Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
5. information forms (objects)
6. document genres
7. [documents by function]
8. records (documents)
9. [records by provenance]
10. ships' papers

Anotations

Scope note:

Documents issued by the government to ships engaged in foreign trade, establishing the nationality and ownership of a ship and entitling it to the benefits and privileges appertaining to all ships of the nation to which it belongs.