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Appendix 1 – Reference Code Tables

Position fix method code

01
Radar
02
Dead reckoning
03
Astrofix
04
Transect marks
05
Radio (RDF)
06
Radar and RDF
07
Satnav
08
Global positioning satellite (GPS)
09
Local knowledge
10
GPX
   

Gear performance code

2.
Excellent
3.
Satisfactory, catch unlikely to be reduced by performance
4.
Unsatisfactory, catch probably reduced by malfunction or damage
5.
Unsatisfactory, catch reduced by malfunction or damage
   

Path code

1.
Horizontal straight line
2.
Vertical straight line
3.
Closed circle or loop
4.
Closed triangle or square
5.
Zigzag
6.
U-bend
7.
Contour at constant depth
8.
Retrack on straight line
   

Sea condition code

0
Calm, glassy 0m
1
Calm 0 - 0.1m
2
Smooth 0.1 - 0.5m
3
Slight 0.5 - 1m
4
Moderate 1 - 2.5m
5
Rough 2.5 - 4m
6
Very rough 4 - 6m
7
High 6 - 10m
8
Very high 10 - 15m
9
Huge over 15m
   

Sea colour code

01
Deep blue
02
Blue
03
Light blue
04
Greeny blue
05
Bluey green
06
Deep green
07
Green
08
Yellow green
   
   

Swell height code

1
Low 0-2m
2
Moderate 2-4m
3
Heavy over4m
   
Bottom contour code
0
Unknown
1
Smooth/flat
2
Undulating
3
Hillocky
4
Rugged
5
Very rugged
   
Bottom type code
0
Unknown
1
Mud or ooze
2
Mud with some sand
3
Sand
4
Sand/gravel and shells
5
Shells (broken)
6
Gravel
7
Rock
8
Coral
9
Stone
10
Live shell beds
11
Mud with broken shells
12
Sponge beds
   

Species code

PHC
Packhorse rock lobster Jasus verreauxi
PHY
Phyllosoma  
PRK
Prawn killer Ibacus alticrenatus
PUE
Puerulus  
CRA
Rock lobster Jasus edwardsii
SHL
Shovelnosed lobster Scyllarus sp
SLO
Spanish lobster Arctides sp
   
   

DAS data tally id code

GPLat
Latitude
GPLong
Longitude
GPHDT
GPS Heading
GPVkts
GPS Velocity
KMCdbt
Kaijo Denki Depth
ReqLen
Required warp length
SSSal
Surface salinity
SSMTW
Surface water temperature
BarPressur
Barometric Pressure
AirTemp
Air Temperature
WindDirn
Wind Direction
Nvelocity
Wind Speed
SNSDep
Scanmar gear depth
SNSDi1
Scanmar distance 1
SNSDi2
Scanmar distance 2
SNSDiR1
Scanmar distance 1 change
SNSDiR2
Scanmar distance 2 change
CN22
Depth from Furuno CN22
MagLat
Latitude from Magnavox GPS
MagLong
Longitude from Magnavox GPS
EK5dbt1
EK500 depth 1
EK5dbt2
EK500 depth 2
PlHDT
Plath heading
NKvhw
Naviknot speed
LenStbd
Length of starboard warp
LenPort
Length of port warp
TenStbd
Length of starboard warp
TenPort
Tension in port winch
CI30Depth
Depth of top layer on doppler
CI30Spd
Speed of doppler log current
CI30Dir
Direction of doppler current
CI30L1Dep
Depth of first layer on doppler
CI30L1Cur
Speed of first layer doppler log current
CI30L1Dir
Direction of first layer doppler current
CI30L2Dep
Depth of second layer on doppler
CI30L2Cur
Speed of second layer doppler log current
CI30L2Dir
Direction of second layer doppler current
CI30L3Dep
Depth of third layer on doppler
CI30L3Cur
Speed of third layer doppler log current
CI30L3Dir
Direction of third layer doppler current

 

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Updated : 16 November 2007