TTM03570 - Qualifying companies and ships: transport by sea in connection with other services of a kind necessarily provided at sea

Transport in connection with other services of a kind necessarily provided at sea

Definition

This sweeping-up definition covers the activities of a variety of vessel types, including, and without being exhaustive:

Cable layer Cable repair Crane/Derrick barge
Diving support vessel Fire-fighting vessel  
Oceanographic vessel Oil-well stimulation vessel Pile driving vessel
Pilot vessel (if more than 100 gross tons) Pipelaying vessel Polar research vessel
Remote operated vehicle support Research vessel  
  Seismic survey ship Survey vessel
  Trenching vessel  

See also TTM11001 onwards for ships engaged in offshore activities. Profits from offshore activities are charged to tax under the normal Corporation Tax regime.

References

FA00/SCH22/PARA19(1)(d) (services necessarily provided at sea) TTM17101
Qualifying ship TTM03500