonnes: 0,18. 2. For vessels with a deadweight capacity of less than 450 tonnes, the coefficients set out in paragraph 1 shall be reduced by 30 %. For vessels with a deadweight capacity of between 650 and 450 tonnes, these coefficients shall be reduced by 0,15 % for every tonne by which the deadweight capacity of the vessel in question is less than 650 tonnes. For vessels with a deadweight capacity of between 650 and 1 650 tonnes, the coefficients shall show a linear increase from 100 to 115 %.