HOVERCRAFT, A VERSATILE AIR-CUSHION VEHICLE (ACV) ABLE TO WORK IN A WIDE VARIETY OF OPERATIONAL ROLES. THE CRAFT IS ABLE TO OPERATE IN INSHORE WATERS WITH SEA STATES HAVING SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 2 METRES. IT IS ABLE TO CARRY (47) PASSENGERS AND CARGO WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF UP TO 22.5 TONNES. THE CRAFT IS POWERED BY FOUR ENGINES, EACH OF A POWER OF 1200 HP. THE MAXIMUM SPEED AT FULL PAYLOAD IS 45 KNOTS. THE HULL IS MADE OF MARINE GRADE ALUMINIUM. IT HAS FIXED SIDE DECKS THAT CAN BE FITTED WITH ADDED CARGO CARRYING PODS. THE CRAFT IS DESIGNED TO TRAVEL ON WATER BUT CAN LAND ON BEACHES OR TRAVEL OVER ICE. THE LENGTH (HOVERING) IS 30.8-32.3 M. IT IS FITTED WITH WATERTIGHT DECKS AND IS ABLE TO OPERATE IN WINDS OF 7 ON THE BEAUFORT SCALE.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 8901 - CRUISE SHIPS, EXCURSION BOATS, FERRY-BOATS, CARGO SHIPS, BARGES AND SIMILAR VESSELS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS OR GOODS GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 8901 90 - OTHER VESSELS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF GOODS AND VESSELS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF BOTH PERSONS AND GOODS CN CODE 890190 10 - SEAGOING ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH:- NOTE 5 (C) TO SECTION XVII ADDITIONAL NOTE 1 TO CHAPTER 89 HARMONIZED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES (HSEN) TO HEADING 8901 COMBINED NOMENCLATURE EXPLANATORY NOTES (CNEN) ADDITIONAL NOTE 1 TO CHAPTER 89