WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
WMO No. 47 |
International List of Selected,
Supplementary and Auxiliary Ships
participating in the WMO
Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) scheme
CODE TABLES
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1999-a (1st quarter) EDITION
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Table of Contents
Code Table No. 1 - Country Codes
Code Table No. 2 - Type of Ship
Code Table No. 3 - Ship Characteristics
Code Table No. 4 - Meteorological Instruments and Methods
Code Table No. 5 - Telecommunications Facilities
Code Table No. 6 - Footnote Data
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Code Table No. 1 - Country Codes
Field No. |
Field/ Column Name |
Code |
Recruiting Country |
1 |
cntryCode |
AR |
Argentina |
AU |
Australia |
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AZ |
Azerbaijan |
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BD |
Bangladesh |
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BE |
Belgium |
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BG |
Bulgaria |
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BR |
Brazil |
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CA |
Canada |
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CH |
Switzerland |
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CL |
Chile |
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CN |
China |
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CU |
Cuba |
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DE |
Germany |
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DK |
Denmark |
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EC |
Ecuador |
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1 |
cntryCode |
ES |
Spain |
FI |
Finland |
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FR |
France |
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GB |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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GR |
Greece |
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HK |
Hong Kong, China |
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HR |
Croatia |
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ID |
Indonesia |
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IE |
Ireland |
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IL |
Israel |
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IN |
India |
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IS |
Iceland |
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IT |
Italy |
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1 |
cntryCode |
JM |
Jamaica |
JP |
Japan |
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KE |
Kenya |
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KP |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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KR |
Republic of Korea |
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LK |
Sri Lanka |
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LT |
Lithuania |
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LV |
Latvia |
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MY |
Malaysia |
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NL |
Netherlands |
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NO |
Norway |
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NZ |
New Zealand |
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PF |
French Polynesia |
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PH |
Philippines |
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1 |
cntryCode |
PK |
Pakistan |
PL |
Poland |
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PM |
St. Pierre and Miquelon |
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PT |
Portugal |
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RU |
Russian Federation |
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SA |
Saudi Arabia |
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SE |
Sweden |
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SG |
Singapore |
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TH |
Thailand |
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TZ |
United Republic of Tanzania |
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US |
United States of America |
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YU |
Yugoslavia |
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ZA |
South Africa |
Code Table No. 2 - Type of Ship
Field No. |
Column / Field Name |
Code |
Explanation |
2 |
typeCode |
Type of ship (VOS category/observing programme) |
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10 |
SELECTED SHIPS |
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20 |
Selected Ships (special) |
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21 |
Selected Ships (merchant) |
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22 |
Selected Ships (trawlers) |
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40 |
SUPPLEMENTARY SHIPS |
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60 |
Supplementary Ships (merchant) |
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61 |
Supplementary Ships (trawlers) |
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70 |
AUXILIARY SHIPS |
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80 |
Auxiliary Ships (occasional) |
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81 |
Auxiliary Ships (trawlers) |
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Additional codes for ships recruited by the USA, but not registered in the USA: |
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88 |
Selected Ships (not USA registry) |
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89 |
Supplementary Ships (not USA registry) |
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90 |
Auxiliary Ships (not USA registry) |
Code Table No. 3 - Ship Characteristics
Field No. |
Column / Field Name |
Column No. in printed ed. |
Code |
Explanation |
3 |
name |
1 |
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Ship's name |
(plain text) |
Name of the ship (followed by the name, in brackets, of the ship's country of registry if different from the country which recruited the ship into the VOS programme). |
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4 |
call |
2 |
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Ship's Call Sign |
(plain text) |
Ship's call sign (unique; no duplicates allowed among ships recruited by the same country). |
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5 |
Vssl / vssl |
3 |
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Kind of vessel |
BC |
Bulk carrier |
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CC |
Closed container |
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F |
Ferry |
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FV |
Other fishing vessel |
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GC |
General cargo |
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GT |
Gas tanker |
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LT |
Liquid tanker |
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O |
Other |
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PV |
Passenger vessel |
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RR |
Ro/Ro container |
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RV |
Research vessel |
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SV |
Support vessel |
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T |
Trawler |
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Y |
Yacht/pleasure craft |
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6-8 |
dim (l,b,f) / lenVssl |
4 |
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Vessel dimensions |
(figure) |
Length of ship (in whole meters) |
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9-18 |
Routes / |
5 |
(number) |
Routes(s) |
The areas or routes on which the ship is normally plying. A different set of routes is defined for each country - see separate data file "Ships' Routes" for the specific set of route codes for each recruiting country. |
Code Table No. 4 - Meteorological Instruments and Methods
Field No. |
Column / Field Name |
Column No. in printed ed. |
Code |
Explanation |
19-20 |
barm |
6 |
Type of barometer used to report atmospheric pressure. |
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AN |
Aneroid barometer |
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DA |
Digital aneroid barometer |
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MER |
Mercury barometer |
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SAN |
Ship's aneroid barometer |
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21-22 |
brmH |
7 |
Height of barometer |
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(figure) |
Height of barometer (in whole meters), measured from the maximum load line. |
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23-24 |
thrm |
8 |
Type of thermometer used to report air temperature. |
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ALC |
Alcohol thermometer |
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ELE |
Electric (resistance) thermometer |
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MER |
Dry bulb mercury thermometer |
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25-26 |
thmE |
9 |
Conditions of exposure of thermometer |
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A |
Aspirated (Assmann type) |
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S |
Screen (not ventilated) |
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SG |
Ship's sling |
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SL |
Sling |
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SN |
