AIS Message Definitions

AIS Message: whalenotice (366:63:2)

Description:

Endangered whale notification binary message.

Note:LNG terminal project

See Also:http://http://vislab-ccom.unh.edu/~schwehr/ais/waterlevel/

Name NumberOfBits ArrayLength Type Units Description
MessageID 6 uint AIS message number. Must be 8
RepeatIndicator 2 uint Indicated how many times a message has been repeated
0: default
3: do not repeat any more
UserID 30 uint Unique ship identification number (MMSI)
Spare 2 uint Reserved for definition by a regional authority.
dac 10 uint Designated Area Code
fid 6 uint Functional Identifier
efid 12 uint extended functional identifier (dac+fid+id defines which message)
month 4 uint Time whale was last recorded. month 1..12
day 5 uint Time whale was last recorded. day of the month 1..31
hour 5 uint Time whale was last recorded. UTC hours 0..23
min 6 uint Time whale was last recorded. minutes
sec 6 uint Time whale was last recorded. seconds
stationid 6 7 aisstr6 Character identifier of the station. Usually a number.
longitude 28 decimal degrees Where was the whale located. Center of the restricted speed zone. East West location
latitude 27 decimal degrees Where was the whale located. Center of the restricted speed zone. North South location
timetoexpire 16 uint seconds Seconds from the time tag until this notice expires
radius 16 uint m Distance of the required exclusion/slow zone
heading 9 uint degrees true north Direction the whale is traveling if known
numWhales 8 uint Number of whales detected