THE BIBBY CHALLENGE IS A "SEA-GOING" BARGE BASED COASTAL ACCOMODATION UNIT. THE VESSEL HAS 271 BEDROOMS, A 280 SEAT RESTAURANT, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF PUBLIC AREAS WITH DEDICATED USES, SUCH AS TOILETS, WASHROOMS, SHOWERS ETC. IT HAS A GROSS TONNAGE OF 11,897 TONNES, AND MEASURES 91.5 METRES IN LENGTH AND 27.4 METRES IN WIDTH. THE VESSEL HAS WATERTIGHT DECKS AND WEATHERPROOF SUPERSTRUCTURES, AND IS CAPABLE OF OPERATING AT SEA IN BAD WEATHER, (FORCE 7 ON THE BEAUFORT SCALE)

CLASSIFICATION IS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES 1 AND 6 AS WELL AS THE TEXT OF CN CODE 890590 10. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADDITIONAL NOTE 1 TO CHAPTER 89 AS WELL AS EC REG. 652/2007.