Ship's screen |
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US |
Unscreened |
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VS |
Screen (ventilated) |
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W |
Whirling |
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27-28 |
hygr |
10 |
Type of hygrometer used to compute dew point. |
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E |
Electric |
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H |
Hair hygrometer |
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P |
Psychrometer |
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29-30 |
hgrE |
11 |
Conditions of exposure of hygrometer |
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A |
Aspirated (Assmann type) |
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S |
Screen (not ventilated) |
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SG |
Ship's sling |
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SL |
Sling |
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SN |
Ship's screen |
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US |
Unscreened |
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VS |
Screen (ventilated) |
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W |
Whirling |
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31-32 |
sstM |
12 |
Method of obtaining sea surface temperature |
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BTT |
Bait tanks thermometer |
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BU |
Bucket thermometer |
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C |
Thermometer in condenser intake on steam ships, or inlet of engine cooling system on motor ships |
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HC |
Hull contact sensor |
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HT |
'Through hull' sensor |
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OT |
Other |
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RAD |
Radiation thermometer |
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TT |
Trailing thermistor |
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33-34 |
sstD |
13 |
Depth of sea-surface temperature measurement |
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(figure) |
Depth below maximum load line at which sea surface temperature is measured, (in whole meters). |
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35-36 |
barg |
14 |
Type of barograph |
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OS |
Open scale barograph |
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OS1 |
Open scale barograph with 1-day clock |
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OS2 |
Open scale barograph with 2-day clock |
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OS3 |
Open scale barograph with 3-day clock |
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OS4 |
Open scale barograph with 4-day clock |
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OS5 |
Open scale barograph with 5-day clock |
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OS6 |
Open scale barograph with 6-day clock |
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OS7 |
Open scale barograph with 7-day clock |
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OS8 |
Open scale barograph with 8-day clock |
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OS9 |
Open scale barograph with 9-day clock |
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SS |
Small scale barograph |
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37 |
anmH |
15 |
Height of anemometer |
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(figure) |
Height (in whole meters) measured from max. load line |
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38-43 |
othI |
16 |
Other meteorological instruments used aboard the ship. |
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A |
Anemometer (normal pattern) |
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AG |
Anemograph |
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AV |
Vane anemometer |
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BAT |
Bathythermometer |
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BT |
Bathythermograph (towed) |
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HA |
Hand anemometer |
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MAX |
Maximum thermometer |
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MIN |
Minimum thermometer |
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P |
Pilot-balloon sounding apparatus |
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R |
Radiosonde apparatus |
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RG |
Rain-gauge |
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RSD |
Radar storm and meteorological phenomena detection |
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RT |
Reversing thermometer |
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SA |
Ship's anemometer |
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ST |
Sea thermograph |
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TSD |
Temperature/salinity/depth probe |
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W |
Radiowind or radarwind apparatus |
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XBT |
Expendable bathythermograph |
Code Table No. 5 - Telecommunications Facilities
Field No. |
Column / Field Name |
Column No. in printed ed. |
Code |
Explanation |
44-45 |
phGr |
17 |
Radio-telephony and telegraphy facilities aboard. |
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R |
Radiotelegraphy |
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T |
Radio telephone |
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46-50 |
prSt |
18 |
Teleprinter and satellite facilities aboard. |
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A |
ARGOS communication facility |
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C |
INMARSAT-C communication facility |
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E |
Environmental satellites communication facility |
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I |
INMARSAT communication facility (all types except "C") |
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Y |
Direct printing radiotelegraphy |
Code Table No. 6 - Footnote Data
Field No. |
Column / |
Code |
Explanation |
51-53 |
fieldAbbrev |
Code name of field: Abbreviation or code name of the field to which the footnote applies (used to insert the footnote reference mark in the appropriate column). |
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cntryCode |
Country code (of recruiting country) |
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typeCode |
Type of VOS ship (selected, supplementary, auxiliary, etc.) |
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name |
Ship's name |
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call |
Ship's call sign |
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vssl |
Kind of vessel (e.g. ferry, liquid tanker, etc.) |
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vsslD |
Vessel dimensions: length, breadth, freeboard |
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rtes |
Route(s) |
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barm |
Type of barometer |
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brmH |
Height of barometer |
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thrm |
Type of thermometer |
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thmE |
Conditions of exposure of thermometer |
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hygr |
Type of hygrometer |
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hgrE |
Conditions of exposure of hygrometer |
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sstM |
Method of obtaining sea surface temperature |
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sstD |
Depth of sea surface temperature measurement |
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barg |
Type of barograph |
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anmH |
Height of anemometer |
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othI |
Other meteorological instruments |
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phGr |
Radio-telephony and telegraphy |
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prSt |
Teleprinter and satellite |
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54-56 |
footID |
Identification number of footnote text to be inserted |
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1 |
New type precision aneroid barometer |
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2 |
Ship's officer |
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6 |
HA: Spare |
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7 |
Operates during the period November-May |
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8 |
Humidity measured by psychometric methods and dewpoint estimation |
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10 |
Fixed drilling rig (in North sea) |
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12 |
Research and special purposes only |
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13 |
Research and special purposes only, on duty November-May |
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14 |
Performs observations/reports mainly in the northwestern Pacific Ocean |
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15 |
In northwestern Pacific, observes/reports nearly as a selected ship |
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16 |
Sail training vessel |
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17 |
A mobile telephone is used for communications |
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18 |
During the summer only |