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Appendix 1 - Reference Code Tables
Gear performance code
Excellent
Satisfactory, catch unlikely to be
reduced by performance
Unsatisfactory, catch probably reduced by
malfunction or damage
Unsatisfactory, catch reduced by
malfunction or damage
Sea condition code
-
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1.
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Calm, glassy
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0m
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2.
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Calm
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0 - 0.1m
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3.
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Smooth
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0.1 - 0.5m
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4.
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Slight
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0.5 - 1m
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5.
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Moderate
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1 - 2.5m
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6.
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Rough
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2.5 - 4m
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7.
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Very rough
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4 - 6m
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8.
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High
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6 - 10m
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9.
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Very high
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10 - 15m
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10.
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Huge
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over 15m
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Sea colour code
-
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01
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Deep blue
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02
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Blue
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03
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Light blue
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04
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Greeny blue
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05
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Bluey green
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06
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Deep green
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07
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Green
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08
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Yellow green
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Swell height code
-
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1
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Low
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0 - 2m
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2
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Moderate
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2 - 4m
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3
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Heavy over
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4m
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Bottom contour code
-
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1.
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Unknown
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2.
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Smooth/flat
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3.
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Undulating
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4.
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Hillocky
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5.
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Rugged
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6.
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Very rugged
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Bottom type code
-
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1.
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Unknown
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2.
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Mud or ooze
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3.
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Mud with some sand
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4.
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Sand
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5.
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Sand/gravel and shells
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6.
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Shells (broken)
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7.
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Gravel
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8.
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Rock
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9.
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Coral
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10.
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Stone
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11.
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Live shell beds
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12.
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Mud with broken shells
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13.
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Sponge beds
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Position fix method code
-
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01
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Radar
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02
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Dead reckoning
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03
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Astrofix
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04
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Transect marks
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05
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Radio (RDF)
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06
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Radar and RDF
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07
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Satnav
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08
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Global positioning satellite (GPS)
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09
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Local knowledge
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10
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GPX
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